In Reply to: Do you eat..... posted by merryanddewey on Friday, 2. September 2005 at 02:40 Bali Time:
I eat what ever I fancy irrespective of where I am. I do believe that bali belly, montezuma's revenge, delhi belly (whatever you call it depending where you are) can hit anyone ... that it is a matter of luck. I don't do the raspberry thing or take any form of preventative. I have travelled to all kinds of places (backlogs of Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Mexico, 5 times to Bali etc) with the same attitude and I have been fine even tho' everyone around me has been ill to some degree. And I have weven freaked the locals with what I eat. I guess I am just lucky ... I sure hope my luck holds. I have also noticed that the attitude of the individual seems to play a roll in whether you get sick or not. By the same token those who have an accepting attitude can also fall sick sooner or later. Maybe I have a system that can cope with anything .... I often say I'm a gypsy so maybe that helps. So thats my perspective on it all. I'm even feeling bullet proof enough to head off to India. But i truely believe that being stressed about getting sick can have a negative impact.