I stay four months in India and I never had the Delhi Belly or any typical disease than one could have in India. I was really careful with what I ate for the first few days. After a while, I honestly forgot some of the basic rules given below. Either I was lucky or my body got immunized. I also think that those of us who are continually scared of being sick, get sick. It is not all about the body. Just relax…
Fruit/vegetable
Fresh fruits and juices are really tempting. Make sure to wash the fruits (with clean water!) or to peel them. Bananas are easy to eat, harmless, available everywhere and nutritious. As far as the juices are concerned, check that mineral water is used and that the fruits were not cut in advance. For example, the wonderfully refreshing pineapples seem safe because of their protective peel. But once it is cut open who knows if it is still germ-free. Keep in mind that flies are attracted by the fruits as much as we are.
Regarding the vegetables, I would recommend you to eat only the cooked ones. If you cook for yourself, feel free to eat fresh vegetables as well. Simply follow the same rule as for the fruits (clean or peel them).
Water
As I said in a previous post, my doctor recommended me to drink mineral water. Boiled water would work too. The last option would be to put some special purifying “drug” in the water. It can be found in drugstore but the taste is far from excellent. If you opt for the mineral water, check the cap when you open the bottle. Some bottles are recycled and refilled with normal water.
His other recommendations were to wash my teeth with mineral water, to clean my fruits and vegetables with mineral water and to keep my mouth shut when taking a shower. Up to you to be so careful or not.
The only rule I followed during my whole trip was to drink mineral water. And I survived… Not a single germ…
NB1: Use only your right hand to eat.
NB2: If you find the food too spicy, add lemon on your meal. It will reduce the spiciness.
NB3: Eat Indian food! The chances of getting sick are lower.
Fruit/vegetable
Fresh fruits and juices are really tempting. Make sure to wash the fruits (with clean water!) or to peel them. Bananas are easy to eat, harmless, available everywhere and nutritious. As far as the juices are concerned, check that mineral water is used and that the fruits were not cut in advance. For example, the wonderfully refreshing pineapples seem safe because of their protective peel. But once it is cut open who knows if it is still germ-free. Keep in mind that flies are attracted by the fruits as much as we are.
Regarding the vegetables, I would recommend you to eat only the cooked ones. If you cook for yourself, feel free to eat fresh vegetables as well. Simply follow the same rule as for the fruits (clean or peel them).
Water
As I said in a previous post, my doctor recommended me to drink mineral water. Boiled water would work too. The last option would be to put some special purifying “drug” in the water. It can be found in drugstore but the taste is far from excellent. If you opt for the mineral water, check the cap when you open the bottle. Some bottles are recycled and refilled with normal water.
His other recommendations were to wash my teeth with mineral water, to clean my fruits and vegetables with mineral water and to keep my mouth shut when taking a shower. Up to you to be so careful or not.
The only rule I followed during my whole trip was to drink mineral water. And I survived… Not a single germ…
NB1: Use only your right hand to eat.
NB2: If you find the food too spicy, add lemon on your meal. It will reduce the spiciness.
NB3: Eat Indian food! The chances of getting sick are lower.
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