Many digestive problems are the cause of maladjustment to the new, uncommon food. An antibacterial effect has the hot spice ají, that stands in almost every Ecuadorian restaurant in fluid form on the tables. In case of sickness you should take as much fluid as possible and stay in bed. Tea without sugar, mineral water without gas, papaya juice and boiled rice water, belong to the diet, besides the salt tablets and the zwieback.
La especie picante, ají , tiene un efecto antibiótica y se puede encontrar en forma de salsa, en casi todas las mesas en restaurantes ecuatorianos.