SINGAPORE: It was a home remedy for stomach discomfort Gunalan Perumal had taken countless times.
But when the 55-year-old operations manager took a swig of omum water on Aug 3 to treat his indigestion, he ended up in the intensive care unit at the Singapore General Hospital for three days, with injuries and swelling in his mouth and throat.
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