An estimated 30% to 70% of travelers experience travellers’ diarrhoea, depending on where they go and what time of year. Countries are generally divided into 3 risk groups: high, intermediate, and low. Travellers’ diarrhoea is caused by a variety of pathogens but most commonly bacteria found in food and water, often related to poor hygiene practices in local restaurants or street food. What are the symptoms of traveler’s diarrhea?

Loose, watery diarrhea and abdominal cramps are the most universal symptoms you’ll experience with traveler’s diarrhea. Other symptoms may depend on the cause of the condition. Symptoms can include: - nausea - vomiting - fever - bloating - excessive gas - loss of appetite - an urgent need to defecate Traveler’s diarrhea caused by a parasitic infection typically needs to be treated with medications, or the infection could become more severe.

Role of Probiotics preventing Traveller's Diarrhea or helping to relieve it.

Twelve of 940 screened studies met the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

The pooled relative risk indicates that probiotics significantly prevent TD (RR=0.85, 95% CI 0.79,0.91, p<0.001).

CONCLUSION: Several probiotics ( A mixture of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum) had significant efficacy. No serious adverse reactions were reported in the 12 trials.

Probiotics may offer a safe and effective method to prevent Traveller's diarrhoea.

• Lactokids + has both L.acidophillus and B.bifidum, which is a good source of kids probiotics to prevent or help relieve TD for children. 
• Lactomin has both L.acidophillus and B.longum, which is also very good for traveller's diarrhoea prevention and helping to relieve TD.