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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  • For example, Clostridioides difficile is a spore-forming bacterium that infects the gut and causes severe diarrhea and colitis.
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Late-night talk show hosts joked about symptoms that included explosive diarrhea.
    — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Montezuma's revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Montezuma%27s%20revenge. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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