brall3 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 My friend is in Pattaya and has a bad case of diaherria. Can anyone recommend an English speaking doctor in Pattaya. Thanks Quote
firecat69 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Just go to BKK Pattaya Hospital. English is spoken and things like this quite reasonable in waiting time and cost. Quote
Guest ronnie4you Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 As an aside, we had to call a doctor in the middle of the night recently. The hotel arranged it. She arrived with a staff of two, but felt she had to take the hubby in by ambulance to BNH. The ambulance, with 2 more staff, was already there. Apparently they all came together. We hardly could object, not knowing what was going on. A brief visit, an injection, and then a cab ride back was all it took. Cost? About $150 US. My trip insurance should cover that. Quote
farangyai Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 I also carry the electrolyte packets available at 7-11's for such emergencies. I have always been happy with the treatment received at major city hospitals in PTTY and BKK. Quote
Guest Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 $150 would come under the excess on a lot of cheap insurance policies. When travelling in Thailand, I always stock electrolyte, antibiotics & loperamide, just in case anything strikes. I also take probiotics every morning & since I started that 3 years ago, there have been no incidents. Quote
vinapu Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 forgive my idiocy but what is electrolyte and loperamide and what we may need it for ?. Quote
ct2005 Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 I think another term for electrolyte is oral rehydration salts (with glucose & salt in it). Other than the diarrhoea medicine, the doctor may also prescribe activated charcoal pills. vinapu 1 Quote
Guest ronnie4you Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 $150 would come under the excess on a lot of cheap insurance policies. I am trying to make sense of this statement. Could you please clarify? Quote
billyhouston Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Loperamide is probably best known under the brand name Imodium. The Thai version has a splendid graphic which directly indicates its function. It stops the immediate problem, but does nothing for the underlying cause. An excellent local treatment, readily available and inexpensive, is Disento which treats the bacterial infection causing the problem. ChristianPFC and vinapu 2 Quote
Guest Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Electorate is to replace all the salt & sugar that leaves your system when suffering from diarrhea. It can very rapidly perk up a sick & tired person. Loperamide stops you needing the toilet excessively. Very useful if you have to fly anywhere whilst suffering. Quote
farangyai Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 I initially avoid the Loperamide and prefer to let my system rid itself of the problem if possible. But I carry it also just in case. I find the Electrolyte drink packets useful for fluid replacement as mentioned above. I also occasionally use one if the heat and humidity are out of control and affecting me. I don't know if anyone else has had the experience, but I have had several episodes of kidney stones in Thailand, never at my home country. It can come from dehydration and inactivity and can also happen during flying. Not a fun experience waiting for those things to pass. Quote
kokopelli Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Big question is did brall3'3 friend recover or is he still shitting? vinapu 1 Quote
vinapu Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Big question is did brall3'3 friend recover or is he still shitting? you are just bad boy koko. Thank you for everybody above enlightening me about those medications. By grace of God I never had in Thailand in my 15 trips type of problems they may be useful for. Clearly , daily massage, nightly long time off, making my own strong tea in the room and avoiding fancy restaurants , pigging on Foodland Patpong breakfasts and chicken with cashew nuts at Oasis or Maxis has it's advantages. Quote
Alexx Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 Personally, I think it's the Gin & Gin that has saved you so far, vinapu. Quote
vinapu Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 Personally, I think it's the Gin & Gin that has saved you so far, vinapu. strong alcohol is known to have bug chasing properties so you may be right and I wouldn't underestimate healing power of Hong Thong whisky as well. Quote
ChristianPFC Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 bad case of diaherria One of the most difficult to spell words of the English language. I have diarrhea a few times per year, but between I forget the spelling and have to look it up every time. Now is one such time. After taking charcoal for two days, situation didn't improve, so I went to a pharmacy. They wanted to sell me Immodium (loperamide), which firstly doesn't fight the cause, and secondly didn't work for me when I tried in 2011. So I asked for ciprofloxacin which worked well last time, and works well this time! Quote
thaiophilus Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 I don't know if anyone else has had the experience, but I have had several episodes of kidney stones in Thailand, never at my home country. It can come from dehydration and inactivity and can also happen during flying. Not a fun experience waiting for those things to pass. As I know too well. Stones may take a while to grow, without any symptoms until they start to move, so it can be difficult to identify the cause. Regardless, it's definitely wise to avoid dehydration at all times. Also rhubarb For emergency self-medication for the pain you can take the maximum dose of both paracetamol/acetaminophen and ibuprofen simultaneously (so long as you are OK with either of these on its own, of course.) If compounds with added codeine (e.g. co-codamol) are legal where you are, that helps too, but I wouldn't risk carrying anything containing codeine when travelling. A doctor may have more potent options available. Now is one such time. After taking charcoal for two days, situation didn't improve, so I went to a pharmacy. They wanted to sell me Immodium (loperamide), which firstly doesn't fight the cause, and secondly didn't work for me when I tried in 2011. So I asked for ciprofloxacin which worked well last time, and works well this time! I wouldn't be without it when travelling, just in case. But be careful what you drink while taking cipro... unlike some antibiotics, alcohol is no problem, but milky drinks stop it working and it potentiates caffeine to the point where you can feel quite ill after a single cup of tea. DivineMadman 1 Quote
emailbroken Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 $150 would come under the excess on a lot of cheap insurance policies. I am trying to make sense of this statement. Could you please clarify? Just saw the question about what an "excess" is. It is a clause in a policy which indicates the amount that a customer has to pay in the event of a claim. The cheaper the policy, the higher the excess. So for example if you make a medical claim on a policy with a $150 excess and your expenses amount to $160, you only get $10 dollars refunded. Quote
vinapu Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 it potentiates caffeine to the point where you can feel quite ill after a single cup of tea. again it looks that it's very unhealthy to get sick I can't see my day without healthy dose of tea, just finishing my 6th today. Best way to avoid all those medications is simply watch what one eats and remember that exotic food my cause problem even if its perfectly fresh, just because its unfamiliar to your nourishing tract. So when arrive take thing slowly even if food looks so tempting. Quote
