Unclean food and water can cause travelers' diarrhea and other diseases. Travelers to developing countries are especially at risk. In otherwise healthy adults, diarrhea is rarely serious or life-threatening, but if can certainly make for an unpleasant trip. Take steps to avoid diarrhea when you travel.

What's Safer

• Pasteurized dairy products like milk

• "Dry" food like bread or crackers

• Water, sodas, or sports drinks that are bottled and sealed (carbonated is safer)

• Hot coffee or tea

• Hard-cooked eggs

• Food that is cooked and served hot

• Meat that is cooked all the way through

• Food from a factory sealed package or container

• Fruit and vegetables you have washed in clean water or peeled

What's Not

• Fountain drinks

• Water or ice made from the tap or a well

• Flavored ice pops

• Unpasteurized dairy products

• Food from street vendors

• Bushmeat (monkeys, bats, or other wild game)

• Food served at room temperature

• Raw or undercooked (rare) meat or fish

• Raw or soft-cooked (runny) eggs

• Unwashed or unpeeled raw fruits and vegetables

• Salads

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