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[jajdude]

I am just recovering from a few days of nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, lack of appetite. Went to a pharmacy yesterday. I was given Chinese medicine. I don't know if that works. Went to another pharmacy and got western medicine, capsules. Haven't finished the stuff yet, but feeling better already.

Ah, also got "zentel" (albenzadol) - worm killer pill OTC in any pharmacy for 500 won - and a few hours later, sure enough, saw the worms in the toilet, some hanging off the stool. Pretty cool. It's fun killing intestinal parasites.

[SeoulShakin]

Do you think that could explain consistent diarrhea, that's been going on for about a week? It's starting to get annoying.

[Adventurer]

[rockstarsmooth]

ah jajdude, i know how you're feeling. i'm taking a sickie today (my first ever! like really ever), and i think it's because of the bad kimbab i ate on friday. friday i was nauseated, weak, dizzy and generally not feeling too good. after puking, i drank the chinese medicine that the school nurse gave me. i felt good for the rest of the day, but since then i've been feeling pretty rough. diarrhea, dizziness, lack of appetite and nausea. lovely.
off to the hospital now to get a shot.
what was the name of the worm killer?
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[Yo!Chingo]

Any idea where or on what ya got sick Ja?

[tzechuk]

Hmmm... may be I should deworm ourselves... your story is horrifying...

[thebomb]

If I remember correctly, it is monday, it's classed as 구충약.

[the eye]

[kimchi_pizza]

Something doesn't sound right. Food poisoning is a very sudden and violent illness as I've had it before and lost so much fluid and strength that I had to be hospitalized.

Intestinal parasites can go on much longer without you even know'n, right? I'm not sure.

But from experience Chinese medicines for stomach ailments work well. Korean medicine helps you fell better right away, but it's only temporary. Western medicine's your best bet, but you might wanna see a doctor, especially if you're see'n "worms". Hope ya feel better.

Do you know how you got it so that I can be more careful? If I was a bet'n man I'd say undercooked pork or chicken.

[spliff]

[jajdude]

I'd recommend Zentel (worm killer) to anyone. I was told schoolkids were given it regularly, say, every 6 months, cannot confirm that though. I believe intestinal parasites are pretty common here as in most of Asia. They may be harmless, I don't know, I'm not an expert. Perhaps it was undercooked meat that made me ill for a few days. I'm not sure what else would make one sick like that. I could still function, just wasn't really able to eat much, and was affected by bad smells.

IF it was food poisoning, it was a mild case. I was not really debilitated by it. It seemed to begin after eating a chicken burrito. And drank some cheap booze later that nite. I wonder if the alcohol here, lousy as most of the local stuff is, could contribute to this type of thing or even cause worms. I bet galbi claims a few victims.

[rockstarsmooth]

[plato's republic]

I've also been suffering from on-off diarrhea and stomach pains for the past week. I've no idea what caused it and it's still bugging me. Is there some kind of stomach/intestinal virus going around?

[jajdude]

So,

Good luck all.

Never know what dwells...................

[matthews_world]

Here's a piece of nice info from the U.S. FDA:

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/sea-ill.html


Anyone remember the "House" episode where the two passengers get sick on the plane. This episode suggests that our salt water fish supply has becoming affected by global warming.

Anyone heard about this?