I haven’t feasted like that in a long time. Unfortunately, my stomach did not “understand” such gastronomic orgies and expressed its opinion with a feeling of heaviness throughout the night and nausea, and “fast feet” in the morning. I remembered that I had experienced similar symptoms on other trips, mostly abroad, and wondered if I had just been hit by the so-called traveler’s diarrhea again.
Traveller’s diarrhea affects up to 70% of travelers, depending on the destination and season, and is usually associated with a bacterial infection from food or water. You will agree, it is an unpleasant side effect of travel with subsequent nausea, vomiting and even stomach cramps. Symptoms usually last two to three days, but in more severe cases they can last up to a week and antibiotics may also be needed.
At home, we’d call it food poisoning, but it’s easier to get it when you’re traveling, when you’re more likely to be exposed to pathogenic microorganisms – disease-causing bacteria, viruses or parasites. [1]
How to protect yourself, and what to do if this sad side effect has already been detected? My “first aid” in such cases is the Latvian pharmaceutical brand LYL love your life® probiotics LYLBIOTIC, which has been with me on all my trips for four years now, is a tested and effective product “on my own skin”. LYLBIOTIC is the most effective high activity in Latvia probiotics and a complex of prebiotics with inulin not only for preventive, but also for acute use. By the way, LYLBIOTIC does not need to be stored in the refrigerator – the capsules can be kept up to +25 °C.
Of course, I took them with me this time as well, although I’ll admit it: the thought flashed through my mind that I wouldn’t suffer a stomach ache in my own country. And lo! But in general, LYLBIOTIC is truly an integral part of my travels. Italy, Hungary, India, Egypt, Holland, United Arab Emirates – you can’t count on the fingers of one hand the countries that have been seen and whose cuisine has been enjoyed with pleasure in recent years. What’s more, I will reveal my little secret, which was recommended to me by a gastroenterologist friend. The week before the trip I prepared my gastrointestinal tract by taking these probioticsthus protecting yourself from possible stomach aches in time.
