{"id":1150,"date":"2012-08-06T04:52:44","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T04:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brieaustin.com\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2026-10-30T22:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:11:31","slug":"revenge-by-any-other-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brieaustin.com\/staging\/travel\/india\/revenge-by-any-other-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Revenge By Any Other Name"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Revenge by any other name might be Montezuma,\u00a0whose\u00a0ghost\u00a0I was sure had followed me to India as a dramatic fulfillment of his promise. \u00a0Turns out I was wrong.
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It was said that Montezuma II, who reined as emperor of Mexico from 1502 – 1520 — until the Spanish began their conquest of the Aztec Empire, enacted his revenge for the invasion through what most North Americans have come to know as  Montezuma’s Revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revenge By Any Other Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, the (diarrhea) condition that affects so many travelers exists in many parts of the world and is not exclusively reserved for Westerners; many from Asia and India who travel to Europe and North America are affected too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The condition doesn’t stem from unsanitary conditions\u2014as commonly thought \u2014nor exclusively from the water. \u00a0E. coli exists in every body already, but when it is introduced from a foreign source, that is when this lovely gut-wrenching condition pops up its ugly head. It\u00a0is usually uncomfortable, lasts for days, and in some instances can be serious. \u00a0I can attest to the first two!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though in America we’re familiar with the term Montezuma\u2019s Revenge, euphemisms below the border also include the Aztec Two-Step and the Gringo Gallop. In India, however, you’ll hear terms like Gandhi’s Revenge, Delhi Belly, \u00a0or Bombay Belly. In other parts of Africa and Asia, the terms include the Rangoon Runs, Cairo Two Step, Pharaoh’s Revenge, Mummy’s Tummy, and Gypsy Tummy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The condition was first reported in print in the Indiana Evening Gazette in October 1942, as many U.S. soldiers endured the condition while fighting in Asia and Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n

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While I recognize this isn’t exactly the Earth-shattering update you hoped to read, it has kept me occupied as I endured my third day of Gandhi’s Revenge. \u00a0By any name, it really sucks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is the fourth day, and I’m coming out of the Stone Age and kicking up my heels. \u00a0The weather stays nice, and the world is back to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More, better stuff,  later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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