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often when you get food poisoning, the first question the physician asks you is about the things you recently stuffed your face with. sometimes the medical diagnosis shows you are not even affected by any viral or bacterial infection, and all that is troubling you is lack of proper digestion.
In that case, it’s so easy to find yourself self-diagnosing as you report to the doctor:
“well, aaaah… not anything unusual I have had; just a coffee, milk and cereals, a fruit cocktail and some fruit yogurt sauce as topping for breakfast; some cheese sticks, gummies and a berry shake as snack, and…”
“what did you have for lunch?” asks the doctor.
“I planned to meet a friend at a Chinese restaurant, so, I had a hotpot and some Chinese herbal tea. I grabbed some cherry pie on the way back, too.”
“I don’t think we need to go any further than this.” says the doctor with a sardonic smile. “poor upset stomach!” she continues, “imagine all you had in less than ten hours all together in a bowl; what a hodgepodge! have some mercy on your guts buddy!”
personally, I would blush hot with embarrassment at such a situation, and maybe ponder over the good point she has made.
I always get amazed by how deeply interconnected seemingly irrelevant matters cooperate and what…
