Getting food poisoning at an all-inclusive resort in Sharm El Sheikh — what causes it and what medicine to pack?

Another traveler pointed out the cause isn't always swallowing seawater while diving — indirect contact matters too: swim, then touch something or eat/drink without washing hands, and symptoms can start within an hour.

The traveler clarified: nobody ate anything while swimming, so seawater wasn't the cause — the whole family's symptoms (severe stomach pain, diarrhea, no vomiting) started right after a resort dinner. Key advice: always pack food poisoning and diarrhea medicine just in case.

A traveler described a poisoning case near a beach with a Cactus Bar location: he and his mother didn't dive underwater, ruling out seawater as the cause. Symptoms — severe stomach pain and diarrhea without vomiting affecting the whole family — started at night after dinner, pointing to food poisoning at the resort.