Traveller’s diarrhoea can be an ultimate nuisance to anyone trying to enjoy their trip. The symptoms this condition brings can paralyze you all throughout your travel and strip off all the productivity and happiness in you. Unfortunately, people from developed industrialized nations are those who are more prone to this nemesis, whenever they spend a week or two in a developing country with high-risk of TD causing microorganisms. Generally, this inconvenient condition is due to ingestion of contaminated food or water, the contaminants can be bacteria, viruses or parasites. And the symptoms include: frequent loose bowel movements in 24-hour period, abdominal cramps, abdominal bloating, nausea, vomiting, and even accompanied with mild fever and blood in stools (in some serious cases).

But luckily today, there has been a product clinically proven to reduce the risk of acquiring traveller’s diarrhoea by fighting the most cause of this illness, which is the E. coli Enterotoxigenic (ETEC) infection, called Travelan. In essence, there are approximately 40-75% of all the cases that is due to E. coli ETEC infection (wherein the bacteria can be found in numerous ways), and because of this, the product generally formulated to serve as protection against the main bacterial culprit of this illness is created.

Travelan is manufactured in Australia and is a formulated mixture of antibodies against the common strains of the E. coli ETEC. Its specific ingredient is showed its effectiveness in preventing traveller’s diarrhoea in up to 93% of people exposed to the ecoli infection, as it underwent stringent double-blinded, placebo-controlled trials in Europe and in the United States. Aside from that, the trials have also shown that the few individuals who received Travelan but were still affected by the E. coli had significantly less discomfort and diarrhoea episodes as compared to those who did not receive the product.

So basically, how does Travelan does its wonder? Well, it works by restraining ETEC attachment to the intestinal wall with the antibodies, thereby reducing the incidence of gastrointestinal discomforts. It must be taken in a pill form before every meal (but additional caplets are required when you are snacking between meals or there’s an increased risk of infection depending on the circumstances). In addition, Travelan is made by natural ingredients, as its active ingredient is bovine colostrums (cow’s breast milk), following the immunization of the cow to pertinent strains of ETEC and has anti-microbial properties that will help against other infectious agents as well. And its inactive ingredients are This E. coli ETEC infection risk reducing product made by Australian biotech company Anadis, is not primarily designed as treatment for diarrhoea or traveller’s diarrhoea, and should not be sought when the illness already attacked your system, and should only be taken by individuals not younger than 6 years old. In the event that you are have any condition or allergy that requires medical attention and proper precautionary measures (such as being lactose intolerant), you should consult first your physician before taking Travelan.