Mmmm, I've got yummy protozae in my tummy!

Yep, I took myself off to the doctor with Ella this afternoon to try and identify why we've been feeling so rough for the last few days and it seems we have Giardia... This is the nasty little water-loving protozoan that I last heard of when I was in India and I was sick. Of course, then I had amoebic dysentery instead which is worse, but this still isn't very nice!

Apparently Ella and I aren't contagious unless y/our personal hygiene isn't up to scratch or we're preparing food, so I'm allowed to resume my residency tomorrow, but Ella's not allowed to swim until next week. Toby has to go to the vet!

Ella and I have vast quantities of antibiotics to consume and we have to follow a restricted diet for two weeks: no caffeine, no alcohol (Ella might not find these difficult restrictions but I will...), no oil, no fat, no dairy produce. Bugger. Hooray! Two contradictory responses governed by the fact that I will definitely be thinner at the end of the process but I shall have been deprived of my nightly gin and tonic AND three cups of tea a day... How will I survive?