[fractalsea]

Yes, I take that for granted along with many other things. It doesn't mean that I have a less enjoyable/more for-filling lifestyle without them.

[tptacek]

Where "enjoyable lifestyle" falls somewhere along the diarrhea spectrum from "chronic" to "intractable".

It's unfortunate that people here will think I'm being glib with this comment, since diarrhea kills more people in the developing world every year than cancer does in the US.

[shadowfox]

> glib with this comment

In general I agree with your sentiment. But you do make it sound like people in India are dropping like flies because of diarrhea (which I am not sure is the case)

[tptacek]

You should look up the stats.