David Warner didn't want to give opener partner Matt Renshaw too much advice for his maiden tour of India.
Warner was rightly wary of crowding the mind of Renshaw, who showed remarkable composure by scoring a total of 99 runs in the first Test.
But Australia's vice-captain felt the need to step in and correct one element of the 20-year-old's subcontinent approach.
"I actually gave him a bit of a tip the other day about taking some tablets, like gastro health and stuff, to get those probiotics into you," Warner said.
"And make sure you have your Yakult in the morning, to make sure you line your stomach a little bit.
"Because if you have the odd hot chilli, it can definitely go through you."
Renshaw retired hurt on the morning of day one in Pune because of a stomach bug. He raced off the field following the dismissal of Warner, shocking skipper Steve Smith.
The left-hander returned to the crease and also showed great resilience in Australia's second innings, batting on after a nasty bouncer blow to the arm.
Renshaw has recovered from injury and illness and is in no doubt for the second Test, which starts on Saturday in Bangalore.
"The way he adapted from coming off, being sick and going back out there was credit to him," Warner said.
"He played fantastically.
"First Test match in India, India probably didn't expect that (from Renshaw). We've never seen him play in these conditions as well.
"When you have fresh people in the team, you don't know what they're capable of as well and it adds another string to your bow."
Warner and Renshaw started the four-Test series by sharing an 82-run stand on a raging turner.
Both batsmen adopted conservative approaches.
"It's good with Matt out there, to talk to him about how I thought they were going to get us out," Warner said.
"We sort of reined it in together and, when we saw the opportunity to try and pounce on one or two loose balls, we did that."
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