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Report From The High Seas: Cruising with IBS

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Administrator
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frame #1:   (waiter #1): "Oh no Madame-What is wrong? Oh please can I get you anything?"   (waiter #2): "Wine, Madame?"   (me): No Thank you! I am only eating a little...no wine, please   (dining companion) "Right here!" chomp chew   Unfortunately, most of a cruise social life revolves around eating. The watistaff seemed to take it personally when I didn't eat much. Many jokes have been made about the amount of food on cruise ships - the jokes are funny because they are true. For someone like me who eats next to nothing, and skips meals, a cruise is an exquisite form of torture. The food on the ship could feed a small country...   frame #2:   20 questions would ensue if someone I met found out I had skipped dinner (which I did frequently)...I had to in order to attempt to sit through the shows which were late (for me!) at night   (me thinking): Nothing I can say will make any sense to them.   (Woman): What's the matter are you sick?? WHY did you skip dinner? What about your husband?"   (Man): "Oh My!! You skipped dinner WHY? Why?"   "Where did you eat?" was a familiar refrain that was hard to avoid. Socializing was almost impossible.

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