Traveler's Diarrhea
Of all the illnesses likely to afflict travelers to foreign lands, the most common is "traveler's diarrhea." This disorder, an intestinal infection caused by microorganisms to which the traveler is unaccustomed, is characterized by loose, watery stools often accompanied by nausea and abdominal cramps.
that is no friggin joke... i was just doing some general leisure reading on howstuffworks.com, came across that and figured i just had to send it to my girlfriend. but that was like 2 days ago, usually i use the copy/cut functions more often, lol.