What is Traveller’s Diarrhoea?
Traveller’s diarrhoea (TD) is a condition characterised by a marked increase in the frequency of unformed bowel movements and is commonly accompanied by abdominal cramps, urgency, nausea, bloating, vomiting and fever.
Episodes of TD usually begin abruptly, and occur during travel or soon after returning home. The onset of TD is usually within the first week of travel, but can occur at any time during the visit and even after returning home.
TD typically results in four to five (sometimes more) loose or watery stools per day. The average duration of diarrhoea is three or four days but about 10% of the cases persist longer than a week, approximately 15% of cases experience vomiting, and up to 10% have diarrhoea accompanied by fever or bloody stools, or both.
Tags: diarrhoea, travellers diarrhoea
