Preparing for my biggest SCD challenge ever !!

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Hi guys !

Oki, so I'll be leaving august 19th for a 6 weeks trip in China and Mongolia.

First 2 weeks will be in Beijing, mostly in a hotel for a conference, then 4

weeks backpacking in Mongolia and South China.

Alhtough I'm super duper excited about this trip, I'm also terrified about

having a big flare which would spoiled my vacations. So I'm trying to prepare as

much as I can for this.

I already read the post on this group about backpacking/travelling, took all the

advices I could from Kat, ordered S. boulardtii, eating loads of yogourt. I

don't have any big Cronh's symptoms right now but i would say I'm " fragile " .

I would like your input on those questions though :

- What do you think about vaccination ? Hepatitis A, rabies, tetanos, etc..

- Would you take the malaria drugs ?

- Does anybody had experience with Dukoral, that oral vaccine against

traveller's diarrhea ? I don't know if I should take it. They say it can protect

me from traveller's diarrhea for about 30%. I fear more diarrhea than taking the

vaccine...

- If I have diarrhea in China or Mongolia, should I take antibiotics (Cipro) ?

What else could I do ?

I will try to stick to SCD as much as I can. I will have some camping equipment

like little burner and pans, and I will buy stuffs in markets, be careful with

water, etc... But in Mongolia backcountry, without being able to speak a word

and camping far from the cities, I don't know if I will have a lot of choices in

front of me :S Beside, the space in my 52 liters backpack will be quite limited

to bring tons of cans/vegetables...

That's adventure !!

If I survive this, I'll tell you how it went

Annie