8 thoughts on “Barb Comes Clean About Stomach Woes”
When I was a teenager and on my own too early, an upset stomach made me turn to the old faithful, Pepto-Bismol. The next morning I awoke with a jet black tongue, with large bumps at the back of it. Panicked, I ran to my doctor cousin’s office, sure that I was dying. I explained the problem and after a quick look he burst out laughing. Seems the old Pepto reacted with the acids and turned the tongue black. Still not completely convinced I asked, “But, what about the bumps”? “Taste buds, you must have yanked your tongue out halfway to the floor”. Can’t look at Pepto-Bismol without recalling that episode.
I can’t afford the expensive ones so I take NOW 8 billion acidophilus and bifidus. They have to keep in the fridge but they’re only about $12 instead of 30 and $40 like the major probiotics at Walgreens or CVS.
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When I was a teenager and on my own too early, an upset stomach made me turn to the old faithful, Pepto-Bismol. The next morning I awoke with a jet black tongue, with large bumps at the back of it. Panicked, I ran to my doctor cousin’s office, sure that I was dying. I explained the problem and after a quick look he burst out laughing. Seems the old Pepto reacted with the acids and turned the tongue black. Still not completely convinced I asked, “But, what about the bumps”? “Taste buds, you must have yanked your tongue out halfway to the floor”. Can’t look at Pepto-Bismol without recalling that episode.
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Yikes! That would be horrifying.
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“Retards intestinal fermentation!” Good news for Barb who has been known to let a silent but deadly one rip every now and then.
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You know it.
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I have to rely on probiotics not Pepto.
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I take them, too!
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May I ask what brand?
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I can’t afford the expensive ones so I take NOW 8 billion acidophilus and bifidus. They have to keep in the fridge but they’re only about $12 instead of 30 and $40 like the major probiotics at Walgreens or CVS.
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