I've had corona and I've had Thailand food poisoning, the former was equivalent to a cold, the latter I thought would be the end of me

Pretty difficult to get food poisoning in Thailand when we can't enter the country.

@topixfromthetropix1674

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, you can enter Thailand but there is a 14 day quarantine.

@lancetuckey6403

3 жыл бұрын

Not from Australia you can't.....Australians now live in the biggest prison in the world..

@eldiablo8019

3 жыл бұрын

@@lancetuckey6403 Back to where you started from. Just kidding. Hang in there, this has to end some day.

@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325

3 жыл бұрын

@@lancetuckey6403, SO IT HAS REVERTED BACK TO WHAT IT STARTED OUT TO BE. I FEEL FOR YOU. I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND I HAVE BEEN TO YOUR COUNTRY TWICE NOW AND HOPE TO VISIT AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME. I WENT TO PERTH ON MY FIRST VISIT AND IT WAS INTERESTING BUT MY SECOND VISIT WAS TO SCUBA DIVE THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. I SPENT 2 NIGHTS ON A WONDERFUL DIVE BOAT AND I MUST SAY IT WAS A MOST ENJOYABLE TRIP. AT 73 I WANT TO MAKE ONE MORE DIVE ON THE REEF AND THEN I WILL HANG UP MY DIVE EQUIPMENT. I'M JUST GETTING TO OLD TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT.

@lancetuckey6403

3 жыл бұрын

@@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325 Not to sure about 73 being a bit old .....im pushing 70....and still flying but dont tell my Thai partner......70 is the new 50..

This video could save a lot of people a lot of problems. Much appreciated!

I am living in Thailand right now. The only difference from the US is that we all drink bottled water all the time. City. Country. Thais. Foreigners. All drink bottled water. The tap water isn’t poisonous. We wash our foods from the fresh market using tap water with no problems. We are just reducing the odds with tap water risk and bottled water is ridiculously cheap and widely available anywhere in the country. I never worry about the ice. Most of the food rules in this video apply anywhere in the world. Nobody eats moldy food. Everyone eats pizza that has been sitting around overnight. Freshly cooked, grilled, and boiled foods are undoubtedly safest. My advice to tourists here - your biggest danger is from tourist restaurants in heavily touristed areas.

I would not be afraid to go into any public hospital in Thailand, from my own experience, the Thai doctors there, well educated, all spoke good English, it used to be cheap but now the hospitals see you as a walking ATM, still cheaper than a private hospital.

@patrickfarrell2483

3 жыл бұрын

Had a hernia operation in Chiang Mai in 2007. Cost me 750 Canadian. Could have had it done for nothing but would have had to wait up to a year or more to have it done in Canada. After my examination at the doctors office I asked when they could operate, he said “how about tonight ?” Still good today.

@livinonmybike3424

3 жыл бұрын

And the Thai doctors are not without a sense of humour as my thai girlfriend is nothing but a hypochondriac, if she cracks a fingernail, she thinks she is going to contract some incurable disease, so she is of to the hospital....again ( not so bad now)on one occasion went there to meet her, found her sitting outside balling her eyes out, after asking what's going on? she told me the doctor said that she DID have some incurable disease, they cannot do anything about it and she has only one week to live! " only one week and dead!!" considering she is generally healthy as a "Mallee Bull" just a tad prettier Heh Heh! I found this hard to believe. Just at that moment , the "culprit" to this news in his white doctors coat went walking past my girlfriend pointed to him and stated "that Doctor" he was a young man, I just looked him incredulously and gave him a WTF look, he came back with a big cheesy grin and started to giggle.

@Nature_with_Peter_Kane

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickfarrell2483 That's awesome. And in 2022 hospital emergency rooms are closing due to being short staffed....

Hmm..to the contrary I’ve been struck down with food poisoning from restaurants but never street food, go figure. Another tip I was told when going into any restaurant anywhere in the world is to check the hygiene in the toilets...if it looks dirty just leave and this tip has never let me down.

