I am considering a trip to China and wonder if anyone can share experiences. I am concerned about sanitary conditions and the availability of appropriate toilet facilities for irrigation.
Thanks!
Thanks!
PamSue
Sep 02, 2012 10:29 am
CALYPSO
Sep 02, 2012 5:43 pm
Hi Pamsue, I have visited China 3 times, it is truly wonderful and awe inspiring. I stayed in modern hotels, of course the bathroom facilities were all one would expect from a 5 star hotel.
It's the day trips to places of interest that are the problem, I was forewarned to always carry toilet tissue and be prepared for a hole in the floor, without the privacy of doors.
I suggest you do whatever in your hotel and be ready for just about anything anywhere else.
Apart from all that, well worth the visit.
Regards Angela.
It's the day trips to places of interest that are the problem, I was forewarned to always carry toilet tissue and be prepared for a hole in the floor, without the privacy of doors.
I suggest you do whatever in your hotel and be ready for just about anything anywhere else.
Apart from all that, well worth the visit.
Regards Angela.
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ali_frett
Sep 10, 2012 11:35 pm
Hi there, I spent a month in China, 3 weeks in Beijing and a week in Chengdu, both have McDonalds and Starbucks on every corner, you will find a western toilet there. Make sure when booking your hotel you ask specifically for a western toilet, and careful with the amount of toliet paper you try to flush their infrastructure is not what we have in the west have and you will clog the toilet
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and absolutely carry your own kleenex or toliet paper with you. Have a wonderful trip. China is amazing.
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and absolutely carry your own kleenex or toliet paper with you. Have a wonderful trip. China is amazing.
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Sep 11, 2012 4:20 am
Hi Pam Sue ,
I have travelled to Bejing and spent twoo weeks there doing all the sight seeing like the Great Wall , For Bidden city etc and did not find any problem . I have travelled all over Asia and actually live between Colombo Sri Lanka & Thailand . I am from Scotland married to a Sri Lankan and have had my Ileostomy for 35 yrs and travelled all over the world with it and the last 20 yrs being stationed in Dubai and Abu Dhabi . The only thing that one has to make sure is that you always have toilet paper or kleenex with you as some out lying areas dont have anything.
The other thing that did affect me sometimes was the the extreme heat and if the humidity was very high as it at times it did have a affect on the sealing of the bag as your body temperature rises and sweating it softens the seal and there was a risk of leakage but that was in extreme cases where the outside temp was over 50 Degrees Celcius and of course just make sure you carry plenty of supplies enjoy your trip you will love it China is a fasinating place and very much understated . But English is a problem in places
I have travelled to Bejing and spent twoo weeks there doing all the sight seeing like the Great Wall , For Bidden city etc and did not find any problem . I have travelled all over Asia and actually live between Colombo Sri Lanka & Thailand . I am from Scotland married to a Sri Lankan and have had my Ileostomy for 35 yrs and travelled all over the world with it and the last 20 yrs being stationed in Dubai and Abu Dhabi . The only thing that one has to make sure is that you always have toilet paper or kleenex with you as some out lying areas dont have anything.
The other thing that did affect me sometimes was the the extreme heat and if the humidity was very high as it at times it did have a affect on the sealing of the bag as your body temperature rises and sweating it softens the seal and there was a risk of leakage but that was in extreme cases where the outside temp was over 50 Degrees Celcius and of course just make sure you carry plenty of supplies enjoy your trip you will love it China is a fasinating place and very much understated . But English is a problem in places