This morning I woke up in my Airbnb small apartment and going out I never had enough water for my coffee ..I need my coffee 

 

So I took the water from the kitchen tap and booked it in the jug 

 

I had my coffee .

Now I'm thinking I shouldn't leave the Condo in case I get sick.

 

Has anyone got any stomach disease from drinking the water here ?

I only had one cup of hot coffee 

 

I'm feeling a little sick come to think of it , I think the water may have parasites in it , I think they are now swimming around in my belly 

 

Has anyone else drank the tap water ,I did boil it ,is there any scientists on here who can answer please !!

 

Looks like I may have to head to the medical centre for  a blood test 

 

What symptoms could I have ?

 

 

 

9 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Has anyone else drank the tap water 

had my coffee 

Something I would not do but You should be OK if you boiled for coffee. 

 

I've read some here drink from the water from the tap, not boil. 

 

 

 

 

 

9 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Looks like I may have to head to the medical centre for  a blood test 

Truly overreacting! You are probably scared of your own shadow. I have been drinking tap water numerous times. No boiling. At mother and father in law, they collect rain water in barrels. No problem with that either. Ask how many Thais who are drinking water from the tap.

What are you trying to say exactly please ?

Should I be worried ?

I will only be buying water from 711 now and using it in my coffee after this dramatic traumatic episode.

2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

What are you trying to say exactly please ?

Should I be worried ?

I will only be buying water from 711 now and using it in my coffee after this dramatic traumatic episode.

I have had coffee every morning here for over 36 years. Each and everyday I fill up my drip machine with tap water and brew up a pot. I drink it, my wife drinks it, my kids drank it before they left for America. Nobody has gotten sick. I also brush my teeth with tap water.  Please stop trying to be a drama queen it is not becoming at all. 

 

I got H Pylori, likely from the water here, but not my tap water, as it comes from a well and has a high sand content,which isn't good for drinking without filtering, so it can come from water in rain jugs, kissing others, or a few other possibilities. I use it for brushing teeth and that's okay, as it isn't from the city but a well. 

 

H Pylori is something most humans get,but it doesn't affect most in a harmful way. Those it does are going to have to take a 2 round dose of antibiotics and a proton pump inhibitor to get rid of it, and that screws with your gut microbiome for quite awhile.

 

Others have posted links telling what to expect and as they pointed out, regions will vary. The same as visiting Mexico, you don't drink the water or you might be in for a surprise, and bottled is safer. Boiling water, as in coffee, will kill bacteria and viruses, along with other parasites,  but not eliminate metals and PFA's. 

 

I've never seen anyone here drink from a tap but I don't know but a certain amount, and they all use bottled jugs. Seeing how many are sold here should tell a story. This is one link that explains some............https://krabinature.com/thailand-drinking-water-is-it-safe-to-drink/

I did boil in the kettle 

I feel like I have a headache, could that be a symptom?

If you boiled it you should survive, but tap water is dirty water

18 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I did boil in the kettle 

I feel like I have a headache, could that be a symptom?

Your giving me one too , 

 

regards worgeordie

37 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

What are you trying to say exactly please ?

Should I be worried ?

I will only be buying water from 711 now and using it in my coffee after this dramatic traumatic episode.

 

 

I should be worried.

 

 

Posting that banal rubbish on a weekend......you should be afraid, very afraid.

 

You'll be lucky to Sunday.

I suggest you take a science lesson

It is filthy I bet the pipes are so full of feces, rats, and maybe human remains.  Always boil it for 10 minutes it may kill some of it.

Just now, bkk6060 said:

It is filthy I bet the pipes are so full of feces, rats, and maybe human remains.  Always boil it for 10 minutes it may kill some of it.

Your joking aren't you ???

Stay in your room, do not go out.  6 days at least before you can be sure you won’t crap in your pants.

2 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

Stay in your room, do not go out.  6 days at least before you can be sure you won’t crap in your pants.

