Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hi Bee I will be travelling to India with my family in March, for 3 months. I have just been to the travel doctor to discuss all the pills and potions he suggests. My hubby and I have already had a look at the malaria medications and decided to only take them if we actually get malaria, rather than taking them for 3 months as a preventative (as they are antibiotic based). The doctor suggested Diamox for altitude sickness and Dukoral which is meant to prevent bacterial diarrhea. Im not sure about either of these products. Diamox seems to me " harmless " - and by that I mean that it does not have long term effects and I don't understand fully how it functions in the body. I did ask my doctor how it works but other than a pat answer about it being a diuretic he was not able to explain any further. Dukoral is supposed to be a vaccine for bacterial diarrhea. If we don't take the vaccine and do get this bacterial infection we will need to take antibiotics, and I don't want to do that either. Having said that last time we travelled to Asia (for about half the time that we are going this time), we didn't get sick once. We were very careful about where and when we ate and all went well, so we could try our luck again. I suppose I just wanted to get your ideas on these two medications, if you have any. I will keep investigating. Thanks in advance for considering this matter. I know you are not a doctor and we will be following this up further with doctors and other professionals . I just wanted to see if you have heard anything negative about these products. (Homeschooling mum of two teens) Adelaide Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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