So I had lunch ( rice and chicken ) at a Thai restaurant that I had never been to before, I ate nothing more all that day. That same evening around 9 PM , I started to vomit , which lasted for about an hour. The next day I felt un well and now had a persistent cough and a feeling of a lump in my throat , so I went to a local village doctor who prescribed the following drugs …….

 

Antibiotic - Co-amoxiclav  
Headache – Etoricoxib   
Cough + Lung - Acetylcysteine  
Coughing – D Coate - Dextromethorphan  
Bloating – Simethicone 
Constipation - Magnesium hydroxide  
Lump in throat ( Omeprazole )

 

The local doctor also took an X ray of my chest area and said that there was some inflammation spots showing on my lungs.

 

 
I took the above local doctor prescribed medication for 6 days , but my symptoms did not get any better . So I then decided to go to a branch of Bangkok hospital and see what the doctors there said about my symptoms ( Symptoms shown below ) 

 

1. Continuous  constipation                                      
2. Headache                                             
3 Cough                                                   
4. Bilious feeling in the stomach           
4. Lump in throat                                   
5. Runny nose                                         
6. Itchy Skin

 

 

At the Bangkok hospital I first talked to a GP doctor about my current symptoms and the drugs that I had been prescribed my local doctor , and how even after taking the drugs the local doctor had prescribed ( after 7 days ) I was still feeling no better and still suffering from bad constipation .

 

Altering listening to my symptoms the GP doctor at the Bangkok hospital , said I should go and see the ENT doctor. 

 

After hearing my symptoms, the ENT doctor said that he needed to see some X rays to get a better insight related to my symptoms .

 

So I had had several mouth / neck / chest X rays taken , and returned back to the original ENT doctor , to hear his findings , now he had looked at my X rays. 

 

The ENT doctor said that there were no apparent problems in my mouth and neck area , apart from my voice box area being inflamed due to Acid Reflux .

 

The chest X ray showed some small signs of bronchitis and bloating . The ENT doctor prescribes a range of drugs for the bronchitis .

 

I had brought with me to the Bangkok hospital a stool sample , so armed with that  stool sample I went to see a Gastroenterologist doctor who after reviewing all the X  rays and hearing about my recent food poisoning episode and the past drugs that the local doctor had prescribed , the doctor had my stool sample analyzed . The stool sample results came back as negative ( clear ) .

 

 The Gastroenterologist doctor said that they would prescribe a range of drugs as shown below ……

 

1. Sennosides   (  Laxative )
2. Levofloxacin 500mg  ( broad-spectrum antibiotic )
3. Gasmotin 5mg ( used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms )
4. Sinufen 4 mg  ( to treat cough and runny nose caused by infections )
5. Ropect 10 mg  ( to reduce coughing and loosen mucus )
6. Bilaxten 20 mg ( antihistamine )
7. Vocinti 20 mg  ( to treat acid related stomach conditions )
8. Acetylcysteine 600 mg ( treat bronchitis )

 

So from the original bout of food poisoning now 13 days ago , I’m still not yet feeling really any better and still feel constipated  , I did ask the Bangkok hospital Gastroenterologist doctor , how long would it be before I started to feel much better, and their answer was , If I don’t feel any better after taking the prescribed drugs , just  go back to the hospital. 

 

So I’m now wondering if I’m expecting things to get back to normal far too quickly and may be worrying a bit to much 

 

 

Thanks

 

Dr's never miss an opportunity to give a load of unnecessary meds, antibiotics was the only plausible one but who knows if it was the correct one. BTW food poisoning usually lasts a few days.

 

I see you already posted this on facebook a few days ago, no decent advice there?

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Dr's never miss an opportunity to give a load of unnecessary meds, antibiotics was the only plausible one but who knows if it was the correct one. BTW food poisoning usually lasts a few days.

 

I see you already posted this on facebook a few days ago, no decent advice there?

 

Hi and thanks for your reply , Ive really not had much advice about my food poisoning situation, may be I'm just worrying far to much , and yes while at the Bangkok hospital , the pharmacy was overflowing with people collecting their drugs .

5 minutes ago, Captain Disorderly said:

 

Hi and thanks for your reply , Ive really not had much advice about my food poisoning situation, may be I'm just worrying far to much , and yes while at the Bangkok hospital , the pharmacy was overflowing with people collecting their drugs .

