{"id":1835,"date":"2012-02-10T09:14:20","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T09:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2012-02-29T14:56:27","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T14:56:27","slug":"getting-sick-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/getting-sick-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Sick (part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last time I talked about going to the doctor when you are \u75c5\u6c17(\u3073\u3087\u3046\u304d \/ sick), so today I will talk about what the doctor will prescribe.<\/p>\n

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Some typical over the counter \u6f22\u65b9\uff08\u304b\u3093\u307d\u3046 \/ traditional medicine).<\/p><\/div>\n

Once you’ve seen the \u5148\u751f (\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044 \/ doctor), he will likely prescribe you some \u85ac (\u304f\u3059\u308a \/ medicine). All\u00a0\u75c5\u9662 (\u3073\u3087\u3046\u3044\u3093 \/ hospitals) and\u00a0\u30af\u30ea\u30cb\u30c3\u30af (clinics) have their own \u85ac\u5c4b (\u304f\u3059\u308a\u3084 \/ pharmacy, literally translated as “medicine shop”), or are next door to one. It’s common to get several different \u85ac\uff08\u304f\u3059\u308a\uff09 from one visit. I’ve gotten as much as 5-6 different \u85ac\uff08\u304f\u3059\u308a\uff09 for bad colds. One for coughing, one for congestion, one for pain, etc… and often one more to settle your \u304a\u8179\uff08\u304a\u306a\u304b\/stomach), because you’ve taken so many *other* pills!<\/p>\n

There are two types of medicine prescribed in Japan. Modern \u85ac\uff08\u304f\u3059\u308a\uff09 (usually pills), and \u6f22\u65b9\uff08\u304b\u3093\u307d\u3046\uff09 “Chinese medicine” (usually powder). They are technically different, but are treated as being the same. If a doctor prescribes it, then it must be the correct choice, right?<\/p>\n

\u6f22\u65b9\uff08\u304b\u3093\u307d\u3046\uff09 is based on traditional Asian herbal remedies and it comes in powdered form in little packets. They universally taste terrible, so you don’t want to dilute it in water. Most people take a mouthful of water, tip their head back and dump the entire contents of the pouch in their mouth, then try to swallow all the water and medicine in one gulp before the “flavour” hits. I haven’t found \u6f22\u65b9\uff08\u304b\u3093\u307d\u3046\uff09 to work very well for me, but many people say it works for them. Often you get a mix of both modern and traditional \u85ac\uff08\u304f\u3059\u308a\uff09, so hopefully something in the combination will help!<\/p>\n

\"Japanese<\/a>

Some typical prescribed \u6f22\u65b9\uff08\u304b\u3093\u307d\u3046 \/ traditional medicine).<\/p><\/div>\n

\u5148\u751f\uff08\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044\uff09 almost never prescribe more than one week’s worth of \u85ac\uff08\u304f\u3059\u308a\uff09. If you are still sick after\u00a0 \u4e00\u9031\u9593\uff08\u3044\u3063\u3057\u3085\u3046\u304b\u3093 \/ one week), they expect you to go back. Thankfully, basic medical care is cheap and mostly covered by one of the two national health insurance schemes. I usually pay less than \uffe52000 for a medical visit and \u85ac\uff08\u304f\u3059\u308a\uff09 together, so I’m never worried about \u304a\u91d1(\u304a\u304b\u306d \/ money) when I’m \u75c5\u6c17\uff08\u3073\u3087\u3046\u304d\uff09.<\/p>\n

If you are \u75c5\u6c17\uff08\u3073\u3087\u3046\u3046\u304d\uff09, I hope you get better soon!<\/p>\n

\u304a\u5927\u4e8b\u306b! (\u304a\u3060\u3044\u3058\u306b \/ Take Care)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Japanese

Last time I talked about going to the doctor when you are \u75c5\u6c17(\u3073\u3087\u3046\u304d \/ sick), so today I will talk about what the doctor will prescribe. Once you’ve seen the \u5148\u751f (\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044 \/ doctor), he will likely prescribe you some \u85ac (\u304f\u3059\u308a \/ medicine). All\u00a0\u75c5\u9662 (\u3073\u3087\u3046\u3044\u3093 \/ hospitals) and\u00a0\u30af\u30ea\u30cb\u30c3\u30af (clinics) have their own \u85ac\u5c4b (\u304f\u3059\u308a\u3084…<\/p>\n

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