Yes, I've had stuff in the water..... I went on a 5 day guided trip Down East in Maine in August. On the second day after my return, I got sick with giardia or a giardia-like bug. Aside from a day or two of relatively low fever (100), the primary symptom was a deep exhaustion, the like of which I've never felt before. Went to the doctor who said, we can test repeatedly and perhaps not find it, or we can treat empirically (the option I chose) with flagyl. Seemed to clear it up right quick. My prime suspect for this episode is a borrowed metal water bottle, which appeared to have some greenish brownish scummy stuff growing at the bottom, and from which I drank every day for 5 days. However, it could have been the water that was carried with us; the water we resupplied with; the preparation and handling of the pre-prepared food; the on-site handling of the food......etc. The trip leader was reported to be not feeling well the last 2 days, though exactly what the symptoms were, I don't know....nor do I know if anyone else was sick. Could also have been just a virus going around, I suppose. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 15 1999 - 00:47:42 PDT
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