CANGGUWEEKLY
No.314/10Feb-17Feb2023
ThewebsitesaidthatBaliwas hashtagged67,469,684times onInstagramwhilevideosset ontheislandgarnered24billion viewsonTikTok,puttingitfrmly inthetop10.
“Inrecentyears,Balihas increasedinpopularityinways wecouldhaveneverimagined,” theplatformwrote.
“Thistropicalparadiseisa must-visitforanyonelookingto addsomebeachyvibestotheir Instagramfeed.Withover67 millionhashtagsand24billion TikTokviews,Balioffersa wealthofbreath-taking backdrops,fromthecrystal clearwatersandwhitesandy beachestothelushrice
terracesandtraditionaltemples.”
Big7Travelhasbeenranking theworld’smostInstagrammable destinationsforthepastfve years.Forboth2019and2020, SydneycameontopuntilJapan grabbedthetopspotin2021.In 2022,NewZealandwasnumber one.
For2023,Milan,London,and Parisrepresentthetop3, followedbyIstanbul,NewYork, Nepal,Chicago,Bali,SriLanka, andSydney.
(Coconuts.co)
IndonesianactorVerrelBramastagets‘Balibelly’whileonvacation,provingitdoesn’tjust
widespreadcoveragebecause hewasinfictedwithsomething thatanecdotallymostlyaffects foreigntravelersontheisland. Mostrecently,Irishtourist TammyWhelanopenedup aboutherhorribleexperience withBalibellyonTikTok, claimingthatsheeven “hallucinated”atsomepoint.
thatpatientsshouldtakezinc supplementsforthenext10 daysafterdiagnosis.
“Overthecounterdiarrhea medicinecanhelpwith symptoms.Seeadoctorifyou feellethargicorwhenthe symptomsgetworse.”
IndonesianactorVerrel Bramastawassupposedto enjoyhisholidayinBalithis week.However,asfatewould haveit,the26-year-oldthespian washospitalizedinsteaddueto –waitforit–“Balibelly,”AKA traveler’sdiarrhea.
OnInstagram,Verrel (@bramastavrl)postedapicture ofhimselfonahospitalbed, alongwiththecaption“Bali belly”inthestory.Hissister, AthallaNaufal,regrammedthe
storyandwishedherbrother speedyrecovery.
Verrel’sfriend,JordanVincentt, confrmedthatthesonofformer MissIndonesiaVennaMelinda startedhavingdiarrheaafter munchingonicecubesatan unnameddiningplace.
“Pleasewishhimgoodhealth,” Jordansaid.
Thiscelebrity’sbowel movementshavereceived
GeneralpractitionerDr.Ida BagusJagannathatold CoconutsBalithat,whileBali bellyismorecommonamongst foreigners,Indonesiansmaybe susceptibletotheconditionif theyarenotusedtoeating streetfood,forinstance.
SowhattodowhenyougetBali belly,doc?
“Stopwhateveryou’reeating andmakesureyougetenough fuidsbecausehydrationiskey. Takeoneoralrehydration electrolytesachets(locally knownasoralit)mixedwith cleandrinkingwaterafterevery episodeofdiarrheaorvomiting,” saidJagannatha,whoadded
Jagannathaaddedthattravelers shouldavoidingdrinkingtap waterinBali,letalonewater comingoutofahose.
Asforicecubes,many restaurantsinBali(and Indonesiaingeneral)oftenget theirsfromunsanitarywater sources.
Bottledwater,despiteits environmentalfaws,should keeponehydratedwithoutthe Balibellyrisk.
