kalos Posted July 3 #151 Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, LittleTinker said: Yes, I know that thank you. I was answering the question. But thanks for your input Everyone above had said what they do without quoting me ,you said direct to me with a quote "I don't" rather than ignore you I said "your choice " Hope that did not upset you ,not intended -Have a good evening . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted July 3 #152 Share Posted July 3 3 hours ago, carlanthony24 said: Personally don't take masks anywhere now. Did not before the pandemic and do not now. I don't either. Haven't even thought about them for 6 months or more. Sending an email asking those with stomach problems to not go on their cruise is just ridiculous. Most will do what everyone has always done when there was a questionnaire. Answer no to everything. That's like asking people with a cold to stay at home. Of course they won't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted July 3 #153 Share Posted July 3 16 minutes ago, jeanlyon said: Most will do what everyone has always done when there was a questionnaire. Too true ,I remember a cruise years ago and a woman at the side of us was filling in her questionnaire at the side of us .She had left her big travel bag open and she had a few boxes of Imodium ? Recovery or prevention ? Who knows . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted July 3 #154 Share Posted July 3 10 minutes ago, kalos said: Too true ,I remember a cruise years ago and a woman at the side of us was filling in her questionnaire at the side of us .She had left her big travel bag open and she had a few boxes of Imodium ? Recovery or prevention ? Who knows . She could have been genetically predisposed, after all diarrhoea runs in your jeans. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted July 3 #155 Share Posted July 3 30 minutes ago, kalos said: Too true ,I remember a cruise years ago and a woman at the side of us was filling in her questionnaire at the side of us .She had left her big travel bag open and she had a few boxes of Imodium ? Recovery or prevention ? Who knows . We always have immodium in our general travel medicines, just in case they are needed, and 99% of the times they have been needed are non Noro related. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted July 3 #156 Share Posted July 3 Apparently there are PCR tests available to test for whether you have Norovirus. https://www.ultimaenvironmental.com/how-to-test-for-norovirus/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleTinker Posted July 3 #157 Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, jeanlyon said: I don't either. Haven't even thought about them for 6 months or more. Sending an email asking those with stomach problems to not go on their cruise is just ridiculous. Most will do what everyone has always done when there was a questionnaire. Answer no to everything. That's like asking people with a cold to stay at home. Of course they won't. Yep, thats most of the people. I dont know anyone who would mark down "Yes, me!! I have an illness!" just so they can refuse boarding and lose all their money. Isnt going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted July 4 #158 Share Posted July 4 7 hours ago, terrierjohn said: We always have immodium in our general travel medicines, just in case they are needed, and 99% of the times they have been needed are non Noro related. What stood out to me John was 3-4 boxes easily visible and the cruise was a 5 day one.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel57 Posted July 4 #159 Share Posted July 4 36 minutes ago, kalos said: What stood out to me John was 3-4 boxes easily visible and the cruise was a 5 day one.. Imodium is always packed (altho only one packet 🤣) along with headache tablets and indigestion tablets 🤣. All eventualities covered! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted July 4 #160 Share Posted July 4 17 hours ago, yorkshirephil said: Yet they still recognised you😁 The Gulls did but the locals didn't. 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted July 4 #161 Share Posted July 4 8 minutes ago, Angel57 said: Imodium is always packed (altho only one packet 🤣) along with headache tablets and indigestion tablets 🤣. All eventualities covered! I tend to pack for the opposite scenario and pack Movicol, due to what my medications do from time to time 🙃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleTinker Posted July 4 #162 Share Posted July 4 2 hours ago, kalos said: What stood out to me John was 3-4 boxes easily visible and the cruise was a 5 day one.. My Mother travelled with boxes of Immodium. She had MS and bowel issues and always took it. Having something like immodium in your bag doesnt mean youre ill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaefell Posted July 4 #163 Share Posted July 4 My OH gets a huge stock of Imodiums in whenever we are travelling,usually last us for months after we get back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted July 4 #164 Share Posted July 4 10 hours ago, kalos said: Too true ,I remember a cruise years ago and a woman at the side of us was filling in her questionnaire at the side of us .She had left her big travel bag