It's a good job I'm Irish, a photo by appcogroup-deutschland on Flickr.
So one of the problems of altitude is that your digestive system slows down as your body seems to think this is a non-essential activity.
No digestion means a stomach full of food not being turned into energy so naturally you feel tired, a little bloated and not hungry at all. This is not a good thing and those with sensitive stomachs at the best of times will find this hard to handle.
The solution is to force feed yourself food that is as plain as possible and I found the solution. 15 boiled potatoes!!
My Sherpa guide, Kanchha, is sitting watching me eat my potatoes and won't let me leave the table until I have eaten all of them!! I feel about 7 years old but even at 37, 15 boiled potatoes served on their own with no salt, pepper or butter is still a lot of potatoes.
As I said, it's a good job I'm Irish!
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