I just returned from a business trip. Of course I followed all of my own advice while traveling. I carried food. I asked questions. I read labels. I avoided gluten, or at least I thought I did. And in spite of my best efforts, I got sick. Double sick. Not only did I get a cold that made clearing my ears on the flight back impossible, I also wound up with a whopping tummy ache.
Okay, really it was worse than that. On Wednesday I got a tummy ache – the kind that’s severe and distracting. By Thursday morning, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever be able to leave the bathroom. Worse yet, I was staying with a friend who has slow drains. I must have spent a full two hours locked in the bathroom trying to get rid of the evidence. I had to get through the day and get on a plane the next morning. Yuck!
Luckily, old habits die hard. Once I left the bathroom, I blindly stuck my hand in my purse searching for the familiar blister packs of pink capsules. Yea! I found one with two capsules left. I quickly swallowed one with water and waited to see if it would be sufficient for the rumbling to diminish. Things calmed down enough for me to sleep away most of the day. The final one got me through two airplanes on the way home.
So what were those magic pink pills that I always have with me? CharcoCaps.
While I rarely have to take them anymore, these activated charcoal capsules became my constant companion a few years ago. I am so grateful I still had some with me on this trip. Available over-the-counter at many pharmacies, they are all-natural and can be used to treat stomach pain, excess gas, diarrhea, and indigestion. The best thing about them for me is that they begin to relieve my pain in less than 30 minutes.
As this trip proved to me yet again, you can be very very careful and still end up with a stomachache – especially if you have a food intolerance. From this point forward, I will deliberately carry the activated charcoal capsules I’m so grateful to have had hiding in my purse on this trip. Perhaps you’ll want to carry some too. Then you’ll be prepared for any unexpected tummy ache.
