staggering 32 per cent of Britons said they had been unwell while staying on the Iberian Peninsula, compared to just six per cent in Italy and three per cent in Thailand.
While many people may believe they are more likely to fall ill in Middle Eastern destinations such as Egypt or Turkey, Spain is actually the place where most travellers claim they have had problems.
Holiday upset: Half of British travellers fall ill while abroad
In a poll of holidaymakers conducted by the company behind Bimuno Travelaid, a sickness preventative, around a third of Britons said they had experienced an upset tummy in Spain, with Greece a close second and France - known as a centre for gastronomy - taking a surprising third place.
Egypt did make it into the top five countries for travel-related illness, taking fourth place ahead of Turkey in sixth place and America in seventh.
Perhaps surprisingly, the Caribbean was only listed in 10th place for diarrhoea, with only 4 per cent of those polled saying they had suffered there, despite the region having a bad reputation for causing illness.
With 50 per cent of Britons suffering at one time or another, travellers' diarrhoea beats sunburn as the most common complaint among holidaymakers.
Around 30 per cent of those polled said they had suffered for two days on holiday, while a further 15 per cent said illness had blighted their holiday for three days or more.
Sunburn, in comparison, affects 37 per cent of travellers and only 14 per cent said they had experienced a bout of heat stroke on holiday, with 5 per cent saying sangria and beer in the sun had caused alcohol poisoning.
Geoff Collins, of Bimuno, said: 'As a nation, British travellers make 23.7 million trips a year to countries linked with travellers’ diarrhoea, so there is a high risk that a vital business trip or a precious holiday could be ruined by this problem.'
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