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Newish to Dubai and family all have upset tummy

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:30

So we have been here about 6 months and since then everyone in the family have constant upset tummies.......bad wind, much looser stools, slight soreness or cramping......at first we put it down to a slightly new diet with new foods etc and thought our systems would get used to it. We eat a very healthy diet, wash all fruits and veg well before eating, drink bottled water. Anyone else have this problem when they arrived and how long did it take to calm down....or is it something we put up with or do you think we should all get checked out by the Dr? Thanks for any advice.

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:47
great well this all sounds just lovely guess we will be making a trip to the doc.....thanks chickens!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:42
yep, good old flagyl will get rid of it...and will make you feel worse before you feel better, but it will work. Yes horrible stuff but must get from a doctor as some should not take it. Swimming pools can be a lovely source of nasties.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:40
yep, good old flagyl will get rid of it...and will make you feel worse before you feel better, but it will work.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:39
ha ha sorry but sharing is caring :) but can you have Guardia for 6 months? Yes and it's nasty, passes through the family and exactly the symptoms you are describing, PS it really smells as well. The treatment is called Flagel (sp) and pretty horrible so get down to the docs asap for some tests. There are other bugs as well so get checked out.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:36
ha ha sorry but sharing is caring :) but can you have Guardia for 6 months?
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:35
my stools were loose too ...bl00dy ikea cr@p... Took me ages to get that, but did eventually! LOL
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:34
my stools were loose too ...bl00dy ikea cr@p...
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:32
Thanks for sharing about the wind, go to a doc and have a stool test there is a nasty here called Guardia. <em>edited by Sticky Wicket on 16/02/2011</em>
 
 

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