Montezuma’s Revenge

Diarrhoea is considered by many to be a somewhat humorous disease. However, it is by no means a mere awkward, laughing matter in poor countries, especially if it affects children.

Many visitors who find themselves in the poorer countries of the world will notice within a few days that their stools have thinned and become much more frequent, with a number of very unpleasant accompanying symptoms — bloating, stomach cramps, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. Fortunately, in most cases, this kind of “traveller’s diarrhoea” will pass spontaneously within four days. Only about every tenth infected…