I asked your question to AI Deepseek, I'll message the response to you, worth a read, not allowed to post here. I usually try 2 AI apps Deepseek and Gemini 

11 minutes ago, Captain Disorderly said:

 

So I had lunch ( rice and chicken ) at a Thai restaurant that I had never been to before, I ate nothing more all that day. That same evening around 9 PM , I started to vomit , which lasted for about an hour. The next day I felt un well and now had a persistent cough and a feeling of a lump in my throat , so I went to a local village doctor who prescribed the following drugs …….

 

Antibiotic - Co-amoxiclav  
Headache – Etoricoxib   
Cough + Lung - Acetylcysteine  
Coughing – D Coate - Dextromethorphan  
Bloating – Simethicone 
Constipation - Magnesium hydroxide  
Lump in throat ( Omeprazole )

 

The local doctor also took an X ray of my chest area and said that there was some inflammation spots showing on my lungs.

 

 
I took the above local doctor prescribed medication for 6 days , but my symptoms did not get any better . So I then decided to go to a branch of Bangkok hospital and see what the doctors there said about my symptoms ( Symptoms shown below ) 

 

1. Continuous  constipation                                      
2. Headache                                             
3 Cough                                                   
4. Bilious feeling in the stomach           
4. Lump in throat                                   
5. Runny nose                                         
6. Itchy Skin

 

 

At the Bangkok hospital I first talked to a GP doctor about my current symptoms and the drugs that I had been prescribed my local doctor , and how even after taking the drugs the local doctor had prescribed ( after 7 days ) I was still feeling no better and still suffering from bad constipation .

 

Altering listening to my symptoms the GP doctor at the Bangkok hospital , said I should go and see the ENT doctor. 

 

After hearing my symptoms, the ENT doctor said that he needed to see some X rays to get a better insight related to my symptoms .

 

So I had had several mouth / neck / chest X rays taken , and returned back to the original ENT doctor , to hear his findings , now he had looked at my X rays. 

 

The ENT doctor said that there were no apparent problems in my mouth and neck area , apart from my voice box area being inflamed due to Acid Reflux .

 

The chest X ray showed some small signs of bronchitis and bloating . The ENT doctor prescribes a range of drugs for the bronchitis .

 

I had brought with me to the Bangkok hospital a stool sample , so armed with that  stool sample I went to see a Gastroenterologist doctor who after reviewing all the X  rays and hearing about my recent food poisoning episode and the past drugs that the local doctor had prescribed , the doctor had my stool sample analyzed . The stool sample results came back as negative ( clear ) .

 

 The Gastroenterologist doctor said that they would prescribe a range of drugs as shown below ……

 

1. Sennosides   (  Laxative )
2. Levofloxacin 500mg  ( broad-spectrum antibiotic )
3. Gasmotin 5mg ( used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms )
4. Sinufen 4 mg  ( to treat cough and runny nose caused by infections )
5. Ropect 10 mg  ( to reduce coughing and loosen mucus )
6. Bilaxten 20 mg ( antihistamine )
7. Vocinti 20 mg  ( to treat acid related stomach conditions )
8. Acetylcysteine 600 mg ( treat bronchitis )

 

So from the original bout of food poisoning now 13 days ago , I’m still not yet feeling really any better and still feel constipated  , I did ask the Bangkok hospital Gastroenterologist doctor , how long would it be before I started to feel much better, and their answer was , If I don’t feel any better after taking the prescribed drugs , just  go back to the hospital. 

 

So I’m now wondering if I’m expecting things to get back to normal far too quickly and may be worrying a bit to much 

 

 

Thanks

 

If we're talking about food poisoning there would have been a good idea to take some charcoal tablets. And drink electrolytes. 

Now, after 2 weeks all described symptoms are not connected to your chicken anymore.

But you might have other issues. And those are now treated, even a possible Heliobacter Pyloris.

Drink a lot of water and eat light food, no pork, meat, sausages, aso. Not too many citrus fruits (Acid, sugar).

I'm optimistic you wouldn't need a further treatment.

9 minutes ago, Captain Disorderly said:

 

Hi and thanks for your reply , Ive really not had much advice about my food poisoning situation, may be I'm just worrying far to much , and yes while at the Bangkok hospital , the pharmacy was overflowing with people collecting their drugs .

Usually charcoal capsules do the trick, only a few bht near anywhere........... 🤗

17 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I asked your question to AI Deepseek, I'll message the response to you, worth a read, not allowed to post here. I usually try 2 AI apps Deepseek and Gemini 

"I asked your question to AI Deepseek ...not allowed to post here..."

 Huh?

