The informal name for traveler’s diarrhea contracted in the Middle East, the regional counterpart of Bali belly and Delhi belly, humorously naming the affliction after the Iraqi city of Basra. Like all traveler’s diarrheas, it results from ingesting unfamiliar pathogens, enterotoxigenic E. coli, Campylobacter, Salmonella, or viruses, through contaminated water, ice, or food prepared with poor hygiene. Military personnel and contractors in the region popularized the term, but it applies to any visitor. Prevention follows the universal travel rules: safe water, piping-hot freshly cooked food, peeled fruit, and scrupulous handwashing. The jaunty name belies genuine misery, and the condition serves as a reminder that adventurous eating in regions with different sanitation standards carries calculable risks best managed with preparation and oral rehydration salts.