Definition of Montezuma's revengenext
as in diarrhea
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools the one person in the tour group who didn't drink the water was spared Montezuma's revenge

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diarrhea
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  • Mud is used for beauty (facials) and medicine (clay pills to alleviate diarrhea).
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
  • So, in addition to a week of bloody diarrhea, vomiting and agonizing stomachaches, there’s also the possibility of hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Montezuma's revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Montezuma%27s%20revenge. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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