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Now, reading up on botulism has piqued my interest in figuring some things out.
Question for someone in the know, is it possible to have a very mild case of botulism? Like something that would just make you lethargic and tired but not kill you?
I ask because I never suffered these things in Melbourne and I no-chilled. Up here, I've had had this and I've always attributed it to the humidity. Hence why I questioned earlier if the bacteria's ability to survive outside is boosted by particular environmental conditions? It might not even be the damn beer - drinking and not drinking makes sod all difference to me, but the general food and water up here! Perhaps different people have different resistance to it. I haven't seen any of the local brewers, chillers or no-chill complain of it.
If there is no such thing as a mild case of botulism then I'm obviously unnecessarily worried. I've been trying to nail this effect of the tropics on me since I got here! Last prognosis was hypothyroidism that corrected itself over a couple of months.
I bring it up since the botulism toxin, like any other would play with the immune system and could be an undiagnosed cause?! (I'm no doctor, this is all speculation).
See, Growing up in India, a HOT country, it was common wisdom to eat hot cooked food and to avoid cold/uncooked food, also to avoid leftover food from the day before or older. This, the tropics are somewhat similar I'm afraid but the food habits don't tend to differ that much from the rest of oz... Especially the need to eat cold stuff in the heat.
Anyway, interested in opinions from people that might have lived in the tropics ro live here still. Haven't been able to shake off the lethargic, tiredness thing properly for a while now.
PS: If I were concerned enough I'd just go to the doc, I've been to the doc and no suggestion was made of Botulism. Furthermore, I hate eating unnecessary medicines.
Question for someone in the know, is it possible to have a very mild case of botulism? Like something that would just make you lethargic and tired but not kill you?
I ask because I never suffered these things in Melbourne and I no-chilled. Up here, I've had had this and I've always attributed it to the humidity. Hence why I questioned earlier if the bacteria's ability to survive outside is boosted by particular environmental conditions? It might not even be the damn beer - drinking and not drinking makes sod all difference to me, but the general food and water up here! Perhaps different people have different resistance to it. I haven't seen any of the local brewers, chillers or no-chill complain of it.
If there is no such thing as a mild case of botulism then I'm obviously unnecessarily worried. I've been trying to nail this effect of the tropics on me since I got here! Last prognosis was hypothyroidism that corrected itself over a couple of months.
I bring it up since the botulism toxin, like any other would play with the immune system and could be an undiagnosed cause?! (I'm no doctor, this is all speculation).
See, Growing up in India, a HOT country, it was common wisdom to eat hot cooked food and to avoid cold/uncooked food, also to avoid leftover food from the day before or older. This, the tropics are somewhat similar I'm afraid but the food habits don't tend to differ that much from the rest of oz... Especially the need to eat cold stuff in the heat.
Anyway, interested in opinions from people that might have lived in the tropics ro live here still. Haven't been able to shake off the lethargic, tiredness thing properly for a while now.
PS: If I were concerned enough I'd just go to the doc, I've been to the doc and no suggestion was made of Botulism. Furthermore, I hate eating unnecessary medicines.
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