@patrickfarrell2483

3 жыл бұрын

Especially if they’re close to the kitchen.

I'm sure i got beer poisoning on my last trip.

@rext8949

3 жыл бұрын

What was the poison ? Whisky or rum...

@Madnezz001

3 жыл бұрын

@@rext8949 regular beer. I think it was Chang. On a few different occasions only had one or two cans but I had severe headaches for days after.

@rext8949

3 жыл бұрын

Poor quality or bad brewing practices. Maybe contaminated with bacterial growth or inferior additives.

@patrickfarrell2483

3 жыл бұрын

I really tried to like alcohol,just couldn’t do it. Then I found out that i belong to a small group of people that lack an enzyme in their stomach that breaks down alcohol. I really tried though. Lolz

@Alla.Hmohammed

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🇸🇪

Traveled to over 130 counties in the world and lived in Thailand the last 20 years, only had about 3 cases of food poisoning in Thailand. Be sure about one thing anyone can get food poisoning anywhere but Thailand is one of the safest places you can eat food in the world. If you doubt me take a trip to India or Pakistan and have a quick bit off the street. Worst case of food poisoning I ever had was in the Marriott in Islamabad and was evacuated the same day.

@muttikasilapachai6708

3 жыл бұрын

😄😄😄😄😄

So many adverts Tim,it’s doing my canister in ,but thanks for your news daily. 🙏🏼

i been thailand 7 time 30 days each time and travelled eaten all over ,only thing i real agree with in this video is the ICE ,

Just a couple of tips based on 35yrs of Thailand. 1, drink your beer fast so it never gets cold. 2, if you have the shits never fart in the swimming pool. I hope this helps.

@Nature_with_Peter_Kane

Жыл бұрын

How does beer get cold if it's sitting on your table?

I get poisoned on a regular basis. I have been here five years.

Never had food poisoning in Thailand. Wishing I was in the position to get it!

@baz69er13

3 жыл бұрын

Me neither......

Projectile vomiting - sounds more like an extreme sport. So how do we start mate, with Salmonella or what. Clear the decks.Best solution is boiling rice with lots of water and consuming it regularly.

@shawnr888

3 жыл бұрын

"And the gold for... VOMITING FOR DISTANCE!! Goes to..." HAHA

I had this twice , with seafood and mostly mussels

Live here 11years and always eating everything and anything Thai never had a problem.harden up is my advice.have some of the best food in the world here

@miketzai9209

3 жыл бұрын

Da.... You can be happy if you never have that problem, I got it one time, man I was sick when I sleep poo just ran out in the bed, but me and my Thai go to a pharmacy, the woman there said, ohh. I know about your problem, she gave me some pills to eat and after 3-4days I was better, but this i never forget, normal i not have this problem, normal i have a little problem one or to days and that's it, but you can be happy, the thais also begins to have problems because of bakteria in the food...

Although this is good advice, as is the case with US threat analysis, the threat may be exaggerated, unless you get poisoned. I've lived in Thailand almost 6 years with no food issues but persons with more delicate stomachs may have different reactions.

@waynelast1685

2 жыл бұрын

It is maybe more personal habits then. You may be accustomed to going to only certain places and/or eating certain foods?

Anthony Bourdain said every time one of his film crew got sick overseas, he narrowed it down to the breakfast buffet in the large hotel chain restaurants, rather the streetside vendors.

"Flying Rabbit" Mist salol Et Menthol is always my favorite brand to fight Diarrhea or upset stomach. It's in a white liquid form and very effective. Recommend!!

@MyLifeThai371

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I have not tried this yet, but two of the local Thai girls told me that this is what they use when they get Diarrhea. They said they buy it at the Pharmacy. They said it works great!

Always make sure your rice is straight from the wok or steamer, If you're an older person it can bring on violent vomiting, and maybe a heart attack. Food sitting around is not recommend. Take care.

