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Also don't order anything with ice in it outside the main hotels and restaurants where they have taken appropriate precautions with their water. Leave a Comment
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It's about water and ice. If you're not sure about your stomach condition and you are new to SEA, you'll probably stick to a bottled water. Some people told me they got diarrhea from drinking water with ice at some shops on the street. It's never been a problem for me. Leave a Comment
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Drink boiled or bottled water. Ice is generally produced from purified water under hygienic condition and can be regarded as safe. Leave a Comment
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Never drink water from the tap. Always drink from clean unopened bottled distilled or mineral water. Also, ensure that the ice in your water is not crushed but are in neat-looking cubes. Leave a Comment
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 by Krystynn
Generally, DO NOT drink the tap water in Thailand. Washing your face, taking a shower and brushing your teeth with it is fine. Other than that, DO buy lots and lots of bottled water during your stay in Thailand. This is what I've always done. Depending on the bottle size and brand, expect to pay between 6 and 25 bahts for it. Most Thais (as far as I know) don't drink the tap water themselves... So, you can be sure that the water you've just drunk at the local restaurants is from a bottle and not from the tap. It's always good to be on the safe side than be sorry later (when you suffer from tummy ache). :-))
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The major thing here is to ensure, whatever you do...do not consume the tap water...that includes brushing your teeth. My friend and I were very lucky to get away with brushing our teeth in the water...neither of us were sick (I'm not sure what this says about my stomach??)...however I have had other friends who have been violently ill for 3 days for doing exactly the same thing. Leave a Comment
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Be carefull of the water in Thailand, don't even rinse your toothbrush under the tap water. Ensure that you use bottled water only Leave a Comment
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I agree completely with Tyler, and think you are the one who is wrong, Irvindan. I haven't read or heard of cholera in the cities of Thailand, and I read much more about E-coli in hamburgers in the USA than in street food in Thaland. I have been in Bangkok for four years, and drink the water in every restaurant and sidewalk food stand. Most of it comes from filter machines anyway, but the Bangkok city water is very safe. I have never heard of anyone getting sick from Bangkok water. In the country, I drink bottled water outside the major cities. Ice is safe if it is the circular shape with a hole in the middle -- that comes from filtered ice machines. The crushed ice is probably filtered water, also. It is delivered regularly from the ice companies, not made in the restaurants.
The water in Thailand is not like the water in India. The food is safe if it is cooked. They don't refrigerate the meat on the streets, but they do cook it (more than I prefer) to kill the bugs. I have had diarrhea occasionally from food, but it only last an hour or so. I have only gotten sick from mussels once, and they were in a pancake and not cooked thoroughly. You have an immune system for a reason, let it do it's job. It needs to meet the local germs and get used to them. If you protect yourself too much, you won't be able to fight off the dangerous ones when you do meet them.
They burn the plastic bottles here, in Bangkok and in the country side. Millions of plastic bottles are used daily, and just like in the USA there is no guarantee that bottled water is anything other than tap water in a bottle. There is no regulation of it. Studies of bottled water in Thailand by the local newspaper showed the water didn't taste any better than tap water.
You are supposed to spit out the toothpaste and the water you brush your teeth with. Don't be too paranoid about the tiny amount that stays in your mouth. You can always gargle a bit of mouthwash afterwards, the alcohol will likely kill anything potentially dangerous. Leave a Comment
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I knew not to drink the tap water but that included spitting water out from showering and brushing your teeth with bottle water.
Pharmacies will hand over medication to stop you up if you point to your stomach and their stores have a red cross out front Leave a Comment
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