38 minutes ago, Captain Disorderly said:

 

So I had lunch ( rice and chicken ) at a Thai restaurant that I had never been to before, I ate nothing more all that day. That same evening around 9 PM , I started to vomit , which lasted for about an hour. The next day I felt un well and now had a persistent cough and a feeling of a lump in my throat , so I went to a local village doctor who prescribed the following drugs …….

 

Antibiotic - Co-amoxiclav  
Headache – Etoricoxib   
Cough + Lung - Acetylcysteine  
Coughing – D Coate - Dextromethorphan  
Bloating – Simethicone 
Constipation - Magnesium hydroxide  
Lump in throat ( Omeprazole )

 

The local doctor also took an X ray of my chest area and said that there was some inflammation spots showing on my lungs.

 

 
I took the above local doctor prescribed medication for 6 days , but my symptoms did not get any better . So I then decided to go to a branch of Bangkok hospital and see what the doctors there said about my symptoms ( Symptoms shown below ) 

 

1. Continuous  constipation                                      
2. Headache                                             
3 Cough                                                   
4. Bilious feeling in the stomach           
4. Lump in throat                                   
5. Runny nose                                         
6. Itchy Skin

 

 

At the Bangkok hospital I first talked to a GP doctor about my current symptoms and the drugs that I had been prescribed my local doctor , and how even after taking the drugs the local doctor had prescribed ( after 7 days ) I was still feeling no better and still suffering from bad constipation .

 

Altering listening to my symptoms the GP doctor at the Bangkok hospital , said I should go and see the ENT doctor. 

 

After hearing my symptoms, the ENT doctor said that he needed to see some X rays to get a better insight related to my symptoms .

 

So I had had several mouth / neck / chest X rays taken , and returned back to the original ENT doctor , to hear his findings , now he had looked at my X rays. 

 

The ENT doctor said that there were no apparent problems in my mouth and neck area , apart from my voice box area being inflamed due to Acid Reflux .

 

The chest X ray showed some small signs of bronchitis and bloating . The ENT doctor prescribes a range of drugs for the bronchitis .

 

I had brought with me to the Bangkok hospital a stool sample , so armed with that  stool sample I went to see a Gastroenterologist doctor who after reviewing all the X  rays and hearing about my recent food poisoning episode and the past drugs that the local doctor had prescribed , the doctor had my stool sample analyzed . The stool sample results came back as negative ( clear ) .

 

 The Gastroenterologist doctor said that they would prescribe a range of drugs as shown below ……

 

1. Sennosides   (  Laxative )
2. Levofloxacin 500mg  ( broad-spectrum antibiotic )
3. Gasmotin 5mg ( used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms )
4. Sinufen 4 mg  ( to treat cough and runny nose caused by infections )
5. Ropect 10 mg  ( to reduce coughing and loosen mucus )
6. Bilaxten 20 mg ( antihistamine )
7. Vocinti 20 mg  ( to treat acid related stomach conditions )
8. Acetylcysteine 600 mg ( treat bronchitis )

 

So from the original bout of food poisoning now 13 days ago , I’m still not yet feeling really any better and still feel constipated  , I did ask the Bangkok hospital Gastroenterologist doctor , how long would it be before I started to feel much better, and their answer was , If I don’t feel any better after taking the prescribed drugs , just  go back to the hospital. 

 

So I’m now wondering if I’m expecting things to get back to normal far too quickly and may be worrying a bit to much 

 

 

Thanks

 

Bin the (ridiculous)14 prescribed drugs, and take a couple of Tylenol, or similar.

13 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"I asked your question to AI Deepseek ...not allowed to post here..."

 Huh?

what don't you understand about that? it's some rule

The symptoms you describe can also be caused by a parasite especially when you mentioned the itchy skin. A normal food poisoning last only 1 to 3 days max. You can look for Abendazole that is used for parasitic worm infections

21 minutes ago, Moneyhonour said:

The symptoms you describe can also be caused by a parasite especially when you mentioned the itchy skin. A normal food poisoning last only 1 to 3 days max. You can look for Abendazole that is used for parasitic worm infections

Thanks , I had read about the possibility of my symptoms being some thing to do with a '' parasitic worm '' and asked the Bangkok hospital Gastroenterologist doctor, if they thought that I could have a '' parasitic worm '' infection. The Gastroenterologist doctor, said that the stool sample that I had supplied and that had had been analyzed , showed no signs of any parasitic infection. 

