Travel Stories: Medical Snafus

Thanks for all of the great stories you shared yesterday about language barrier fiascos you’ve experienced during your travels. I enjoyed lots of laughs.

Let’s keep the laughs going — I’d love to hear your travel stories about the unfortunate (but funny) medical snafus you’ve had on the road. Here’s mine: While traveling through the Middle East in my vagabond days, I had a serious and persistent case of diarrhea. I finally went to a doctor who put me on a strict diet of plain, boiled rice and tea. It worked really well. In fact, after several days on that diet, I became horribly constipated. I kept plugging along, and I remember actually being nostalgic about the runs I no longer had. (The end of that painful episode, while unforgettable, is one story I’ve never told…an experience that never made its way into the “anals” of Europe Through the Back Door lore.)

young Rick Steves

How about you? Have you had any medical experiences on the road that you look back on and laugh about now?

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