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Originally Posted by Black Page

- I recommended Loperamide because it's the standard substance used to stop diarrohea (but read the warnings: don't use it for many days without going to a doctor, as it could hide the symptoms of a severe disease without curing it). The posology is 2x2mg capsules at first occurrence, then 1 more every time you go to... Don't pass maximum limits recommended in instructions. Loperamide is one of the few *standard* drugs that any traveler should bring with him when traveling overseas, exposed to such problems due to excess of food or food prepared in poor hygiene conditions. Trust me (or better trust your doctor, just ask him): it's effective and safe (at least when one does not have serious problems of infection, which must be treated with antibiotics after doctor counseling).

- About your question, Loperamide is the substance, and any REPUTABLE pharmaceutic industry can produce it and sell it. You can buy a cheaper product of any industry, as long as you TRUST it and you know it's reputable. There is not a better or a worse Loperamide (or any other pharmaceutic substance, including Sildenafil, since we are on SB) depending on the pharmaceutic industry which produces it. Instead, there is a REAL or a COUNTERFEITED (or even expired, or damaged due to wrong storage) product.
Therefore, buy anyone, but buy it exclusively from a pharmacy that you trust.

I hope all this helps.

Noted this with thanks. At the least i now have another option for an in case all else fail "toilet" situation.

Originally Posted by MiG27

Well.....no war lah....just that po chai pills are easily available. N cheap.
Furthermore this is the standard pill i grew up eating whenever i got stomach upset.

You sort of reminded me of my army days. In the army,there is this buddy system where 2 soldiers will be paired up like a buddy (and buddy takes care of each another in some ways). My buddy was an Indian man and one night he has a stomach ache so he came over to ask me in the middle of my sleep if i have any medicine to cure diarrhea,i told him in my cupboard drawer i kept some Po Chai pills...he can go ahead and take a bottle there...

After about 30mins,he try to wake me up again,telling me it doesnt work...i was still half asleep and told him he can go to my cupboard ,same drawer and take another bottle. Guess what he tell me? He told me he hasnt even finish his 1st bottle he took from my drawer.

He actually took only 1 pill from the bottle you see on the photo above,hehehe....

For the benefit of those who didnt understand,one dosage is actually one bottle (consisting of all the pills in the bottle) and Po Chai pills needs to be taken not in a single pill from the bottle but the entire bottle of pills for an adult (half bottle for kids). My buddy was an Indian who couldnt understand Chinese and becos i was half asleep,i didnt explain well,hence the misunderstanding.

Anyway,he was cured of his diarrhea the following day and we had a good laugh talking about it till today.

Originally Posted by newyorker88

Beware of ICE CUBES used in drinks also. Especially in countries where sanitary is bad. You dono where they source the ice from.

Thank you for reminding.I am always careful with ice cubes but at time i still forget. I rarely take drinks mixed ice cube in Batam nowaday.

Originally Posted by nyquist

Fast hands, Fast Legs

My solo shopping. I know what i am looking for,move in that area,search for what i am looking for,once i find it,just grab and pay. No need to think too much except for the part i buy the dried shrimp which i took a couple of mins to bargain down. Once i reach my desired price point,i grab the packs,pay and go.

Originally Posted by BBmanX

When I was there which is last week nia, its was 9350...................... haiz

My habit in Batam is,i dont change every S$ in one go becos i know most Money Changer during different parts of the day usually have different rates. I move around,remembers their rate (usually quite the same for most shops nearby). Go to A shop tells them B shop gives me at X price,goes to B shop tells them A shop gives me XX price and later goes to C shop and tell them A and B shop gives me XXX price.

It was only until nearly 1 year ago,i start to devise my own "play" where i only go to one or perhaps two money changer shops. They are regular shops,they kind of know me well enough,they knew they will lose me and my long list of friends if they did not give me their BEST (which i always remind them). I compared prices of exchange rate via sms from different shops instead of physically walking there,hehehe...

I also bargain in money changer occasionally too. (they know i always wanted 10k/SGD,hehehe...which is of course a joke)

Originally Posted by BBmanX

Anyway have you tried Nagoya hill mall behind the delta spa ?

Nope,i didnt. I rarely walk until so far.

I guess i am getting lazier or perhaps i have found myself a lazier method to check on Batam's exchange rate,hehehe...I worked very hard in the beginning of my Batam trips so i can be lazy later,hehehe... I also think the exchange rate is fairer and more accurate within an hour of asking so i will occasionally be asking the few money changers around at where i stayed in,eat or where i shop (if i ever need to change money).

I am not encouraging people to be lazy here,but more of to work hard 1st when they are still new...and enjoy the fruits in their later trips.