It is not until I had my own poo issue that I realised how common it is a topic of discussion. I've been remarkably healthy so far until mid last week. I don't know what I ate, but it did not do my body good. When I was somewhat toppled over on the table at a Saturday night card game, someone asked me if I felt okay. I mentioned my stomach was giving me a bit of trouble. Then the conversation went like this:
"Stomach troubles?... oh, a PC way of saying that you have the shits."
Me: uh huh
"How many days?"
Me: 3
"Bloody? Gas? Cramps?"
Me: No, no, yes.
"Good, you probably don't have dysentery. Probably bacteria or a parasite. We've all been there."
There we were, on a relaxed Saturday night, five people working with various development organisations bonded over stories of diarrhoea.
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I'm in a lull. A work and life lull. Or maybe it's just the dread of Monday.
Sorry, can't think of anything interesting to write. I feel much less observant these days than when I first arrived.
3 comments:
hey you. love the new look of your site and the photos. sorry haven't been on in a while.
i try to avoid discussing shitting where ever possible. but it seems like a fairly inevitable topic it's true. soon. b
oh.. did you hear.. Bill is going to Sierre Leone. Crazy. This summer. July maybe? Trip to West Africa?
Thanks Bea for reading! The shit situation has resolved itself... was about to bring out the Cipro!
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