Water

[Sally Haden]

Just a small point: as many people will probably know, though perhaps not
everyone, yogurt can clog up the sinuses!  That's the point (for me, anyway)
of Acidophilus!  If you don't tolerate dairy products well, beware of
relying on yogurt.

>From: Maura Santangelo <maurasantangeloaSTNY.RR.COM>
>Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
>To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
>Subject: Re: Water
>Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:52:55 -0400
>
>You can buy yogurt with live culture in any of the stores along the
>camino, even in the smallest towns, no need to carry the pills.  Water
>was not a problem for me, I never bought it, but drank from fuentes,
>unless labeled not potable, or had bar owners give me refills.  You are
>not going to Nepal, but to a European country.  Yes, you may encounter
>slightly different bacterial flora which may change your bowel habits
>slightly for a short period, but in general nothing pathologic.
>
>Maura
>
>
>On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 03:30 PM, Tania wrote:
>
>>My only suggestion, not very suitable for the
>>Camino it seems, is to carry Acidophilous with you, it needs to stay
>>cool/cold - its a natural bacteria that helps replace the unfriendly
>>ones in
>>your digestive tract with the friendlier kind.  If you are unable to
>>carry
>>this with you, start preparing your stomach before you go and take it
>>then.

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