A traveller to sub-Saharan Africa asks about preventing travellers' diarrhoea. What dietary advice is most important?...

Question

A traveller to sub-Saharan Africa asks about preventing travellers' diarrhoea. What dietary advice is most important?

Accepted Answer

Follow the principle 'boil it, cook it, peel it, or forget it' - avoid raw vegetables, unpeeled fruit, ice, tap water, and street food with uncertain hygiene

Answer

Eat only at five-star hotels

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Prophylactic antibiotics are recommended for all travellers

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Probiotics provide complete protection

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Travellers' diarrhoea cannot be prevented

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Food and Water Hygiene Advice

A traveller to sub-Saharan Africa asks about preventing travellers' diarrhoea. What dietary advice is most important?