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Originally Posted by Bluecat food is usually not the main culprit, if you're not sure of the water, do not drink it... |
True.
In the Philippine Cordilleras I was offered water which my hosts insisted was clean, well they drank it.
I did not want to be impolite, and knew I was taking a risk...
A week later they hired a jeep and delivered me to the nearest hospital.
There was no water in the public toilet there, and I was attended to, eventually, by a trainee doc who confirmed the obvious -I had the squids, and was de-hydrated.
The prick failed to get the needle for the re-hydrating drip into the vein, and after my wrist was swollen blue after several attempts, I stopped him, grapped the bottle and proceeded to drink it under his protests. Had to use all my "white" and "old respected" authority bonus to get out of the place without any further meddling.