On Jul 14, 2004, at 3:12 am, Thomas Bridgeland wrote:
> Papaya is good for this. It kills off a lot of the bugs. Bananas help
> control diarrhea. In desperation, carbonated drinks help too. When I
> travel in 3rd world countries I try to eat lots of papaya and bananas,
> and drink a soda every day. I very rarely get upset stomach.

When I get some appetite back this morning I will try the papaya thing.
  I think there's a tin in the pantry- not exactly fresh fruit but it
will have to do.  We've got some bananas but I really don't have a
taste for them now.  I haven't had a fizzy drink for longer than I can
remember- the sugar messes me up in various ways.  Although having said
that, right now I'm sipping ginger and honey tea I got from a chinese
shop.  (I should be going to work, but it's hard to be a postman when
you need the toilet every half hour.)  I read somewhere that ginger is
good for the digestive tract, but I imagine it'd be hard for anyone not
to feel perked up after something this sweet.

As for probiotics (Kristina's suggestion)... well the thought of
swallowing more bacteria is really, *really* not appealing right now,
no matter how friendly they are.  Maybe in a day or two.  Also, all the
ones I've seen advertised are milk or yoghurt drinks, which is a big
no-no for me.

Ashley