What is the commercial drug that you take before your vacation to avoid travelers diarrhea?
I remember seeing an ad on television about two people that went on vacation together, the woman took this medication/supplement and the guy did not. The woman was out enjoying the beach and nightlife, while the man was miserable (diarrhea,vomitting perhaps). It was not imodium, pepto nor kaopectate. What is the medicine/supplement called???
Pepto Bismol
Going on vacation can wreck havoc on ones body. Change in time, change in routines, different foods, different activities and other factors can cause stomach issues.
What is especially important is are the different foods your body may not be used to. Some of them may have bacteria and other things your body may not be use to.
Pepto Bismol coats the stomach. This acts as a buffer and seems to help keep away minor stomach problems. From personal experience I have taken Pepto Bismal on almost every major vacation in the past couple of decades and almost never get ill. On one vacation I didn’t take it and I did get ill for about a day.
Whether the Pepto Bismol has acted as a placebo, or it actually worked, I will never know for sure. However, I still try to take it regularly starting a couple days before my trips and then throughout the trip.
Imodium
Imodium is a good over the counter medication in case you get diarrhea. Many people on trips get this affliction for the reasons noted above. This is a better be safe than sorry preventative care measure.