True Bill but I wish it were that easy. I've followed that advice (only
consume cooked foods, only bottled beverages preferably with alcohol, brush
teeth with bottled water, etc.) but have still managed to get sick. I
followed these rules when in Paraguay for two weeks but became very ill, but
completely ignored them on a short trip to Guatemala and was completely
fine. Same for Mexico. I was in Germany for a month and was sick as a dog
one weekend (but I blame that on the Hartz-Kase; I should have known better
to eat something so stinky but it did taste good). I've decided it can
happen anywhere. Treated water systems all contain small amounts of "normal"
bacterial flora with which the locals made peace years ago. And despite a
travelers best efforts you can't get away from the fact that the dishes are
washed in tap water, and unless they do a final rinse with H2O/ sodium
hypochlorite solution you are doomed...sometimes. Best to be prepared: carry
Bismuth, Ciprofloxacin and a couple of bottles of a re-hydrating fluid
(Pedialyte).
Charlie
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Bill Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ah, but the travelers motto: Don't eat anything that can't be cooked or
> peeled!
>
>
>
> From: Fernando Gonzalez Gentile [mailto:fgonzalezgentile@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:57 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] it was foreseeable and it happened
>
>
>
> Bill, you had very bad luck at the restaurant or whatever where you
> ate the unforgettable letuce.
>
> I eat letuce every other day, now that summer is approaching, with
> Italian olive oil, and anything goes well.
>
> The famous Big Mac is served with quite a bit of it, and you don't eat
> an 'asado' (BBQ) without a mixed salad of tomatoes and letuce [because
> the fiber of the letuce retanis cholesterol and diminishes its
> absorption and therefore, its blood levels, Chuck ;-) ]
>
> Fernando.
>
> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:59 AM, Bill Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I've been to Uruguay, if only so long as to find out that it's a
> > bad idea to eat the lettuce,
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