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[marina33]

Was reading another blog, thought I would put this out there.

http://www.livinginvietnam.com/index.php/forum2/Living-in-Ho-Chi-Minh-City/4982-Medical-Advice.html?Itemid=0

The person who posted it "said" he had lived in V a while, so? Any truth to this? I know from a Chinese point of view that many Chinese mainlanders (also in HK) have intestinal parasites.

Kind of creeps me out!

[BenE]

'Fugacar' right?

Just take it every 3 months and flush before you look when you use the toilet for a few days.
It's the not-so-glamorous part of living in Vietnam

[anubistaima]

Yes, buy at any pharmacy, take once every 3 months (although I took it every six).

[Kornan DeKobb]

There of what?

[Handyman]

I take that stuff every 6 months but I don't believe I have ever had a parasite. I was tested once, for an unrelated thing, about 2 weeks before I was scheduled to take a pill, came up clean even though I eat everywhere here, streets, restaurants, friends houses, etc.

Get the flavoured one if you can. The regular tastes like wallboard, but it's only once every 6 months or so.

The "not looking" thing might be a good idea, I'm just a little too curious though.

[Andy123]

One of the local universities took vegetable samples from several markets in HCMC for testing. Their results showed that 100% tested positive for parasites.

If you eat the vegetables you better de-worm every 3-6 months. No big deal.