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This is fascinating to me. An anecdote as a frequent traveler: I often notice that when I travel to different cities around the world, it takes my gut a few wee
by yosito 5y ago
This is fascinating to me. An anecdote as a frequent traveler: I often notice that when I travel to different cities around the world, it takes my gut a few weeks to fully adjust. When people don't travel often, they tend to blame "travelers diarrhea", etc on unsanitary conditions in the place they are visiting. But from my perspective, it seems that it has very little to do with how sanitary a place is, and much more to do with how different the local microbiome is from what you're used to.
I'd also be curious to have my own microbiome sequenced and analyzed, since I've been very nomadic for a decade, and my usual approach (apart from covid) is to dive right in and expose myself to local microbiomes by drinking tap water, eating street food, etc.
I suspect that humanity has a lot left to learn about how microbes interact with human life.
- Teracotage 5y agoFor that reason, some urban legend says eating onions could help.
- ad404b8a372f2b9 5y agoSorry I don't follow the logic, how do onions relate to that?
- kilroy123 5y agoI have so much to say on this topic. I've spent the last 6 years traveling around the world. I have been sick with some kind of stomach issue many times on many different continents. I have sooo many stomach issues after this. I'm convinced exposing myself to so many nasty bugs has altered my gut and done some damage. I have tried to get to the bottom of it with a doctor and all they did was tell me it's stress.
- andyana 5y agoI tend to notice the scent of a new a place. In fact, when I recall previous travels, the scent is associated with the memory. I wonder if this is related to microbiome.