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Ferfichkin · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 140

I've had it twice in the last 6 weeks and 3 times in the last 2 years. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Just trying to figure out if this a common problem for foreigners in Taiwan or if I just have bad luck.

Thanks,
fich

mizzo · Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 29

i had it once.. and was told that now i've had the full Taiwan experience Razz

BigWally · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject:

very common, especially if you eat from street vendors....i have several friends who picked up some kind of poisoning or a parasite and have been hospitalized for 24-48 hours because of it....

Ferfichkin · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 140

Yeah, I figure you're right about the street vendors and night markets. I'm not sure where I'm getting it though; I'm vegetarian and I never eat at night markets or street vendors. Well, once in a while I go to a local vegetarian restaurant for dumplings and tofu, but even that is rare. I mostly eat Western food. Anyhow, thanks for the feedback guys.

fich

Miyazaki · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 635 Location: My Father's Yacht

Been in Asia a long time now and luckilyI've had it only twice, once in Japan and once in Taiwan.

And both restaurants were hig-priced / quality restaurants - Not street vendor food. I've lived in Thailand and eaten street food constantly with no serious problems. Maybe I've just been lucky.

The Regent Hotel in Taipei was where I got my food poisoning.
Man, did I get sick.

BigWally · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject:

when my one buddy was violently ill in the hospital it was from eating some bad dumplings, so take that as you will...i really only eat them from one place if i'm in the mood..

dangerousapple · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 292

I eat street vendor food almost every day, and have never had a problem. In the 12 years I've been here I've had food poisoning twice...once from 7/11 food and once from a western restaurant.

BJ · Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 173

SImilar to you Dangerous Aplle, in 14 years I have never had food poioning - and eat street venodr/small shop food all the time, and lunch boxes most days

Ghandi's revenge on occasion, little upset stomach again on occasion but never food poisoning

forest1979 · Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 507 Location: SE Asia

I feel for those of you who have had a visit from Eartha Kitt!!!

I suppose if it's possible to judge which food shall make us ill then we would avoid the bad stuff at once. If only life was so black and white!

However, to turn the question around about, don't you consider Taiwan's food to be very greasy? Most lunchboxes are dripping in cholersterol and I don't really worry about Eartha making a visit but more my arteries clogging up. Anyone share that feeling?