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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Food dyes began to raise wider health concerns around 1950, when Orange No. 1 in Halloween candy gave trick-or-treating children diarrhea and rashes.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
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After competing, many of the athletes experienced symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Montezuma's revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Montezuma%27s%20revenge. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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