Your body will let you know. You might feel fine. You might feel a tiny gurgle. You might get a mild case of what doctors call “stomach upset.”
But here is the quirky truth: symptoms often appear days later. So you’ll be sitting at work, thinking, “Was that the water from Tuesday?” It’s a detective game you never asked to play.
Most people experience zero symptoms. Zero. The advisory is a precaution, not a prediction. You are probably golden.
The Freaky Science Minute
The bad guy is usually Giardia or Cryptosporidium. Say that five times fast. These are microscopic parasites that love a good pipe party.
Here’s a funny detail: Giardia is also called “Beaver Fever.” Yes, beavers carry it. You might have just drunk a microscopic beaver souvenir.
Your tap water is normally cleaner than bottled. But during an advisory, it’s like a wild west for tiny critters. You rode that wave.
