Shame.
I suppose you visited Colonia del Sacramento, a place full of
tourists/tourism. When?
Must have been an entherobacter coli, not regularly too harmful though some
sub-species can be agressive indeed (entherotogenic) - think not cholera.
Reasons to use cipro: quick recovery using a strong antibiotic.
For not using loperamide: it stops, I mean *stops* gastrointestinal movement
'only'. Of course it will stop diarrhea, but it's only a symptomatic
treatment, not an ethiological one. If used alone, it's not the right
treatment 'cause it will not kill E.Coli. Cipro will, but it's a too
agressive antibiotic treatment IMO. Think criteria was to ail you as quick
as possible. If at home, Ftalilsulfatiazol should stop one of these in 48hs.
Feeling bad for days after the episode: no doubt it was an agressive bug, or
a large quantity of them, or some other reason explained better by
inmunological reasons (not being immune to some E.Coli types)
Did you make fever?
Pity. Most people enjoy Colonia del Sacramento. Lots of tourism from B.A.
High risk of catching anything.
Well, I got one of those after eating at a big beer garden in Münich, during
a train-travel to Viena the next night. First day at Viena was a miserable
day.
No doubt why people are always asking where is McDonald's when travelling.
;-)
Fernando
on 3/06/2006 16:18, Bill Pearce at bs.pearce@xxxxxxx, wrote:
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>> Nonsense.
>> 1- ciprofloxacine for a 'traveller's diarrhea': only if it's too severe,
>> like in cholera.
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> In your countries defense, it was in Collonia, and it was on a hamburger. I
> used both immodium, and then Cipro, and was still miserable for days.
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> I'm interested in your reasons against Immodium.
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> Bill Pearce
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