In reply to martin k:
> (In reply to ALF) it'll be a shame if you don't get out there. even if you do get ill, you'll only be a bit queasy for 24hrs and then you'll be back to normal. some reports i've heard have made it sound like the back death. to my simple brain it's just a stomach bug that makes you a bit poorly for 24hrs.
It affected different people in different ways. The symptoms you describe were exactly that for some of our group. Some, though, were throwing up and squittering like crazy.
For me it was a 48 hour thing. First 24 hours, I just felt queasy, and had to visit the bog more than usual. Second 24 hours I was puking and crapping like there was no tomorrow. Then I felt fine, started eating again too early and had a relapse 12 hours later where I may as well have not bothered getting off the bog. I must have gone to the bog 12 times on the Friday night, and spent the rest of the time waiting for the cramps to get bad enough to send me rushing again.
Saturday I tried to climb (short day before the ferry) but felt so knackered I just lay down in a crack at the top of Beaumont Buttress and slept from 1030 to 1430!
I lost 3 full days climbing to the bug.