For frequent travellers who fear falling ill while away from home, here's a piece of news: a cure for "holiday diarrhoea" may be on its way. Recently published research reveals that a patch full of the virus E coli (the cause of 40 per cent of diarrhoea cases, according to a UK travel medicine specialist) will work as a preventive.
The patch will ready the immune system for a real attack. The study also revealed that even if those who wore the patch fell ill, they recovered faster than those who did not.
Stomach upsets, cramps and flu are not uncommon when one is travelling to a new city or place