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[QUOTE=Jaosousa;1147466]Imodium is an over the counter medicine that is effective against Diarrhea (the squirts, the shits). I have used imodium chew-able tablets in DR. Imodium also has a version that includes an ingredient that helps with gas (farting). Drinking lots of presidente beer in DR usually gives me the farts.[/QUOTE]Imodium is excellent in emergencies for helping you get through a particular situation without embarrassing mishaps, such as a journey, or a task or meeting you cannot postpone.

But you should never be taking more than one or two tablets, as all it does is "seal in" the crap, and the infection which caused it, inside your body, postponing recovery for that period and maybe even allowing the infection to intensify.

Imodium is not, and does not claim to be, a cure. Best thing you can do is to rest and wash out the infection by drinking gallons of pure water. If no improvement within a few hours, or other symptoms appear, see a doctor and get checked for cholera and other diseases.

Beer is the worst thing you can drink as the bacteria enjoys it even more than you do and will thrive. Purer alcohol like vodka or white rum may sterilize the bacteria but give you other problems while you are feeling low like headaches or fever, so best avoided too.

[QUOTE=Charles Pooter; 1147938]Imodium is excellent in emergencies for helping you get through a particular situation without embarrassing mishaps, such as a journey, or a task or meeting you cannot postpone.

But you should never be taking more than one or two tablets, as all it does is "seal in" the crap, and the infection which caused it, inside your body, postponing recovery for that period and maybe even allowing it to intensify.

Imodium is not, and does not claim to be, a cure. Best thing you can do is to rest and wash out the infection by drinking gallons of pure water. If no improvement within a few hours, or other symptoms appear, see a doctor and get checked for cholera and other diseases. [/QUOTE]Good advice, numerous medical doctors offices (clinics) in DR, that most foreigners would not believe are expensive, a visit to a doctor, basic exam 1000 ($27US) to 2000 ($54US) pesos.

Imodium can be useful on an airplane, also generally don't want to be sitting on the bowl when you are paying for some pro (sitting on the bowl will give a chica more time alone to potentially look through a guy's stuff).

Symptoms of Cholera include diarrhea. Do you know how they test for and treat Cholera in the DR for adults (and prices for the tests or treatments)? Thanks

[QUOTE=Jaosousa; 1147943]Good advice, numerous medical doctors offices (clinics) in DR, that most foreigners would not believe are expensive, a visit to a doctor, basic exam 1000 ($27US) to 2000 ($54US) pesos.

Imodium can be useful on an airplane, also generally don't want to be sitting on the bowl when you are paying for some pro (sitting on the bowl will give a chica more time alone to potentially look through a guy's stuff).

Symptoms of Cholera include diarrhea. Do you know how they test for and treat Cholera in the DR for adults (and prices for the tests or treatments)? Thanks[/QUOTE]And never got Montezuma's revenge that worries you so much. To be safe, don't eat food off the street unless the food handler has a way of handling food that is sanitary. Chances are he pissed out back someplace and has not washed his hands. Cholera is pretty much isolated in areas where there is no plumbing. Chances of getting it are close to zero unless you go grovelling in the worst of barrios. Medical care is cheap here, and if you want a drug for just about anything, you can buy it without a prescription.

[QUOTE=Charles Pooter; 1147938]Imodium is excellent in emergencies for helping you get through a particular situation without embarrassing mishaps, such as a journey, or a task or meeting you cannot postpone.

But you should never be taking more than one or two tablets, as all it does is "seal in" the crap, and the infection which caused it, inside your body, postponing recovery for that period and maybe even allowing the infection to intensify.

Imodium is not, and does not claim to be, a cure. Best thing you can do is to rest and wash out the infection by drinking gallons of pure water. If no improvement within a few hours, or other symptoms appear, see a doctor and get checked for cholera and other diseases.

Beer is the worst thing you can drink as the bacteria enjoys it even more than you do and will thrive. Purer alcohol like vodka or white rum may sterilize the bacteria but give you other problems while you are feeling low like headaches or fever, so best avoided too. [/QUOTE][url]Http://www.imodium.com/page.jhtml?id=imodium/include/5_0.inc[/url]

[QUOTE=Riky Rapido;1148003]And never got Montezuma's revenge that worries you so much. To be safe, don't eat food off the street unless the food handler has a way of handling food that is sanitary. Chances are he pissed out back someplace and has not washed his hands. Cholera is pretty much isolated in areas where there is no plumbing. Chances of getting it are close to zero unless you go grovelling in the worst of barrios. Medical care is cheap here, and if you want a drug for just about anything, you can buy it without a prescription.[/QUOTE]Thanks.

[url]http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2011/1/27/38410/Two-local-tycoons-also-got-cholera-that-sickened-Venezuelans[/url]

"SANTO DOMINGO. – Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas confirmed Thursday that 14 people contracted cholera this weekend in the posh resort Casa de Campo, La Romana, including the business leaders Ricardo Hazoury and Manuel Enrique Peynado."

[url]http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2011/3/26/39041/Dominican-health-authorities-report-seven-cholera-deaths[/url]

"Santo Domingo. – With the death of a 43-year-old woman in Pedernales. 330 kilometers west of Santo Domingo, the cholera outbreak in the Dominican Republic brings the total to seven deaths, while the number of infected people reaches 650.

