Urban Survival Secrets

First Aid Kit in Eugene

Last week I was in Portland for a meeting.  All went well with the flight up and travel to Eugene.  Went to this funky brew pub and had dinner (don’t bother ordering their Southwest burger if you are looking for something with some fire to it!)  Listened to some folks do Karaoke then to the hotel to crash.

At about 2 a.m I wake up with my intestines churning.  Great indigestion.  Then it happened – the mad rush to el bano.  Over the next bit of time I was attached to the toilet feeling like my guts were being ripped out. When I was done, I went and laid on the bed only to repeat the prior act.  Great I am thinking,  Food Poisoning while on the road.  But it bypassed my stomach – weird.  It must have been only slightly tainted.?!  Needless to say, On my next break I went to my kit and grabbed the Anti-diarrhea tabs I have and took them with plenty of water to start to rehydrate.  Thanks goodness that I bring my kit for things like this.  I was bale to get some sleep that night and the next day I was wiped out.  I drank alot of water along that morning to help the recovery process.

During the ordeal, I thought to myself, I do not want to have to go to the hospital, and then figured that if I needed to, I would.  I knew where it was from a quick search I did prior to heading up there (being a good scout!)

So, when traveling, don’t forget your first aid kit (stocked for things like intestinal issues) and a map to where the hospital is.  Better safe than sorry.  Thank goodness no disasters happend!