2 hours ago, Moneyhonour said:

The symptoms you describe can also be caused by a parasite especially when you mentioned the itchy skin. A normal food poisoning last only 1 to 3 days max. You can look for Abendazole that is used for parasitic worm infections

 Cheers , I checked out the drug you mentioned (  Abendazole  ) and the nearest I can find is called .... Albendazole. 

 

Albendazole is a prescription antiparasitic medication used to treat infections caused by various parasitic worms.

 

 

.

4 hours ago, Captain Disorderly said:

 Cheers , I checked out the drug you mentioned (  Abendazole  ) and the nearest I can find is called .... Albendazole. 

 

Albendazole is a prescription antiparasitic medication used to treat infections caused by various parasitic worms.

 

 

.

Yes that's the one

5 hours ago, Moneyhonour said:

Yes that's the one

Thanks, Well this morning I was able to go to the toilet and have a bowel movement . In the feces I noticed several small strand like things , which I put into a container , to me those strands could be parasitic worms .My wife has now been to the local pharmacy and asked for drugs to kill parasitic worms ( see screen shot )  So as a trip back to the Bangkok hospital is a full day , and my wife has taken our vehicle to go and see relatives for a few days , I have no way to currently  go to a Korat  . So now  I was thinking of first taking both the drugs that my wife obtained from the pharmacy , just to see what happens .

Ive had food poisoning and parasites in thailand. Always have to carefully check chicken. But this forum would rather talk about the additives that americans put in bread and how fast food is killing people

5 minutes ago, angryguy said:

Ive had food poisoning and parasites in thailand. Always have to carefully check chicken. But this forum would rather talk about the additives that americans put in bread and how fast food is killing people

Thanks, Ive now learnt my lesson when it. comes to eating food that has not been cooked at home. Can I ask, how did you treat the parasite infection .

8 minutes ago, Captain Disorderly said:

Thanks, Ive now learnt my lesson when it. comes to eating food that has not been cooked at home. Can I ask, how did you treat the parasite infection .

Albendazole if i remember correctly? Its one of the more commonly prescribed meds

3 minutes ago, angryguy said:

Albendazole if i remember correctly? Its one of the more commonly prescribed meds

Thank you , I have that drug at home. 

Two laugh emojis have been removed from the OP.

 

They were unnecessary.

 

Please ensure that you post respectfully & not post any extraneous emojis.

good luck to you and a speedy recovery I hope all is working for you. Let us know if treatment helps

Antibiotics can cause constipation.

7 minutes ago, Moneyhonour said:

good luck to you and a speedy recovery I hope all is working for you. Let us know if treatment helps

 Thanks , Ive just taken one 400 mg tablet of Albendazol , to hopefully kill the parasitic worms I found in my feces this morning .

6 minutes ago, stubuzz said:

Antibiotics can cause constipation.

Cheers , the constipation has become less ,  but I now found several parasitic worms when going to the toilet .

10 hours ago, Captain Disorderly said:

Thanks, Well this morning I was able to go to the toilet and have a bowel movement . In the feces I noticed several small strand like things , which I put into a container , to me those strands could be parasitic worms .My wife has now been to the local pharmacy and asked for drugs to kill parasitic worms ( see screen shot )  So as a trip back to the Bangkok hospital is a full day , and my wife has taken our vehicle to go and see relatives for a few days , I have no way to currently  go to a Korat  . So now  I was thinking of first taking both the drugs that my wife obtained from the pharmacy , just to see what happens .

 

When in Rome do as the Romans do... with regard to potential parasite infections, whenever I have been staying in the village in Isaan for a longer time, a dose of Fugacar is obligatory, maybe every three months.

 

So far I had never symptoms of parasites, but with general food hygiene as it is (especially undercooked/undergrilled meat and potentially unwashed fingers in the shared food) one needs to be careful.

 

So far I never had side effects from this treatment, so I would recommend it as the way to go in general.

On 12/28/2025 at 4:11 PM, Captain Disorderly said:

 

So I had lunch ( rice and chicken ) at a Thai restaurant that I had never been to before, I ate nothing more all that day. That same evening around 9 PM , I started to vomit , which lasted for about an hour. The next day I felt un well and now had a persistent cough and a feeling of a lump in my throat , so I went to a local village doctor who prescribed the following drugs …….

 

Antibiotic - Co-amoxiclav  
Headache – Etoricoxib   
Cough + Lung - Acetylcysteine  
Coughing – D Coate - Dextromethorphan  
Bloating – Simethicone 
Constipation - Magnesium hydroxide  
Lump in throat ( Omeprazole )

 

The local doctor also took an X ray of my chest area and said that there was some inflammation spots showing on my lungs.

