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Water from 'sacred pond' believed to cure illness actually contaminated with feces, say officials


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Water from 'sacred pond' believed to cure illness actually contaminated with feces, say officials

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

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BANGKOK: -- Following the recent trend of locals in the southernmost Narathiwat province drinking water from a “sacred pond” that they believed cured illness, health officials tested the water and found out the pond is actually contaminated with feces.

 

Instead of being a magic cure-all, provincial health officials said yesterday that the black water will actually cause stomach flu.

 

Officials took action after rumors spread among residents that water from the pond, located in Sri Sakorn district, cured a man’s blindness and that drinking the water can make sickness go away

 

Full story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/water-sacred-pond-believed-cure-illness-actually-contaminated-feces-say-officials/

 
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Just now, Gulfsailor said:

Depends on whose feces. A lot of diseases originate in the gut, due to the wrong (balance of) bacteria. Adding the right bacteria can do wonders. 

 

Does this observation come from personal experience?

 

 

 

 

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Yet we are told we have to respect superstitious beliefs because of?

 

Things that defy the laws of physics, etc, should be ridiculed. You have the right to believe in whatever you want. You don't have the right to not be called nuts for believing it. 

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Stomach flu? Flu is caused by viruses. Feces is bacteria laden, especially ecoli. One can easily die from ecoli poisoning, especially elderly or very young. Very dangerous and stupid to ingest such filthy water.

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

Officials took action after rumors spread among residents that water from the pond, located in Sri Sakorn district, cured a man’s blindness

I suspect the story was incorrectly spread around. The first teller probably said "Don't drink the water, it made one fella go blind."

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