Overlanding 101: Travellers' Diarrhoea and how to deal with it, medication and tips
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
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Travellers' Diarrhoea is one thing which everyone wants to avoid but for most of travellers it's something they go through and more than once. For some it's a minor nuisance for some it can be a serious health issue.
I've put together a presentation about the diarrhoea which I presented on Horizons Unlimited as well as some events in Czechia. The presentation goes through the whole topic in quite a detail.
Why we get diarrhoea, how can we prevent it or what medication to take and what should be the post treatment.
You can find the presentation here:
farandfurther.org/projects/ta...
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Disclaimer
02:03 Why we get diarrhoea?
03:00 Prevention
04:23 Myths
06:24 Imodium
07:30 Hidrasec
08:28 Smecta
09:10 Ercefuryl
09:50 Normix
11:02 What to take & When?
12:00 Re-hydratation
12:48 Nutrition
13:16 Outro
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You and your channel are really good ! Authentic and travel experienced without any glamour. Both thumbs up for you and your content
Thank you so much! I'm really happy it is useful to people. It does not make much sense to make it nicer than it is... :) There is plenty of content which does that.
Thanks for that video! Allthough I have a pretty decent medical background I would never think about posting medical advice here - brave man. I have however suggested some treatments to other fellow travelers when on the road...my receipy for ORS is: 1 part black tea (works against bowl movement), 1 tblsp of salt (minerals) , 1 part orange juice (vitamine C & sugar) , 1 tblsp of honey (antibiotic) - if possible use mineral water or other industrial produced water for the tea... all of this is usually available everywhere around the world
Well, putting it on UA-cam or presentation and giving a talk on the events... probably the same. That's the reason for the disclaimer. I hope it comes across as just an overview of options and that they need to consult with doctor if unsure... not what people have to take.
The ORS recipe is interesting and I think it can work quite nicely. The orange juice is used heavily in India for this. They also sell very similar drinks on the streets, usually Water + Salt + Spices. I've read in some articles that it should not be also too sugary for some reason, can't remember now. I'd ease on the salt by 1/2 as the WHO did, but they did it mainly because of kids.
FAR&FRUTHER.Good evening. splendid uploading.
Thanks! Glad it's useful... hopefully for prevention ;)
Great information !!
I always try to keep my gut bacteria flora up to specs.
Used to make my own kombucha, really good for ya.
Yep, anything fermented really is super cool for your tummy!
Booze! I actually discovered that myself! Great video...
Thanks! Yep booze is magic.
Probiotics are amazing. After I started eating then, never had diarrhea.
Yea, the healthy tummy is the key for the traveling. Probiotics give the bacteria good environment.
Excellent explanations. What I have to add is really just for you, so feel free to remove my comment if you want. When I was in the African bush without access to doctors or a hospital (several days’ journey with dysentery is not viable), the local nursing sisters at a mission clinic gave me sulfaguanidine tablets to take every 4 hours - incredibly effective quickly (I was otherwise healthy and not on any other kind of medication). If I travel anywhere that drugs are freely available without a prescription I buy a pack of these tablet’s for possible emergency use. Doctors in Europe are generally very opposed to this because of building eventual resistance to antibiotics. This is a tip for you personally and NOT to be used by other followers!🕊
Thanks, really happy it was useful. I'm going to google the meds, it's always nice to have at least an idea what one is taking. Thanks for suggestion.
I've read something about the drug you mentioned and if I can I'll keep to my list.
Seems they are group of quite old antibiotics from between the wars. Potential allergic reactions seems to be a bit of issue as well as the wide spectrum.
@@FARANDFURTHER Yes, that is correct. Wide spectrum is a plus. Please note that I am talking about DYSENTERY not diarrhoea.
@@ernier9033 ah, yes, indeed
I am so afraid of that stuff that if I ever go to Pamir, I surely will not eat anything there except stuff from my bag lol
Man up
I think that's not really necessary. With the good alcohol to desinfect after each meal and also reasonably well stocked up med kit you will be fine. Also... it is kind of important to try and eat local food because that's the only way you will be able to get adjusted.
As I say, start before you go, when there slowly introduce your tummy to new stuff in a managed way. Like one meal a day... All depends how sensitive you're.