Now it's bleach...

Hmmm...interesting article.

I'm not an advocate for drinking bleach. However, I do have a bleach story incident that did astound me when it happened.

I've always had stomach issues long before I was diagnosed with Crohn's. One particular time of distress I had been naseous for a couple of days and my stomach really hurt to put anything in it.

I had heard that vinegar settles the tummy. So, I headed for my vinegar cruet in the cupboard where I always kept it. Thought I'd mix some with a little water and take it.

What I didn't know was that my darling husband had filled the cruet with bleach to get the vinegar stains out...and placed it back in the cupboard without telling me. I have no idea why my sniffer wasn't working that day, but I took the cruet and poured about 2 tablespoons in a glass and added some water (I don't measure things out really well. I just go by feel). Anyway, the smell hit me at the same time I swallowed a big mouth full of the bleach water.

When I realized what I had done I totally freaked. I called the poison control center and told them that I had just drank a mouthful of barely diluted bleach. This was like 15 years ago and I can't really remember what they told me to do. I think they said to drink a lot of water but don't puke...or something like that. And to just wait to see what happens.

So...I prepared to die. I called everyone I could think of while I was awaiting my demise. Minutes seemed like hours. Nothing was happening. I didn't puke and I didn't burn. As a matter of fact, after a couple of hours I settled down re the anxiety. And I noticed that my stomach actually felt pretty good. As the day went on I felt better and better. For the next two weeks I ended up feeling great stomach wise.

I figure the bleach killed off whatever was making my stomach feel sick. And as far as I can tell I fared no worse for the experience. I still have crohn's but I had it back then as well.

Needless to say my hubby caught hell for putting the bleach in the cupboard. And I now stick my nose into everything before it goes into my mouth. But I really was surprised at how good that bleach water made me feel. LOL!

I still don't advise drinking the stuff.

I was drinking unfiltered cider vinegar for about a month a few years ago for repeated sinus infections. It didn't help the sinus infections, I didn't feel better in any way, I didn't feel worse in any way except that I dreaded the few minutes it took to drink the concoction. Have no idea what bleach would do, but I know I couldn't get it past my nose!

I like apple cider.

Can't say I've ever drunk vinegar of any sort. Just not one of the things I commonly think about when I get thirsty.

Anyway, I spend most of my day on the internet, and the actions of that forum don't really surprise me. Someone had a buddy who happens to be a moderator. Also, on the internet (as in real life) the dumbest people usually talk the loudest, and for some reason this means they usually make the decisions. Probably because the rest of us have crap to do.