Don’t let turistas ruin your vacation

It might not be life threatening in any way, but a turista is equally discomforting. It is one of the most common health problems that affects travelers and ends up ruining their entire holiday. Turista, the Mexican word for traveler’s diarrhea, is one of the most unpleasant problems that a person can have while on a holiday. Turistas has been technically been defined as three or more unformed stools that are passed by a traveler within a period of 24 hours. One of the main reasons behind touristas is gastrointestinal infections that arise from consuming bacteria contaminated food or water. Therefore, understanding the importance of making your body to adjust to the fatigue, time change, disruption of eating habits and travelling is extremely important. Moreover, destinations that offer a warmer climate, i.e., destinations like South America, Asia, Mexico and Africa, are known to be more dangerous than most other places.

Diarrhea

Just imagine yourself on that perfect spot on the beach with your loved one while you take in the atmosphere and sip some cocktails with your loved one. All of a sudden that all too familiar grumbling sound in your stomach might lead to a 100 meter dash to the closest restroom. Well, this is the world of turistas. Therefore, a number of travelers end up spending most of their holidays fearing from this unpleasant problem, lest things go wrong. However, there are a few ways of ensuring that you don’t suffer from turistas on your vacation.

The best way to start your precautions is by taking probiotics 7 days before you plan to leave for your journey and take them all through the trip. This allows you to increase the resistance levels of your digestive system and prevent it from being affected by foreign bacteria. Moreover, using probiotics has proven to help in reducing the persistence as well as the duration of turistas.

Make sure that you drink water and beverages from sealed bottles only. If you do not have access to mineral water, don’t forget to boil the water before drinking it. Using boiled water for brushing your teeth is quite important as well. If you don’t particularly wish to have boiled water, you can also go for tea or coffee instead.

You should also ensure that you don’t put ice cubes in your drinks. Ice cubes are made out of local water and the chances of these ice cubes causing an issue in your digestive system are quite high. You should also ensure that you only eat peeled fruits and vegetables that are hot and have been cooked recently. Stay away from salads and raw vegetables at all costs.

Washing your hands before every meal can also help you to ward away the turista inducing bacteria. Using antiseptic gels is possible as well.

Other things to avoid include non-pasteurized dairy products, undercooked or raw meats or seafood and roadside food items.

Following these simple steps can allow you to enjoy an exciting and tourista free vacation.