It's that time of year - and a post here, plus one about visiting SE Turkey, reminded me. So here goes ...
Stomach problems are a regular feature of travellers' experience in summer.
To help avoid this, go to your local Pakistani supermarket before leaving home and ask for Sat Isabgol (psyllium husk). Stir a dessertspoonful of this into your breakfast youghurt just before you go on a trip, and then at least two-three times a week over the time you're there. You can also put it into water, where it looks a little like wallpaper paste but has no taste at all.
BTW - NEVER take it dry - it could swell up in your throat and choke you!
If you can't find it where you are, get psyllium husk from a health food store - but when you buy it there it's cut by one-two thirds (so you'll need to take correspondingly more) and costs the earth.
PS - I learned about this 'miracle' cure in Lahore, where I was suffering after drinking the local water. Felt washed-out for several days and nothing restored my energy until someone told me about this.
They say it prevents and cures constipation AND diahorrea both, putting a lining on the stomach.
I gave some to a guy who was trekking the less-known parts of the Ural mountains: he was the only one on his trek not to get ill.
