Can you get Bali belly after coming home?

It's important to be aware that there are risks of contracting Bali Belly even after returning home from your trip. The bacteria, viruses, and parasites that cause this condition can take some time to manifest symptoms in your body.



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Traveler's diarrhea may begin suddenly during your trip or shortly after you return home. Most people improve within 1 to 2 days without treatment and recover completely within a week. However, you can have multiple episodes of traveler's diarrhea during one trip.

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Seek medical attention if you have bloody diarrhea, high fever, persistent vomiting, severe abdominal pain, profuse sweating, or signs of dehydration.

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But it's not all deckchairs on the beach and cocktails around the pool. The Travel Doctor estimates 30-50% of Aussie tourists will experience a bout of Bali Belly. That's thousands of people holed up in their hotel room suffering instead of enjoying the sights.

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Like many other illnesses, the bacteria that can cause Bali Belly can be passed from person to person. Poor hygiene is a sure way to increase your risk of contracting a stomach bug and can be avoided by: Always washing your hands with sanitiser before eating. Avoiding touching your face with unclean hands.

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Most cases of Bali Belly typically occur within the first week of visiting the island and can often last for a couple of days as your stomach adjusts to the foreign bacteria in the food and water.

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Is it okay to leave Bali and come back and use a Visa on Arrival again? Yes, this is okay, but for multiple times this is not recommended. Immigration authorities may stop you and detain you.

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While it isn't particularly common, tourists can get Bali belly twice. This is because many different bacteria and viruses are known to cause the ailment, and contracting it once will not make you immune to all of them.

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Like many other illnesses, the bacteria that can cause Bali Belly can be passed from person to person. Poor hygiene is a sure way to increase your risk of contracting a stomach bug and can be avoided by: Always washing your hands with sanitiser before eating. Avoiding touching your face with unclean hands.

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To reduce your risks, we recommend not eating these foods in Bali:
  • Food from street vendors - eat at hotels and reputable restaurants.
  • Leafy green vegetables and salads - they could be contaminated after being washed with tap water.
  • Rare or undercooked meats. ...
  • Seafood.
  • Chicken particularly if it's not fully cooked.


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Bali Belly can leave patients extremely dehydrated. An IV helps quickly replenish not only fluids, but essential electrolytes and sugar.

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Recommended empirical antibiotics are fluoroquinolones (norfloxacin / ciprofloxacin) or azithromycin for up to 3 days, although in the setting of increasing resistance, the latter is preferred for travellers to South and South-East Asia.

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It's your body's reaction to unfamiliar pathogens often found in local food and water, resulting from different hygiene standards than many visitors are used to. Most times, bacteria such as E. Coli cause Bali Belly but viruses or protozoans present in untreated water can also trigger this condition.

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The tap water in Bali isn't recommended for drinking, so avoid it and stick to sealed bottled water. That includes steering clear of more than you might think, including ice in drinks, brushing your teeth with tap water, ingesting water in the shower, and food that has been washed in tap water.

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