Question for the well traveled: Where did the food make you sickest?

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[Post New]04/23/2017 08:13
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Anonymous
I've traveled many places but the three times I have ever gotten food poisoning were in Atlanta Ga, from really nice restaurants.
[Post New]04/23/2017 08:29
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Curious to hear the different places you've eaten and can say it was the hardest adjustment for the stomach


Husband got hepatitis A twice in Beijing. (This was years ago)
[Post New]04/23/2017 08:31
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I've been to a bunch of off the beaten path places and never got really sick. Some tips are to eat some local yogurt when you get there to get some of the good bacteria in, brush your teeth with bottled water (check the seal to see if it's been resealed, which may mean it's just local water in the bottle), avoid seafood, especially shellfish, no ice , and if you need a drink while out and about, get a brand name Coke.

However, if you are living somewhere for more than 3 months, start sucking it up and eat the local food. Most of the places I lived overseas for more than six months were in Europe or the better parts of Asia.


I'm not sure about this. Yogurt was an option (or yogurt drinks) but in open containers. Was a little too sketched out still.
[Post New]04/23/2017 08:35
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Anonymous
Montreal! Hit on the plane ride home. I think it was from breakfast at the marche.
[Post New]04/23/2017 09:12
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Anonymous
Macau. Things weren't right for months afterward.
[Post New]04/23/2017 09:46
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Anonymous
Ixtapa, Mexico

I still shudder at the recollection
[Post New]04/23/2017 09:59
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Anonymous wrote:I went to Guatemala two summers in a row for a few weeks. Both times when I returned I was terribly sick for 1-3 weeks with intestinal issues. Weird thing was I didn't have any issues when I was there - symptoms started within 12 hours or returning home.


My cousin went there on a missions project or something. Came home and noticed this bump on her face that got bigger quickly. Went to the Dr's and found out that an INSECT had laid eggs in her CHEEK.

It was effing awful! 20 years later she still has a scar there!

*Sorry for tangent.


^Your poor cousin! OMG, I cannot imagine such a thing!
[Post New]04/23/2017 10:10
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Anonymous
So I think I'll scratch India off my list of places to visit.
[Post New]04/23/2017 10:18
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:India. Multiple days crying on the bathroom floor. Stealing towels from the hotel so I could diaper myself on the train back to a city where I could get to a doctor.


OMG!

Man, I've gotta tell ya, because of this thread, I'm NEVER going to India!
[Post New]04/23/2017 10:22
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:India. Multiple days crying on the bathroom floor. Stealing towels from the hotel so I could diaper myself on the train back to a city where I could get to a doctor.


OMG!

Man, I've gotta tell ya, because of this thread, I'm NEVER going to India!


+1
[Post New]04/23/2017 10:24
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Anonymous
Food from LAX stopover on the way to Asia. That flight was the worse.
[Post New]04/23/2017 10:37
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Anonymous
Why is India worse than other third world places?
[Post New]04/23/2017 11:20
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Why is India worse than other third world places?


It's filthy, poor hygiene and they have a terrible bed bug problem, as well as lice.
[Post New]04/23/2017 11:21
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Anonymous
How is Delhi belly caught? Just water or food and what can prevent it?
[Post New]04/23/2017 11:21
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Anonymous
A friend is an apartment manager, and says her bed bug cases ALWAYS come from Indian families. I wonder why.
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