How to avoid Diarrhoea
Knowing what causes diarrhoea should help you in trying to avoid it.
From this it should be clear how you can personally eliminate a number of diarrhoea risks:
How to avoid Diarrhoea
- Do NOT drink the tap water
- Do NOT have ice in drinks
- Do NOT eat off obviously dirty, stained utensils
- Do NOT drink from glasses as they may have been washed in dirty water. Always request that you wish to drink directly from the can or bottle BUT use a straw as the rim is often extremely dirty.
Even with careful thought though it is virtually impossible to completely avoid the risk of Diarrhoea as you can not monitor the hygiene of every restaurant you eat in and it is certainly not worth getting paranoid about.
Enjoy the local cuisine and do experiment with the amazing dishes available, just have these facts in the back of your head:
- Do NOT eat luke warm or cold foods
- Do NOT eat food that has been left out
- Check that the meat has been cooked through
- Avoid eating salads as these may have been washed in dirty water
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