On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:18:12 -0800, you wrote: >--- Vdub Guy <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > >> BTW, it's also true-DON"T DRINK THE WATER! Don't want to tell you >> how I know that one. Jeff >> > >Wife of a very close friend got sick one day, went to their doctor. >Some blood testing and lab diagnoses later the doctor sent her to >a hospital (a fairly sizable one with hundreds of beds). After >being hospitalized (without really knowing why) she almost completely >broke down. The doctor found her liver severely infected and it was >life threatening. > >The doctor asked her if she had been to Mexico. The answer was no but >I wondered why the doctor asked the question. I don't think the question >was for no specific reason. So yes, be cautious about what to eat and >drink in Mexico, including Baja. Heh. I have to be cautious about what/where to eat and drink here in Sandy Eggo! That's not news. I'm not trying to minimize the danger. Heck, I'm a wuss!!! I have no desire to put myself at risk and I *hate* *hate* *hate* to have digestive upset!!! We're "cautious" about eating in any place that looks unsanitary. But we'd be equally cautious in the U.S. Additionally, if any place in Mexico is specifically reported to have questionable water supply we're extra "cautious". We've eaten raw veg/salad in Ensenada and in San Felipe and in many cities south of there, with (so far) no unforunate results. The more this discussion continues, the more I wanna' go camping in San Felipe in a coupla' weeks. :-D B&S '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' SoCal |
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