Montezuma's revenge

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And if they don’t invite the Aztecs after all this, well, beware of Montezuma’s revenge.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

South of the border, Montezuma’s revenge is the least of Anna’s problems.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2016

By the time I reached the grubby, romantic surf town of Sayulita, I was beset by Montezuma’s revenge.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2015

Pierce’s brigade was present for the climactic battle of Chapultepec, but Pierce himself was conspicuously absent, suffering terribly from Montezuma’s revenge in the sick ward. 

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2012

This is how people get Montezuma's revenge and spend their whole trip on the toilet.

From Time Magazine Archive