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Montezuma's revenge

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Montezuma's revenge [ˌmɒntɪˈzuːməz]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Informal an acute attack of infectious diarrhoea, esp when experienced in Mexico by tourists
[after Montezuma II (1466-1520), the Aztec emperor of Mexico overthrown and killed by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes (1485-1527)]
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Noun1.Montezuma's revenge - diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America
diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels - frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
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While [travel books] don't include up-to-the minute information about inoculations, they include climate, food and water conditions and how to avoid illnesses such as Montezuma's revenge in Third World countries," she says.
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On a work trip to Mexico some years ago, I had a bad attack of Montezuma's revenge - the nickname given to a particularly unpleasant type of local stomach upset.
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Even Montezuma's revenge and other diarrheal illnesses don't necessarily change the underlying makeup, or even numbers, of the community of bacteria living in the colon.
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