HOW TO AVOID TOURISTA IN THAILAND ???

The famous Tourista in Thailand and how to preserve it..

This is often an issue on forum...

I think we have to distinguish different things:

1) Food

No matter where you eat it is advisable to avoid raw vegetables because actually we do not always know how they were washed and what they were washed.

For all that is cooked the risk is almost nil because food poisoning on cooked products is very rare and especially since the turn over is fast and there is no long term conservation.

2) water

If you ask for water bottles they will always be served closed so no risk (or refuse them).

Often in street restaurants you will be served a jug of water but this is spring water, I have for my part never seen water from the tap.

3) ice cubes.

In Thailand there are many "factories" with ice cubes and everyone gets delivered so you have no risk of having a homemade icicle with tap water...

The Thais themselves do not do otherwise for their personal use.

Besides making ice cubes is even more expensive than buying them...

The ice cubes "industrial" and therefore safe are easy to recognize, they have a hole in the middle...

4) Brushing the teeth with tap water:

This is a frequently asked question but there is really no big risk in brushing your teeth with tap water.

For the most sensitive people and who are in a precarious state of health or at risk, actually, use bottled water but for others the risk is really small.

You will never have a problem in a restaurant (in any case no more than in Europe) and also in the street kitchen.

Certainly, some will probably answer that they have had a problem, there are always but no more or less than in Europe I can assure you.

You can nevertheless caught what is called a tourista because:

-Your intestine is not used to local food

-Your immune defenses are not made for local food

-Your state of health makes you more vulnerable

Be reassured, what is called a tourista, if you have the misfortune to catch it is not serious, just actually annoying when for 24 or 48h one must constantly go to the toilet...

There are as in Europe effective medicines and any pharmacy will give them to you without problem and for a small price...

On this do not be worried and enjoy the best of a kitchen that is one of the best in the world...

Good trip...