Karl: Yeah, these are for infections. Uncle: Yeah
Karl: I just need some painkillers. Uncle: Yeah.. Karl: Because it's so painful. Uncle: Okay.
Anything else you require? Karl: No, I just looked in there and realized there were no painkillers. This is what I really really need.
Uncle: Yeah, okay.
Karl: I'm sorry for... Uncle: No, it's okay. Welcome, welcome!
Anything else you require?
Karl: Okay so that guy is... I don't actually know who he is..
My friend sent him to go and get the medication that I need, to get the painkillers that I need.
Because I just can't get out of bed right now. I can't leave my bed to go and do this thing. I just don't have it in me.
And the pain has just subsided slightly now, just because I've got these damn painkillers.
So that's why I remembered to make this video right now.
Oh, man! Right now I'm sitting here in bed..
feeling like crap because I have Delhi belly.
Again, I get Delhi belly like.. once every six months now but when I first came to India, it was once every 2 or 3 months.
But the doctor said I'll get used to it and I kind of have..
But if you are coming to India, you're gonna need to know how to deal with Delhi belly because it happens
And it happens to a good number of people
My brother came recently and yeah.. first thing that happened, he fell sick of Delhi belly.
After two days of being here, we ate a samosa on the streets or something and..didn't agree with him.
Let me just clear up some myths about Delhi belly first before I go into what to do.
So Delhi belly isn't just a little sore stomach or diarrahea.
It's much more than that.
Delhi belly is a stomach infection.
And as foreigners, our systems don't know how to deal with the infection.
We've never come across these Indian infections before.
So when Indians get Delhi belly, it just lasts them like a few hours overnight, next day they're better.
But when we get it.. when I get is especially, it doesn't go.
It stays in my system.
I was sitting in a hotel room in Jaipur for 3 days waiting for this stomach infection to go.
I was like "Ah, it will pass like back home. No issues."
And by that third day, I was so dehydrated and so malnourished that it was hard to get out of the bed and..
to go to the doctor finally and get it sorted.
So don't wait when this kind of stuff happens
And actually what Delhi belly feels like is.. for me it comes in two different types.
So there's waves of pain with really sharp cuts of pain
And then there's just constant pain.
And if it's sharp cuts of pain, my god those are unbearable.
I had to go to hospital one time because I just couldn't handle the pain.
And I had to get some real pain killers at hospitals just to ease that pain.
About three hours ago, I started getting these pains in my stomach while I was busy watching this movie, 'Tumhari Sulu".
They were coming in waves at kept and it kept getting more intense, more intense.
And then it just didn't stop. The pain just kept going and going and going.
And that's when I went to the hospital and started laying down and then I started getting pins and needles throughout my body.
On my chin, my arms, my stomach started to go numb.
You know. then they gave me a painkiller.
Checked my stomach and gave me a painkiller and that didn't really do much.
So it was another half an hour and they gave me another painkiller.. a stronger one than that.
It kicked in and then the pain started to subside. The waves of pain started to go.
That was the scariest moment I ever had with a stomach infection.
And if it's just constant pain, you're laying on the bed for hours..
and you're just squirming around trying to find a position which is comfortable
Like.. which will somehow slightly ease the pain going on inside your stomach
A hot water bottle sometimes helps with pain but it's real pain and it is unbearable.
It can get unbearable, okay? Like.. it's not just a sore stomach that you can go and sleep off.
I'm able to make this video right now because the pain has subsided and I've taken some painkillers to get rid of it.
The people I stay with were all out tonight at a wedding function which I was meant to be at as well but..
because of the pain, there is no way I could go and talk to people.
So if you do fall sick in India, especially of Delhi belly, you have to go to the doctor quickly.
So I usually go the next day just to see if overnight it disappears and it's nothing but in my experience, it never has disappeared.
So I go to the doctor next day and I get prescriptions for stomach infection and..
when you are looking for a doctor in a hospital, don't just go to any. Try and find a nice one online and go to them.
And just make sure it's clean when you walk in, okay?
There's plenty of good medical facilities here in India so..
you won't have a problem finding something decent.
And the final thing to worry about is.. these doctors will overprescribe you.
This is a massive issue I've faced here whenever I go to the doctor.
There's always or three pills on that damn list of six or seven pills that I don't need.
And I don't know why they overprescribe here. Always check exactly what they are prescribing you.
Ask the doctor, "what is this? What is that? Tell me everything". I always ask them to exactly what each thing is when I go.
So to sum all that up, if you get sick in India, don't wait too long before going to the doctor.
These stomach infections don't go away.
Secondly, find a decent hospital to go to.
And then thirdly, just check what the doctor's giving you finding exactly what each thing is and don't take it if you don't need it.
If you're travelling to India soon, I've written a quick start safety guide to keep you safe in India and help you travel confidently in India.
It's a really quick read. You can just read it on the plane and..
when you land at that airport in New Delhi or Mumbai and you walk out, you will be able to get your hotel. No issues.
And it will teach you things like street smart safety, what to eat and what not to eat in India.
And just so much more so check it out at indiasurvivalguide.com
Now I'm gonna go to bed and sleep this off and take my antibiotics. Good night!