open and she had a few boxes of Imodium ? Recovery or prevention ? Who knows . I take a few boxes of loperimide as I have had IBS for a number of years and I use it as a prophylactic when travelling or going on an excursion etc. I also only go on long excursions if I know there are decent toilets available. BTW buy the supermarkets own brand, it is the same drug and dose and a LOT cheaper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted July 4 #165 Share Posted July 4 2 minutes ago, LittleTinker said: My Mother travelled with boxes of Immodium. She had MS and bowel issues and always took it. Having something like immodium in your bag doesnt mean youre ill I realise that ,just something that stuck in my mind ,as you say could have been for a host of reasons. I travel with my weekly pill packs but always take at least a week more than needed . Maybe she was staying onboard for the next cruise ,I'm sure she had her reasons for carrying so much . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosapphire Posted July 4 #166 Share Posted July 4 For necessary medication, you should ALWAYS take more than needed - delays can happen, and having extra with you is much better than frantically trying to find some where to fill a presciption. (Incidentally, I always pack a consortium of over-the-counter remedies to cover most eventualities, just in case. Including chicken cup soup. Just in case.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted July 4 #167 Share Posted July 4 3 hours ago, kalos said: What stood out to me John was 3-4 boxes easily visible and the cruise was a 5 day one.. I agree that seems a bit extreme. We always end up throwing them away, as they go out of date before we need them, I suppose I should be happy about that, but being a tight Yorkshireman, I don't like waste. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangedRose Posted July 4 #168 Share Posted July 4 I always take both "stop and go". (Immodium and Movicol). I have needed both at various times over the years, and I am more intolerant to minor digestive inconveniences on holiday than I would be at home. An uncomfortable day or two at home can be put up with, but not on holiday. Perhaps the lady referred to forgot to put them in her suitcase, or bought them from a service station on the way down. In all probability there was enough for her and her hubby too (knowing men)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleTinker Posted July 4 #169 Share Posted July 4 3 hours ago, terrierjohn said: I agree that seems a bit extreme. We always end up throwing them away, as they go out of date before we need them, I suppose I should be happy about that, but being a tight Yorkshireman, I don't like waste. They are fine for years. I get that from my biochemist other half. We never throw tablets away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangedRose Posted July 4 #170 Share Posted July 4 1 hour ago, LittleTinker said: They are fine for years. I get that from my biochemist other half. We never throw tablets away Depends on how they are stored I suppose. If kept in ideal conditions they will fine for years. But, for Health & Safety etc the use by dates have to be calculated reckoning on that not being the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted July 4 #171 Share Posted July 4 16 hours ago, terrierjohn said: We always have immodium in our general travel medicines, just in case they are needed, and 99% of the times they have been needed are non Noro related. If you go the Warners and forget to pack stuff like diocalm.....don't buy any in their shop. The house police will visit you...ill or not..expelled. or quarantined. If I see an empty box on our travels, I keep it and leave it in a public area for them to find........more fun then plastic ducks. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted July 4 #172 Share Posted July 4 1 hour ago, LittleTinker said: They are fine for years. I get that from my biochemist other half. We never throw tablets away We just replaced our Samsung TAB, but kept the old one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted July 4 #173 Share Posted July 4 10 hours ago, kalos said: What stood out to me John was 3-4 boxes easily visible and the cruise was a 5 day one.. Not really. I carry at least 5 boxes as I suffer with severe IBS and so do lots of other people, and anyway, Imodium is not recommended if you have a bacterial/virus illness as it keeps the bug inside you. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted July 4 #174 Share Posted July 4 35 minutes ago, jeanlyon said: Not really. I carry at least 5 boxes as I suffer with severe IBS and so do lots of other people, and anyway, Imodium is not recommended if you have a bacterial/virus illness as it keeps the bug inside you. This is a happy thread isn't it.🤣 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted July 4 #175 Share Posted July 4 (edited) 9 minutes ago, zap99 said: This is a happy thread isn't it.🤣 The clue is in the title Zap 😀 Happy and noro don’t tend to come in the same sentence unless it’s I’m happy I’m over noro/ I’m happy i didn’t get noro etc. Edited July 4 by Eglesbrech 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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