tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7685810824358398069..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Ça va mieux...Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20476305026165650232020-01-06T02:15:34.435+01:002020-01-06T02:15:34.435+01:00Ginger tea is what it sounds like, tea made with g...Ginger tea is what it sounds like, tea made with ginger. Google has more. You can make ginger ale by adding ginger to fizzy water, just as the expensive manufacturers do. Ginger is also available as a supplement, but your use of charcoal is likely a good choice. It does absorb lots of stuff. And remember to add probiotics in when you feel better.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89579880602277300422020-01-05T10:55:38.475+01:002020-01-05T10:55:38.475+01:00Yes, there's a first time for everything. Or n...Yes, there's a first time for everything. Or not. You've been licky.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73803413523352836582020-01-05T10:52:08.758+01:002020-01-05T10:52:08.758+01:00So true.So true.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85411866476802345352020-01-05T05:28:59.021+01:002020-01-05T05:28:59.021+01:00I wonder what would be a replacement for ginger al...I wonder what would be a replacement for ginger ale here in France? Limonade? And I don't even know what ginger tea is. I've been taking <i>gélules de charbon alimentaire</i> — little capsules containing ground charcoal. I remember having that recommended by a friend back in the 1970s when I had a mild case of <i>gastro</i>. Charcoal capsules are sold in supermarkets and pharmacies in France for cases like mine. It's a completely natural product, they say. Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-39355328525090597912020-01-05T04:49:24.178+01:002020-01-05T04:49:24.178+01:00Thought I mentioned this but maybe not, ginger tea...Thought I mentioned this but maybe not, ginger tea or ginger ale helps settle an unhappy stomach. And once you're feeling more stable, you might add probiotics into your daily intake for a few weeks to help your innards heal.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42101771295334006612020-01-05T03:22:49.083+01:002020-01-05T03:22:49.083+01:00I knock on wood and keep my fingers crossed since ...I knock on wood and keep my fingers crossed since I love oysters and never had a bad one to make me sick! I hope they're wrong when they say, <i>Il y a un commencement à tout!</i>chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11894173751113565162020-01-05T03:11:08.501+01:002020-01-05T03:11:08.501+01:00Glad you are doing better. GI problems are the pit...Glad you are doing better. GI problems are the pits.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19753170671401394682020-01-04T20:21:44.132+01:002020-01-04T20:21:44.132+01:00That's my top New Year's resolution too.That's my top New Year's resolution too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7733751348624001972020-01-04T20:21:02.084+01:002020-01-04T20:21:02.084+01:00I don't know. They are part-time neighbors who...I don't know. They are part-time neighbors who lived most of the time in Blois, and I haven't talked to them. It's kind of delicate to tell them that the oysters they served made me deathly ill.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23664468866979086252020-01-04T20:19:56.932+01:002020-01-04T20:19:56.932+01:00We on this side of the world (northern hemispehere...We on this side of the world (northern hemispehere, I mean) only eat oysters in months that do have Rs in their name — September through April.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30455110652306215722020-01-04T14:29:53.728+01:002020-01-04T14:29:53.728+01:00did any of the neighbors get sick too? sounds lik...did any of the neighbors get sick too? sounds like a lot of guests could have been affected....melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2986158972463353702020-01-04T12:18:15.303+01:002020-01-04T12:18:15.303+01:00I love oysters. Our late and wise friend Dame M to...I love oysters. Our late and wise friend Dame M told us to only eat oysters when there is not an R in the month so that is our winter months of May, June, July and August. I am not sure how you might translate that. Eat when there is an R in the month?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-92057749103916522212020-01-04T11:05:14.230+01:002020-01-04T11:05:14.230+01:00I don't believe I have ever had or have now de...I don't believe I have ever had or have now developed an allergy to oysters. I have eaten raw or lightly poached oysters dozens and dozens of times over at least the last 30 years — in San Francisco, Seattle, Paris (many times), Morehead City (many times), Oléron, La Rocnelle (2018), Saint-Vaast, Mont St-Michel, Rouen, and Saint-Aignan (many times).I've had a nasty reaction to them only four times. The first was in 1996, so it wasn't recently, and I've eaten them many times since my last bad experience in 2007. Each of the 4 times I've gotten sick, the illness came over me not immediately but 36 hours after eating the oysters. The micro-organisms in the oysters needed to spend that much time in my digestive system to produce the toxins that caused the illness.<br />Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71508224669397930772020-01-04T08:40:55.590+01:002020-01-04T08:40:55.590+01:00Usually there are news reports when the oysters ar...Usually there are news reports when the oysters are not edible and the administration bans oysters from affected areas. I have not seen reports of any such bans this season. I think, maybe, you have gained an intolerance or allergy to oysters or the problem could be linked to some other food, or it could be the virus that has been going around. We had oysters at home about a month ago and two weeks ago I shared a platter of oysters with my grandson. Then, his family had more oysters at Christmas. The only people who have been under the weather with gastric problems are the two who never eat oysters and it does seem to be the virus that hit them, since it is now making the rounds in the family at some distance from the oyster consumption time.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6074460859863811992020-01-04T06:11:51.707+01:002020-01-04T06:11:51.707+01:00I read the link to the article you posted yesterda...I read the link to the article you posted yesterday. That's all I need to know. I'll avoid them entirely.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.com