I have had more food related problems in Europe, especially Spain, than in all the twenty five years I have been travelling to Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia. Only one rule , if you recognise what it is you should be OK to eat it. One roadside place famous in Bangkok, was like a gutter with tables laid me waste for two days, I couldn't actually see what it was that I was eating.

@muttikasilapachai6708

3 жыл бұрын

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From my own experience. To reduce the likelihood of food poisoning in Thailand or any other less developed countries for that matter. My advice is to eat food from 7-Eleven, Western Fast Food chains or 4/5 Star Hotels. They have a higher food safety standards and practices, thus you are far less likely to get sick. With street food vendors or small Thai restaurants, you get a lot of flies that end up sitting on your food while it’s being prepared or served and even same goes for cutlery as flies tend to sit on forks/spoons. Also I don’t think food is being chilled/refrigerated by street vendors. Raw Chicken meat or seafood exposed to high temperatures in a Tropical country is a recipe for disaster. I got sick in Patong Beach, was out of action for 3-4 days with diarrhoea. 7-Eleven food is cheap and safe to eat. Might not be the most “authentic” Thai dishes at 7-Eleven, but it’s better than spending 3-4 days on a toilet seat.

Buy some charcoal tablets at Seven. For milder cases of an upset tummy this help quickly.

I’ve been to Thailand 15 times , eaten street food and lots of other, the only thing I get every time is 1 quick trip to the toilet , I blame that on the water , not a big thing , doesn’t turn me off returning

Great advice. I usually get some type of GI bug every time I travel to SE Asia including Thailand and I rarely eat street food. About 2 days suffering in hotel room then good to go .

HEY TIM,IT IS A GOOD THING TO BE AWARE OF ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OLDER. I HAVE HAD FOOD POISONING 3 TIME NOW AND I CAN TELL YOU IT AIN'T FUN. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS IN NEW MEXICO. I HAD EATEN AT A KFC AND I GUESS SOMEONE FORGOT TO WASH THEIR HANDS OR SOMETHING. THE SECOND TIME WAS IN CALIFORNIA AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE I ATE BEFORE THAT ONE. MY THIRD ONE WAS THE WORST. MY WIFE AND I BOTH GOT IT FROM A SANDWICH THAT WE GOT FROM A LOCAL SUPER MARKET. OTHER PEOPLE GOT SICK AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE SPROUTS. AT 73 YEARS OLD IF I WERE GET FOOD POISONING I THINK IT WOULD PUT ME IN THE HOSPITAL. NOT BEING IN THE BEST OF HEALTH AT THE TIME IT WOULD PROBABLY DEHYDRATE ME.

I have been here 20 years. The only times I have gotten food poisoning in Thailand was at a bus rest stop when I ate prepared food from an unheated tray when I knew I shouldn't, and at what is supposed to be one of the best Thai restaurants in Thailand. If you want to know why I now avoid fancy restaurants in Thailand just visit the kitchen in one of them. Street vendors are cleaner and you see the food cooked right in front of you instead of it being yesterdays warmed up food. I tell new visitors some of the safest food to eat is street food that you see cooked right in front of you or hot soups you get on the streets. Take away plastic foam dishes and disposable plastic flatware are also safer than their hard plastic plates and metal flatware the street vendors use for sit down dinners. Tim shows a vendor making pad Thai. I wouldn't eat from that vendor since they have cooked the ingredients like eggs and noodles some undefined time in the past, then let them sit there and spoil. I look for ones who cook one or two servings at a time from scratch.

@quidquopro1185

6 ай бұрын

Yup, I did this today.. I went to a mall to get some "safe food" so I do not get food poisoning on the way back, and yeah, I instantly got it and now I am screwed for 17ish hours.. Almost only eaten street food up until now and have been just fine, so I really messed up!

