Safety & Advisories
The thing that quietly ends the most Everest treks early isn't altitude — it's a stomach bug. Here's why it happens, and the six simple rules that…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 19, 2026
Key facts Stomach trouble is one of the most common reasons trekkers turn back — more than altitude. It is almost always water- or food-borne , not the altitude itself. It is also almost entirely preventable with a few habits. The biggest culprits: untreated…
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Travellers' diarrhoea is common across Nepal, and on a two-week trek the odds stack up simply because you eat and drink so many times in places without running water or refrigeration. It is rarely dangerous, but at 4,500m it is miserable — and a couple of…
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Three things drive it: water (streams and even some "filtered" refills carry bugs), food (there is no refrigeration above Namche, so meat is carried up unrefrigerated for days), and hands (shared teahouses, no soap, everyone touching the same surfaces). Fix…
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Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Do not panic. Rest, hydrate hard with rehydration salts, and eat plain (rice, soup, crackers). Most bouts pass in a day or two. Tell your guide early — a good one has seen it a hundred times, carries the right medicines, and will know whether you can walk on…
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