Authorities plan to launch a public awareness campaign to warn people about the waterborne bacterial disease and urge strict hygiene measures to control the outbreak, officials said Friday.

Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water. It can strike swiftly, causing intense diarrhea, vomiting and nausea that leads to severe dehydration and sometimes death.

After the disease broke out in Haiti's Artibonite valley, the death toll from the cholera epidemic in the neighboring country has reached 4, 672."

[url]http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2011/1/27/38403/Fest-turns-to-cholera-contagion-for-21-Venezuelans-Hoy-reports[/url]

Santo Domingo- At least 21 Venezuelans who traveled to Dominican Republic the last week contracted cholera, said Venezuela Health minister Eugenia, Sader yesterday, quoted by hoy. Com. Do.

She stressed that the disease is under control and the patients have been isolated and are being treated. 'We have suspicious cases and positive cases of cholera in the country. We want to inform the nation that it must remain calm because all the cases we have are of those who attended a family gathering in Dominican Republic."

Sader said there are at least 21 Venezuelans hospitalized with cholera symptoms, including confirmed and probable cases in clinics in Caracas and 12 infected who are still in Dominican Republic.

The official added that two people who also attended the activity, reportedly a wedding, had later flown to Madrid; one who traveled to Boston and another to Mexico."All have symptoms and are currently being attended."

[QUOTE=Riky Rapido;1148003]Cholera is pretty much isolated in areas where there is no plumbing. Chances of getting it are close to zero unless you go grovelling in the worst of barrios.[/QUOTE]Casa de Campo price to stay at the hotel there, ranges from about $300 to over $1000US per night. [url]http://www.casadecampo.com.do/[/url]

This house in casa de campo is for sale for 15 Million US Dollars: [url]http://www.casadecampogolfandvillas.com/property-details.php?propertyid=4&fromSearch=true[/url]

Unless you're into Blumpkins!

[url]http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blumpkin[/url]

[QUOTE=Jaosousa;1147943]Imodium can be useful on an airplane, also generally don't want to be sitting on the bowl when you are paying for some pro[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Victoryrecords; 1148562]Unless you're into Blumpkins!

[url]http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blumpkin[/url][/QUOTE]That is funny, LOL.

How would you ask for that in Spanish with a chica;"Quiero tu chupar mi pene, cuando yo cagando".

[QUOTE=Riky Rapido;1148003]Cholera is pretty much isolated in areas where there is no plumbing.[/QUOTE]April 23, 20011;"Dominican health officials report 19 new cases of cholera, the Public Health Ministry yesterday reported 19 new cases of cholera, with which the number of cases in the country increases to 758.

According to health minister Bautista Rojas, the cases confirmed this week are from the National District and Santo Domingo province, as well as from Santiago, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris and Valverde.

Bautista also said the number of deaths due to the disease is still 10, and highlighted that in three weeks no deaths have been recorded in the Dominican Republic."

[url]http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2011/4/23/39326/Dominican-health-officials-report-19-new-cases-of-cholera[/url]

From the World Health Organization: "Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It has a short incubation period and produces an enterotoxin that causes a copious, painless, watery diarrhoea that can quickly lead to severe dehydration and death if treatment is not promptly given. Vomiting also occurs in most patients.

Most persons infected with V. Cholerae do not become ill, although the bacterium is present in their faeces for 7-14 days. When illness does occur, about 80-90% of episodes are of mild or moderate severity and are difficult to distinguish clinically from other types of acute diarrhoea. Less than 20% of ill persons develop typical cholera with signs of moderate or severe dehydration.

Cholera remains a global threat and is one of the key indicators of social development. While the disease no longer poses a threat to countries with minimum standards of hygiene, it remains a challenge to countries where access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation cannot be guaranteed. Almost every developing country faces cholera outbreaks or the threat of a cholera epidemic."

[url]http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/about/en/index.html[/url]

Hi there,

Can I buy it without any prescription at the Pharmacy in DR?

Regards,

Mark

Hi,

I am thinking of going to DR in the fall, possibly Blackbeards. My Spanish is not really passable, but I want to learn. Do any of you have any recommendation for a book about the kind of Spanish usefull for talking to chicas?

Should I post this to some other tread?

[QUOTE=Traenkman; 1152367]Hi there,

Can I buy it without any prescription at the Pharmacy in DR?

Regards,

Mark[/QUOTE]Viagra, Cialis, Lapela and others are readily available in DR, without a prescription. Antibiotics also available without a prescription. Santo Domingo airport, on the second floor has a pharmacy that sells viagra, cialis and others.

Some pharmacies in Santiago and Santo Domingo are open 24/7. Some larger pharmacies in DR, also sell soda, orange juice, chips etc.

[QUOTE=Traenkman; 1152367]Hi there,

Can I buy it without any prescription at the Pharmacy in DR?

Regards,

Mark[/QUOTE]Yes. Also generic tadalafil, the longer acting drug, known by the brand name LaPela in the DR.

The amoxicillin in the DR works great. It helps flush out parasites from the water you bathe in and any other bacteria you contract.

It only cost like 200 pesos at any pharmacia