Monday, December 24, 2012

Good ol' Giardia


Dear Kathi,

Welcome to the Oopsie Poopsie Club!  So glad you could join us – we’re a unified society, many members strong and still growing! 

You’ve been there...

The gurgling belly aches that last several hours...

with several trips to the toilet a day...

not to mention those close-calls...

and the unfortunate you-never-would-have-made-it-if-you-tried situations.

nausea, vomiting, low energy levels, the dreaded di-di...

Everything is uncomfortable.  Forget about traveling.

You’d give anything to not feel like your stomach is on fire....

and those gaseous pains that leave you debilitated on the floor could take a hike, as well.

Nothing a bit of antibiotics can’t clear up, but you can’t help but suffer a little longer after that five day dose is finished as the meds are still killing whatever is inside of you.

Maybe you’ll think twice before gulping down that two liter bottle that you filled from an unknown tap.  And perhaps you’ll use soap the next time you cut up those veggies from the market.  But I think we both know from experience that behavior change requires a little more than a curable disease to hold you back from being the reckless free-spirit that you are.

Take care of yourself.  Seriously this time.  I’m tired.  

Regards,

Your Bowels

 

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