Three realities for sojourners

Nov 20th, 2002, 15:10

1. You will get sick in India.

2. You will get sick in India.

3. You will get sick in India.

Ok, if you stay for more than a few weeks that is. When I went the first time in 1975 I didn't get sick at all. I was extremely LUCKY.

I remember preparing for that trip first time and being very confident ... a kind and helpful Professor sobered me. Dr. Richardson, from the Religious Studies Department at UBC (ex Baptist Minister by the way, he became very tolerant after being shown the dissolution of the universe by a fakir) looked at me very seriously and said, "Take care of your health. Every year several foreigners die of intestinal disorders". To this I responded,'Oh, I'll eat a lot of dahi (yoghurt) to keep my belly healthy' "No, see a doctor if you get sick in India."

I think he gave very good advice. Clinic medical care is very cheap in India. There is no need to go to public hospitals.

IVAN · Nov 21st, 2002, 01:07

But not all doctors are good. To check the stool against amoeba for example, a sort of chemical activation must be made, but most Indian "street doctors" just look in the microscope a sample of diluted stool.

And you don't have to be sick, the last time I managed to stay healthy in India for six months in a row and then went to Nepal, bought a cake on a street stall even if my intuition was sounding the alarm (hunger and damn tasty looking cakes) and got so sick that I had the runs for a few months. The good local doctors were never able to determine the cause even after much stool and blood testing.

Tomi · Nov 21st, 2002, 06:14

Here's my two cents: in five weeks in Rajasthan, I ate and drank absolutely everything (except sex or drugs or tap water), and had only one day of diarrhea, so everyone doesn't have to get very sick.
I know someone who had pneumonia and found Indian doctors and clinics great; they discussed everything with him, and the medications they prescribed wree the same that are prescribed in the US.
These were private clinic doctors and specialists.

Nov 20th, 2002, 15:10	#1
erosadventure Posts: n/a	Three realities for sojourners 1. You will get sick in India. 2. You will get sick in India. 3. You will get sick in India. Ok, if you stay for more than a few weeks that is. When I went the first time in 1975 I didn't get sick at all. I was extremely LUCKY. I remember preparing for that trip first time and being very confident ... a kind and helpful Professor sobered me. Dr. Richardson, from the Religious Studies Department at UBC (ex Baptist Minister by the way, he became very tolerant after being shown the dissolution of the universe by a fakir) looked at me very seriously and said, "Take care of your health. Every year several foreigners die of intestinal disorders". To this I responded,'Oh, I'll eat a lot of dahi (yoghurt) to keep my belly healthy' "No, see a doctor if you get sick in India." I think he gave very good advice. Clinic medical care is very cheap in India. There is no need to go to public hospitals.

Nov 21st, 2002, 01:07	#2
IVAN status unknown Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Croatia Posts: 685	Indeed But not all doctors are good. To check the stool against amoeba for example, a sort of chemical activation must be made, but most Indian "street doctors" just look in the microscope a sample of diluted stool. And you don't have to be sick, the last time I managed to stay healthy in India for six months in a row and then went to Nepal, bought a cake on a street stall even if my intuition was sounding the alarm (hunger and damn tasty looking cakes) and got so sick that I had the runs for a few months. The good local doctors were never able to determine the cause even after much stool and blood testing. __________________ Humor is Freedom Check my Links -> http://www14.brinkster.com/jnana/links.htm cum grano salis

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Tomi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cambridge, MA, USA Posts: 448	Here's my two cents: in five weeks in Rajasthan, I ate and drank absolutely everything (except sex or drugs or tap water), and had only one day of diarrhea, so everyone doesn't have to get very sick. I know someone who had pneumonia and found Indian doctors and clinics great; they discussed everything with him, and the medications they prescribed wree the same that are prescribed in the US. These were private clinic doctors and specialists.

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