Well, I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later, despite all of the precautions that we have been taking. The dreaded Delhi Belly, or if you have traveled to Mexico, also known as Montezuma's Revenge. I am unsure of what the root cause of this misery is as I do not recall eating or drinking anything out of the ordinary, but I have been stricken nonetheless. I have read that 50-60% of travelers to countries like India and Mexico come down with this, so I guess I should not be surprised, but it still sucks none the less, the stomach cramping is the worst of it. It seems sort of unfair, I did not get to stuff myself on Thanksgiving (as the tradition dictates), and yet I got sick anyway! I am trying to treat myself now with over the counter remedies, but I have read that antibiotics may be in order. So a word of advice to anyone who might be traveling abroad, there is apparently a vaccine available that prevents most cases of infection, I would highly recommend it. That is all for now, I need to get to work so that I can hopefully go home early this afternoon and get some rest.
Monday, November 27, 2006
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2 comments:
Haha Delhi Belly - is that what they call it over there?? Hope you are feeling better!
I have an alternative explanation: you have been made victim to "Meleagris gallopavo's Retribution." It is an actual affliction that affects Americans when the DO NOT eat turkey for Thanksgiving. Our digestive tracts become accustomed to massive amounts of L-tryptophan on the 4th Thursday of every November, and if you do not "feed the beast," so to speak, you undergo the ailment commonly known as Meleagris gallopavo's Retribution. This is an actual affliction, you can look it up.
Sorry to make light of your Delhi Belly! I hope you get to feeling better very soon.
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