"if it's been in the refrigerator for more than a day, throw it out" ...but refrigerators are heavy, haaaaa. But seriously, I'm always eating food that's been in a fridge for a week with no ill effects. ONE DAY is just wasteful. But i have a stronger stomach than some people... probably because i've spent my whole life eat things other people wouldn't so i've built up tolerances to harmful bacteria.

The worst food poisoning I ever had happened in the U.S.. It was a major food chain and the food was fried catfish. I hope I never have that experience again.

15 years here now. Never food poisend and never eat street food. Seldom eat outside.

@davidmaguire604

3 жыл бұрын

15 years wasted🙄

Good advice.! My first trip I had Thai tummy the entire month, I’d start barfing /crapping around 1am till everything was out then had to get up at 6am and start all over again I didn’t let it slow me down lol My second trip though I only got sick once and it may have just been the strange Thai moonshine from party beach in ko phi phi. My third trip to Thailand I ate everything in sight including fresh leafy greens, tons of street food etc and didn’t get sick at all so I think I now have built up a tolerance.

I ate onigiri at 711 pattaya and got food poisoning thank you for making this video

Why no voice in the video?

I've never had a problem with raw unpeeled fruit in Thailand. @2.31 rambutan is delicious .

I'm kon jeh - vegetarian. That probably helps. Have only had one bad experience in 7 months there - after buying eggs in a market and boiling them. Have had umpteen rice / veg / egg / mushroom etc meals, some of which looked to have been fried in pretty manky oil, and quite a few in restaurants infested by cockroaches and even the odd rat. I often have ice in my drinks too. No problems at all.

Thai spicy foods gave my tummy a real hard time that i suffer going in and out the toilet all day. When buying food outside some sellers will tell you ‘not spicy’ or ‘just a little spicy’ but that’s a load of crap bcoz little spicy for them will be very spicy for you. Especially southern thailand foods are like hell level of spice

Why not take Immodium? I see other advice on the internet that says you should take it.

A non chemical remedy for Delhi belly is fresh papaya seed tea. Tastes horrible but I always keep a handful of dried seeds around just as a backup. Just from my experience.

I'm literally suffering with food poisoning in Thailand right now. Been sick for 5 days.

@NightBazaar

3 жыл бұрын

You need to go see a doctor.

@chelz1972

3 жыл бұрын

what food did you eat?

@lancetuckey6403

3 жыл бұрын

Been there .....done that ....its bloody terrible.... I used electrolytes....available at any pharmacy.....apples ...and flat lemonade.....good luck..

@ethanconnelly8794

3 жыл бұрын

I will go to chula hospital today. Is this a good hospital to go to?

@singularity-6339

3 жыл бұрын

Did you try " Flying Rabbit " a good medicine comes in white liquid form. You can buy from any drug store. It's my favorite brand and works everytime.

I've spent quite a bit of time in Thailand on a few occasions and only got food poisoning once. Strangely enough it was the one time when I was deliberately being more careful and taking charcoal tablets etc, anyway, I got campylobacter very, very badly, to the extent that I also got Guillane Barre Syndrome, from which I am still suffering over 15 months later. You can take all the precautions you want, but it'll be that one little thing that get's you just when you think it's all ok. It hasn't put me off though, love the place, love the food, love the people and way of life!

@msway836

Жыл бұрын

NO GLOVES NO CLEAN WATER, POOR PEOPLE SERVING YOU AND RU SURPRISED

Street food does not exist in my city, outside Thailand. Last time I saw a food truck was years ago in my metro area. The truck called ' Japadog ' is operated by foreign-born people. Japadog was not open for business on the street when I walked by, years ago. Of course, in Patong, Phuket or elsewhere in Thailand, I buy sliced fruits for snacks, when the Thai street vendor has an unsliced fruit to begin with.

