Thanks for the info regarding Fel 6. Ok, point well taken, no bare feet! :disappoin So does that mean you also do not recommend flip flops and such?
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Thanks for the info regarding Fel 6. Ok, point well taken, no bare feet! :disappoin So does that mean you also do not recommend flip flops and such?
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of course we can have worms etc in our home countries for years and never know about it..errrm not sure what my point is ....lol
i use liquid albendezole i buy by the liter for the cows. I have always wondered why they make cow medicine in cherry flavor.
tap water all the way except for drinking, tea, coffee, ice (difference in taste is the main reason).
de-worming few times a year, along with the cat.
so far i had amoeba, helicobacteria pyloris and proteus (para-typhus). there must be something i am doing wrong since minovio was never sick and we eat/drink the same. on the other hand up until very recently i had anemia, so maybe my immunity was bad.
symptoms: lots of poo, lots of vomit, fever, stomach pain, headache.
all my diseases so far were treatable.
barefoot walking - i once swam (drifted) in the dead sea. never knew i had so many cuts and bruises until i the "water" reached them, hurt like hell. guess it must be easy for nasty microbes to enter small cuts in our skin that we do not even know about...
de-worming few times a year, along with the cat.
so far i had amoeba, helicobacteria pyloris and proteus (para-typhus). there must be something i am doing wrong since minovio was never sick and we eat/drink the same. on the other hand up until very recently i had anemia, so maybe my immunity was bad.
symptoms: lots of poo, lots of vomit, fever, stomach pain, headache.
all my diseases so far were treatable.
barefoot walking - i once swam (drifted) in the dead sea. never knew i had so many cuts and bruises until i the "water" reached them, hurt like hell. guess it must be easy for nasty microbes to enter small cuts in our skin that we do not even know about...
I wash and cook everything in bottled water, brush my teeth in tap water, unless it is obviously contaminated by large rainfalls and I have never had a problem with parasites.
I have spent 6 month of every year in Cabarete since 1999.
I do mostly all of my own cooking and only go to restaurants I trust from previous experience. No street vendors.
So far so good.
I have spent 6 month of every year in Cabarete since 1999.
I do mostly all of my own cooking and only go to restaurants I trust from previous experience. No street vendors.
So far so good.
I clean some veggies with Purissima (sold in supermarkets in DR) like broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce and celery, brush with tap water, eat loads of garlic (natural parasites killer). I used to buy the Grapefruit extract not anymore. I ‘de-bug’ twice a year, so does my kid and dog, not a big fan of street vendors, cook with bottle water, use bleach tablets in my tinaco (good for skin parasites), do not walk barefoot (mainly because all windows are open and floors get dirty quickly), only eat salads in clean restaurants, I always clean my eggs before putting them in the fridge, I always have a manitas limpias (antibacterial hand gel) in my purse, learned quickly not to sit little girls in the bathtub (will get infections from water), use antibacterial cream on all cuts, learned the standing position when using public bathrooms, I put charcoal in my water tanks outside (good to keep away mosquitoes), being living here for 13 years and still alive!
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naturelover
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very conflicting advice here....why wash every thing in bottled water if you are going to brush your teeth with tap water....does one have to wash dishes with bottled water and what about walking in the rain...
The general consensus of the expats is near identical.
When brushing your teeth you do NOT swallow.
If you wash your veggies with tap water then eat the veggie, you are likely to be ingesting whatever bacteria/microbe/parasite there is in the water.
One washes dishes in tap water, but one does not use a wet dish.
Once properly dried, they no longer pose the danger from waterborne bugs.
Ben Franklin said:
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed a huge amount of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor).
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of s**t.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed a huge amount of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor).
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of s**t.
Quote: "I'm curious about the barefoot thing. Is there a perceived danger for parasites, from going barefoot?"
Yes...that would be immediately after gashing open ones foot on the broken glass, or sharp rusted metal, etc. thats always in abundance on certain beaches, lakes, rivers, "walkways". Also, walking through some type of "sewage" which has a way of "seeping" in certain parts of the DR would be a good way to "catch something" if there are any cuts or open sores..........
Yes...that would be immediately after gashing open ones foot on the broken glass, or sharp rusted metal, etc. thats always in abundance on certain beaches, lakes, rivers, "walkways". Also, walking through some type of "sewage" which has a way of "seeping" in certain parts of the DR would be a good way to "catch something" if there are any cuts or open sores..........
I wear them every day! the downsides are obvious, but the one upside is that creepie crawlies cant hide inside
It has been my "uniform" for the past 15 years... I would have a hard time wearing closed shoes here. Whenever I go to the city, I have to do so, and I feel "punished" !
Wearing flip-flops or sandals is a complete freedom. I think it is much healthier to let our feet breeze.
There has been an outbreak of bilharzia in Los Solares near Juan Dolio. 2 deaths so far. It appears walking barefoot a major factor. My kids (Dominican) have far more parasitic attacks then me and they always walk barefoot in garden. I don't. We use tap water for teeth, washing and cooking apart from rice which absorbs the water. I wash salads in tap water. We take anti parasitic medecine every 6 months. So far so good.
Matilda
Matilda
Deaths? Had they had it a long time & it morphed to bladder cancer? Bilharzia (schistosomiasis) is so treatable but of course not everyone has the money needed. It has very low mortality rate though, so maybe the 2 fatal cases picked up something else as well? I really looked into this when I got it here myself when we were new (post above somewhere). What it does need is careful diagnosis, of course...............
Is that a periodic treatment you use to kill parasites?
It sounds like it has all the right ingredients, but I bet your wife/girlfriend doesn't want to kiss you goodnight after drinking it, lol.
Local doctors, local hospital. Symptoms were high fever, paralysis, headache and swelling of limbs. Those who died were young children 8 and 9. It was diagnosed after 2 weeks as Bilharzia - but of course they could be wrong.
I had a problem for a 18 months , like a chronic inflammation , suffering periodically.
I knew garlic is a very strong antiseptic (this is why you should always take garlic before a french kiss).
I knew about pinapple seeds...but here I use only the juice.
Talking with someone del campo...I mixed everything and within 3 days everything was over.
I knew garlic is a very strong antiseptic (this is why you should always take garlic before a french kiss).
I knew about pinapple seeds...but here I use only the juice.
Talking with someone del campo...I mixed everything and within 3 days everything was over.