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What should I do if I have diarrhea while traveling?

It is a very common phenomenon for tourists to have diarrhea, which often occurs in some areas with poor sanitary conditions. Group tourists tend to get sick collectively, sometimes in small groups within a few days. It is more common from temperate zone to tropical and subtropical zone. After a lot of research, it has been proved that Escherichia coli is the main pathogen causing tourists' diarrhea, which is infected by eating; But there are also aggregation diarrhea caused by other bacteria and viruses. Generally speaking, Escherichia coli parasitic in the intestine itself will not cause diarrhea, but some Escherichia coli can produce enterotoxin or be invasive, which is the pathogen of tourists' diarrhea. According to statistics, this pathogen can be found in the feces of 2/3 patients. Therefore, in the process of traveling, we must pay attention to strengthen travel health care, pay attention to the safety of diet and drinking water during travel, and prevent diarrhea. Restaurants, restaurants and food supply departments should disinfect food, drinks and fruits according to hygiene standards, and food staff should meet the requirements of hygiene regulations, maintain hygiene at any time and place, and form habits. Visitors are advised to drink boiled water, tea, coffee and cooked food. Cold food and raw food are more susceptible to infection. Pay more attention to fruits, fresh vegetables, seafood and ice cubes. In addition, in areas with high incidence of this disease, tourists can be prevented by drugs. Doxycycline, long-acting sulfanilamide, neomycin, etc. are all edible drugs, and should be selected according to the source of drugs and specific conditions.