Been to Thailand 15 times over the last 10 years, got food poisoning one time, from a water melon shake, first time i got food poisoning was from mc Donald in Australia ,

Remember to drink many if you get it

happened to me with a pad thai and a som tam (papaya salad) 3-4 days KNOCKOUT and diarrhea...charcoal pills from 7eleven helped a bit

It is common to get Bali Belly, Thai Tummy, a tummy upset from a bug that your body has not built up a resistance too. The best treatment is to drink lots of bottled water to avoid dehydration and starve yourself for a few days until diarrhoea and vomiting have stopped. Gradually go back to eating bland food. I eat Sliced tomato on unbuttered dry biscuits with salt and pepper. This allows the body to build resistance to the bug. I find whiskey on recovery is safer than beer or other drinks especially avoid those with milk. Chemists in Thailand are like General Medical Doctors (GPs) in the West. Tell them your symptoms and they will sell you the treatment for your tummy upset. It is a good idea to carry Lomotil or Imodium for Diarroea and Stemitil for vomiting, but you must fast to pass the bug out of your system rather than feeding it .Sometimes antibiotics are called for. My Thai lady gets tummy trouble but I rarely do. She eats so called “Fresh” prawns, shell fish and home made curry pastes from market venders. Her sister used to make chilli pastes using tap water then sell them. I bought her a water filtration system and her product must be safer. There are no health regulations enforced on back yard food manufacturers in Thailand. Curries often contain mould that causes blood infection that comes out as very bad acne. A course of penicillin is necessary to cure it. Do not eat spicy food! If you do make your own. Too much alcohol can upset the traveller’s system. Drink in moderation. Bottled drinks are generally safe. Buy from very busy food outlets where the food is freshly cooked. Street food in Thailand is as safe as restaurants, it is turn over of the food, its time out of the refrigerator and the time left standing after being cooked that effects bacteriology development. Market vegetables must be washed with safe water, Supermarket vegetables should also be washed but often they are pre-washed.

Lived here for years and been fine

Not had many issues, few delicate stomach problems from one breakfast & the mother in laws cooking, but most is good eating. Charcoal tablets are available everywhere & easy to have with a meal to kill any bacterial if you feel it's necessary.

Well from my travels in Thailand I’ve rarely eaten the street food,but I have been ill following dinner at a well patronised Chaweng eatery.I put it down to the oil they used for deep frying some of the dishes.A good clean out indeed.😆

I have been eating street food for almost 2 weeks now and never had a problem with it, stomach just fine. Going home tomorrow so went to a mall to get some "safe food", well, food poisoning... x-( Will be an interesting flight tomorrow.........

I had travellers Diarrhea in the middle of nowhere Kenya. I thought I was dying

I've lived in Thailand on and off for a few years now. Daily I would eat at budget Thai food restaurants and buy food from street food vendors. I've never been sick of had food poisoning.

@albertgomez7216

3 жыл бұрын

Because you have a stomachache dog or stomachache donkey hahaha

Just add one thing, Iearnt the hard way, clean your teeth with bottled water,, never had a problem with street food and never eat salads

Pork not well done already 3 times hospital! But Thai food one of the best compare with Indonesia and Malaysia Laos (S) Cambodia that for sure !

I had it one year in Thailand it lasted for 2-3 days not nice.

Unfortunately have to get back there first

My particular case was from luke warm Larb Nah I had at a restaurant. Lasted two days but I recovered quickly ok. After that it took me ages to realise that it was eating those green pepper corns in Pad Kee Mao that was giving me diarrhea, and not food poisoning. By the way, I've never bought bottled water from a street vendor. They are kept in ice cold water but who knows how many germs are in there?

Hot cooked reduce a lot chance for your poisoning food. Most of my diarrhea in Thailand happened of shellfish, mussel , cockle either fresh or cooked. Sometime they don't clean mud inside the shell or hidden on the meat enough. Look throughout and clean it by yourself before eat can help. I take the carbon pill not immodium when got the symptom.

