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In Mexico it's called Montezuma's Revenge. In Bali it's called Bali Belly. What other colloquialisms for gastroenteritis are there around the world?

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In Mexico it's called Montezuma's Revenge. In Bali it's called Bali Belly. What other colloquialisms for gastroenteritis are there around the world?

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German here, durch means through. As in it fell through your intestines. At least that has always been my interpretation
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  Everyone in the UK of a certain age knows what durch means because of Audi
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    Why?

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