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Retired recently from 37 years of around the world at least once a month. Can count on one hand the times I got the 'turista'.

Think like germs do. If you're in one country/locale for a week, you have two transitions to accomplish. One getting the there bugs in you and adjusted, once again when you get home. It's not that the bugs there are bad, just different. Same coming home. You have to get home bugs back in your gut.

Transition takes two to three days to be complete (can vary by your 'schedule'). After that? Eat and drink what you would normally do. Prior to that, no coffee, no local water of any kind. Salads (washed in water), veggies (same), even 'bottled water', unless imported or brought with you, will get you. Brushing teeth (unless done with 'known good' water), even showering (no water in the mouth), a 'danger' for two days.

Most importantly, same process coming home.

First two days diet? Low residue protiens. Steak, Breads, anything deep fried, BBQ'd, well cooked scrambled eggs,

Oh, no ice cubes in the Bourbon.