 

 
I took the above local doctor prescribed medication for 6 days , but my symptoms did not get any better . So I then decided to go to a branch of Bangkok hospital and see what the doctors there said about my symptoms ( Symptoms shown below ) 

 

1. Continuous  constipation                                      
2. Headache                                             
3 Cough                                                   
4. Bilious feeling in the stomach           
4. Lump in throat                                   
5. Runny nose                                         
6. Itchy Skin

 

 

At the Bangkok hospital I first talked to a GP doctor about my current symptoms and the drugs that I had been prescribed my local doctor , and how even after taking the drugs the local doctor had prescribed ( after 7 days ) I was still feeling no better and still suffering from bad constipation .

 

Altering listening to my symptoms the GP doctor at the Bangkok hospital , said I should go and see the ENT doctor. 

 

After hearing my symptoms, the ENT doctor said that he needed to see some X rays to get a better insight related to my symptoms .

 

So I had had several mouth / neck / chest X rays taken , and returned back to the original ENT doctor , to hear his findings , now he had looked at my X rays. 

 

The ENT doctor said that there were no apparent problems in my mouth and neck area , apart from my voice box area being inflamed due to Acid Reflux .

 

The chest X ray showed some small signs of bronchitis and bloating . The ENT doctor prescribes a range of drugs for the bronchitis .

 

I had brought with me to the Bangkok hospital a stool sample , so armed with that  stool sample I went to see a Gastroenterologist doctor who after reviewing all the X  rays and hearing about my recent food poisoning episode and the past drugs that the local doctor had prescribed , the doctor had my stool sample analyzed . The stool sample results came back as negative ( clear ) .

 

 The Gastroenterologist doctor said that they would prescribe a range of drugs as shown below ……

 

1. Sennosides   (  Laxative )
2. Levofloxacin 500mg  ( broad-spectrum antibiotic )
3. Gasmotin 5mg ( used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms )
4. Sinufen 4 mg  ( to treat cough and runny nose caused by infections )
5. Ropect 10 mg  ( to reduce coughing and loosen mucus )
6. Bilaxten 20 mg ( antihistamine )
7. Vocinti 20 mg  ( to treat acid related stomach conditions )
8. Acetylcysteine 600 mg ( treat bronchitis )

 

So from the original bout of food poisoning now 13 days ago , I’m still not yet feeling really any better and still feel constipated  , I did ask the Bangkok hospital Gastroenterologist doctor , how long would it be before I started to feel much better, and their answer was , If I don’t feel any better after taking the prescribed drugs , just  go back to the hospital. 

 

So I’m now wondering if I’m expecting things to get back to normal far too quickly and may be worrying a bit to much 

Levofloxicin 

No exercise while taking and for a month after, no running, jogging, hiking, football, twisting or turning.

Else you risk tearing your Achilles tendons.

3 hours ago, jts-khorat said:

 

When in Rome do as the Romans do... with regard to potential parasite infections, whenever I have been staying in the village in Isaan for a longer time, a dose of Fugacar is obligatory, maybe every three months.

 

So far I had never symptoms of parasites, but with general food hygiene as it is (especially undercooked/undergrilled meat and potentially unwashed fingers in the shared food) one needs to be careful.

 

So far I never had side effects from this treatment, so I would recommend it as the way to go in general.

 

Cheers , After this bout of food poisoning , its certainly made me more aware of the food I eat and where its cooked. Thanks for the '' Fugacar'' reminder. 

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Levofloxicin 

No exercise while taking and for a month after, no running, jogging, hiking, football, twisting or turning.

Else you risk tearing your Achilles tendons.

 Thanks, I'm now going to look up '' Levofloxicin '' My wife has just returned back home after visiting her relatives, and as soon as I showed her the container with the '' worms '' in it ,  she thought that the '' worms '' were in fact not. '' worms ''  , but instead slivers of vegetable from a recent meal that she had cooked for me. But I'm not convinced. 

9 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Levofloxicin 

No exercise while taking and for a month after, no running, jogging, hiking, football, twisting or turning.

Else you risk tearing your Achilles tendons.

Is that the same for Ciprofloxacin?

Eating a teaspoon of papaya seeds is meant to kill parasites, i usually add to a smoothie

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Is that the same for Ciprofloxacin?

No, cipro is harmless.