Flatulence
May 3rd, 2006, 03:25 PM
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Flatulence
Yes, I said flatulence. I was talking to a friend today and she was telling me that with the altitude and the amount of cheese you eat in Switzerland, you need to be sure to drink the wine and not alot of water or you will be in agony. Any comments?
May 3rd, 2006, 03:58 PM
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I think your friend was either pulling your leg, or she gets a kickback from purveyors of Swiss wines.
Not that there's anything wrong with drinking lots of Swiss wine. . . but the water is OK too.
Not that there's anything wrong with drinking lots of Swiss wine. . . but the water is OK too.
May 3rd, 2006, 04:59 PM
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Bird, when I was on my hiking trip in Switzerland in 2004 we did a hike through a vineyard and stopped in for a wine tasting. Usually at a wine tasting they pour tiny bits of wine into your glass and provide a spittoon. However at this tasting they were giving us full glasses and no spittoon, so after my 8th glass, it all tasted like water to me anyway. 
We were told that Swiss wine is never exported, so you'll have to go there to taste Swiss wine. But hey, I'll take any excuse to go to Switzerland.
We were told that Swiss wine is never exported, so you'll have to go there to taste Swiss wine. But hey, I'll take any excuse to go to Switzerland.
May 3rd, 2006, 05:04 PM
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OK, I answered Bird's question, now I'll address the OP. I highly recommend the wine and cheese in Switzerland, but it is imperative that you drink a lot of water, especially at high altitudes. I cannot think of any place in the world where drinking too much water is bad for you.
There is one great thing about flatulence in Switzerland--you can always blame it on the cows!!
There is one great thing about flatulence in Switzerland--you can always blame it on the cows!!
May 3rd, 2006, 05:30 PM
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Generally speaking, most folks, when traveling, anywhere, experience "changes". Typically flatulence and/or constipation, or worse... All due to time differences, consuming new foods and beverages (often in exceptionally new quantities) (like that new coffee addict), even the change in the water, no matter how safe to drink - it's just different and affects your "system".
May 3rd, 2006, 05:51 PM
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Changing pressure can indeed affect gastrointestinal throughput - ask people who fly for a living in pressurized cabins. a risk in air transport of post op patients is wound dehiscence.
platzman - reminds me of the old joke that when the idea of flatulence as an indicator of health was told to one woman she said "my husband will live forever" ;-)
platzman - reminds me of the old joke that when the idea of flatulence as an indicator of health was told to one woman she said "my husband will live forever" ;-)
