Be Careful in Eating and Drinking While Traveling

Eat food while traveling with great care. This is advice that every traveler knows, but only a few understand and follow. If diarrhea starts during the journey, it will not only cause discomfort and trouble but also defeat the original purpose of the journey. 

In addition to diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, typhoid fever, polio, and intestinal parasites are at high risk during travel. Infections are more likely in hot countries and countries with poor hygiene standards. Travelers are easily and quickly affected by poor-quality hotels and are reluctant to eat all kinds of greasy cheetahs.

Even these hotels are as harmful as smaller and cheaper hotels. Choosing food carefully and preparing it properly is very important to protect against contamination, but the difficulty is that food spoilage cannot be judged by its appearance. 

But sometimes, even contaminated food can be seen. It can be pleasant and appetizing. Careful eating while traveling means that travelers cannot eat whenever, wherever, and however they want, even though they often have to eat only when they are hungry and have bought food from the market.

However, food that is freshly cooked and cooked well is generally a harmless risk. When general sanitation is not good, it is dangerous to eat foods such as raw or undercooked shellfish and seafood, which must be thoroughly boiled for at least eight minutes to render them harmless. 

Eat raw salads and unwashed fruits that have not been peeled, food that has been handled repeatedly, food that has been stored after cooking, and food that has been left outside in hot temperatures. Bacteria grow very quickly in such foods and in foods that bees are sitting on.

Where clean food is less likely to be found, it is best to skip one meal. If this is impossible, it should be spent only on a small diet because it will probably be cleared by stomach acid. Abstaining from food is also useful because if some weight is lost, it is not bad, and it is better if it is lost at that time. 

Otherwise, the weight loss will not occur after being sick. These foods may be acceptable when hygiene standards are poor, e.g., freshly prepared foods, fried egg omelets, freshly boiled foods such as boiled rice, and fresh fruits that peel themselves easily. 

For example, bananas, citrus fruits, melons and pistachios, freshly cooked salads, and canned foods. When traveling to areas with poor hygiene standards, wash hands thoroughly with soap whenever possible and only touch food with very clean hands.

Saucers and other utensils should be washed in hot water with mild detergent powder and kept free from flies. The risk of contaminated stains can be eliminated by rinsing with warm water. Use your own personal napkins or paper towels if possible. 

Similarly, cups and glasses should be rinsed with hot water before use. Flies often sit on the edges of bowls, so the edges of the bowls can be cleaned by washing them with hot water. Use standard plastic bottles for drinking water. 

If possible, carry your own bottle and glass while traveling. Canned foods should be prepared only by reputable and certified food centers.