I don't know if I can do that ,this Airbnb room is like 21sqm even though it's a one bedroom 

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

This morning I woke up in my Airbnb small apartment and going out I never had enough water for my coffee ..I need my coffee 

 

So I took the water from the kitchen tap and booked it in the jug 

 

I had my coffee .

Now I'm thinking I shouldn't leave the Condo in case I get sick.

 

Has anyone got any stomach disease from drinking the water here ?

I only had one cup of hot coffee 

 

I'm feeling a little sick come to think of it , I think the water may have parasites in it , I think they are now swimming around in my belly 

 

Has anyone else drank the tap water ,I did boil it ,is there any scientists on here who can answer please !!

 

Looks like I may have to head to the medical centre for  a blood test 

 

What symptoms could I have ?

 

 

 

You booked it. Boiling kills all parasites but not heavy metals.

OP is probably in a bedsit in Croydon or trailer trash park in the USA 😆

8 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

You booked it. Boiling kills all parasites but not heavy metals.

aren't most all metals heavy.?

14 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

Stay in your room, do not go out.  6 days at least before you can be sure you won’t crap in your pants.

And stay off the internet!

16 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Your joking aren't you ???

 

Apparently the water from the treatment plants is good quality.......the degradation/contamination occurs during its journey through the pipework to your tap.

23 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

It is filthy I bet the pipes are so full of feces, rats, and maybe human remains.  Always boil it for 10 minutes it may kill some of it.

 

23 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Your joking aren't you ???

Nothing funny about it at all, You have stupidly put yourself at risk of contracting all sorts of horrible diseases, Not all of which will kill you of course but many could be life changing to the degree that you will wish they had.   How does life after kidney failure appeal to you?  strapped to a dialysis machine 4 hours a time, 3 times a week, forever ? its probably about 2000bt a time too these days

       You need to monitor yourself closely for the next 6 months  looking for any abnormal symptoms and stay close to a hospital.  on the other hand you may be OK. only time will tell,  oh the suspense must be awful

      All because you were too lazy to nip to the shop and buy a bottle

34 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Your joking aren't you ???

No actually, he´s not joking. It generally true. My initial post was just a joke. I would never touch that filthy water. I would consider myself very lucky, only feeling a little bit sick. Here they find dead people everywhere. Would not be so strange if some of the remains have entered the water system. Not many controls are done every year, as they know that people who want to remain healthy know to drink bottled water. And with so many dogs running around, and water repair places, it would be amazing if there 5h1t done reach the pipes.

I mean, if I even felt a little bit after drinking that water, I would seek help immediately.

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

 

Has anyone else drank the tap water ,

Always use tap water for the kettle, have done for the last 15 years in this condo, never had any problems.  Thailand's mains supplied water is treated...obviously.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

If you boiled it you should survive, but tap water is dirty water

Not if it is mains supplied, it isn't.

We got sick from just brushing our teeth with tap water while staying in a condo a couple of years back.

The water supply was from tanks on the roof, gravity fed to the rooms. 

 

Surely there's more chance of baddies in the water supply if it's stored in tanks, rather than mains supplied? 

And whether it's filtered or not. 

Probably also makes a difference if in a city, or rural. 

 

Either way, an upset stomach for a day or two, and vomit down my leg courtesy of my daughter while in the elevator. 

That was the total extent of the illness. 

Best advice would be to carry a pack of tissues, and don't stray too far from a toilet for the next few days. 

10 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Not many controls are done every year

How do you know that to be true?

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

I did boil in the kettle 

I feel like I have a headache, could that be a symptom?

 

 

Have you considered "Industrial Disease"?

2 minutes ago, Johnlkuk said:

We got sick from just brushing our teeth with tap water while staying in a condo a couple of years back.

How do you know that it was from using tap water?

6 minutes ago, Johnlkuk said:

Surely there's more chance of baddies in the water supply if it's stored in tanks, rather than mains supplied? 

How do you think that the water gets to the tank...it's mains supplied.