The horrors of international travel
Alright, so today I was introduced to the unhappy side of living in a foreign country. Apparently there is this disease called Traveller's Diarrhea. Which sounds pretty funny and no big deal but trust me it is. Basically, when you eat in countries with food that is prepared not to the FDA level of cleanliness, there are bacteria living in the food such as E Coli (among others). So, you eat these bacteria and they get in your stomach and have a field day. If this was just regular diarrhea it would be no big deal, but no of course not!
All day long I have been alternating between the most horrible stomach cramps imaginable (some actually brought a tear to my eye) and very frequent trips to the bathroom. I have been miserable all day and really unable to do any work. I read up on WebMD about it and basically it says, "only eat foods you prepare for yourself, blah, blah, blah." When you live in a country where you do not understand the labels on 95% of the food, do not know how to cook 95% of the food, and your primary option for food happens to be a hawker center (outdoor restaurant stalls) across the street well yeah that advice really helps. Now that i have it, the only solution is to just wait it out. So, for the next 2 days I am going to be miserable and there is nothing I can do about it.
I figure good strong alcohol kills brain cells, liver cells and a number of other cells, why not bacteria cells? So, I am going to go out and drink as much hard alcohol as possible and see what it does. I will fill you in later.
Just an FYI, if you travel to a foreign country apparently you are only supposed to eat rice and nothing else, or import your food freeze dried and prepared in the US. Happy Eating!
All day long I have been alternating between the most horrible stomach cramps imaginable (some actually brought a tear to my eye) and very frequent trips to the bathroom. I have been miserable all day and really unable to do any work. I read up on WebMD about it and basically it says, "only eat foods you prepare for yourself, blah, blah, blah." When you live in a country where you do not understand the labels on 95% of the food, do not know how to cook 95% of the food, and your primary option for food happens to be a hawker center (outdoor restaurant stalls) across the street well yeah that advice really helps. Now that i have it, the only solution is to just wait it out. So, for the next 2 days I am going to be miserable and there is nothing I can do about it.
I figure good strong alcohol kills brain cells, liver cells and a number of other cells, why not bacteria cells? So, I am going to go out and drink as much hard alcohol as possible and see what it does. I will fill you in later.
Just an FYI, if you travel to a foreign country apparently you are only supposed to eat rice and nothing else, or import your food freeze dried and prepared in the US. Happy Eating!