Been in Thailand now for five years and have eaten in hundreds of places including road side stalls and have never had a stomach problem! Went back to England for a holiday eighteen months ago and the first restaurant we eat in in England we both had mild food poisoning!! Long live Thai cooking!

The only time I’ve had food poisoning in Thailand was when I ate at a so-called quality restaurant in Chiang Rai. I’ve been visiting Thailand for a better part of 25 years and have tried everything except dog. Just couldn’t do it. Missing L.O.S.,even with its warts.

Unsure about the water in Thailand? Take along something like a SteriPen Adventurer Opti Water Purifier. For about $US100 it's a cheap investment to help avoid food poisoning from the local water. If you're really trying to avoid food poisoning also carry some water purification tablets and use both methods to make sure the local water is safe. If you're American and not used to Thai food eat at 7/11. 7/11 is everywhere in Thailand. Water, soda, beer and other drinks are cheap. There are dozens of prepared meals at the average sized 7/11 and probably hundreds of prepared meals at the larger 7/11. Larger supermarkets such as the Big C group also have a wide selection of American food for every meal of the day. Of course America's favorite restaurant, McDonald's, along with KFC, Subway, Burger King and others are common in Thailand. Your can spend months in Thailand and live on American style food everyday, never touching the local cuisine. Sort of defeats the purpose of a visit to Thailand but it's possible.

@TheThaiger

3 жыл бұрын

No one drinks tap water in Thailand. And the bottled water is safe.

Day 1 I pop to chemists and buy something called CA-R-BON (charcoal tablets) and they also have something called (I think) Royal D which you mix with water and is full of re-hydration stuff and electrolytes etc. I use bottled water to brush my teeth, tap water goes in the kettle when making coffee so I know at least its been boiled. Only been proper ill once and it was my own fault, my mate that lives out there recommended the above for me to get me well again.

Just eat at McDonald’s anything fried to be safe. Or an established western restaurant

@TheThaiger

3 жыл бұрын

Why the hell come to Thailand then?

@tjking1909

3 жыл бұрын

For the women of course. If I want to eat Thai food I’ll get it here.

I eat street food ultra spicy over 25 years ,only thing i real agree with in this video is the ICE ,

In my thirteen years living in Thailand I have always drunk water from street machines, and I have never had any problems.

I drank a bottle of pure strawberry juice from a market in pattaya. I was sure i was gonna die after.

So many chopsticks in this movie wtf

Don't eat oysters.

Wash your hands and use hand sanitized before you eat with your hands. Or better yet don't eat with your hands at all.

🙏🏽

Avoid all animal foods, that simply by far the easiest way to do it

I love thai food, but in Thailand I only eat at malls or in restaurants, because at these places the chefs can always refrigerate the ingredients of their food. This might be more expensive than street-food, but its equally delicious I think

Not correct!

Do you really think that food poisoning is priority right now? I would love to travel to Thailand right now, even if I would get a food poisoning! You should relate more detailed about the protests and the background. Thank you!

@TheThaiger

3 жыл бұрын

I think you’ll find we’ve addressed both those issues in great detail. Thank you

good way to lose weight

What a slow vid

First🦋

@peaceonearth8693

3 жыл бұрын

And yet, still no one cares in what order you watched the vid. Hang in there, eventually someone might care. Doubt it.

What a pathetic video in the week that Thailand’s young people are close to improving the life of the country by asking for three important changes which affect Thailand for generations to come. Stop this stupid trivia and start reporting the REAL news!

@mixalis6168

3 жыл бұрын

Thailands young, have no clue what they want, most just sleep and wait for parents to take care of them !

@larstardo1844

3 жыл бұрын

If they report the real news they go to jail. easy for you to call it pathetic, but I can’t imagine you’d want to have encounters with the Thai authorities or spend time in a Thai jail

Thai food dirty and not delicious always I ate Thai food I got to toilet very much or go to hospital so I cook at home