Imodium - Advice and who uses it?

[Original Poster]

So with our first Le Mans trip coming up and with vodka giving me the sts I'd rather avoid spending most of the time running to a toilet.

Imodium seems to be pretty good? Any experiences, how long does it take to kick in etc? Any advice/experiences would be great!

[Stuart]

This has the makings of a classic thread. Bookmarked.

[LeoZwalf]

Counteract by only eating sausages. Backs me up a treat that does.

[ccr32]

Sebo will be along shortly - he practically has shares in the company.

[eastsider]

Use with caution, if you overdo it you can get very backed up

[Stuart]

I'll just leave this here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=952...

[B.J.W]

I have poo issues - I have a mental condition whereby I can't 'take a two' in a dirty, stinking, pube and splatter infested portaloo.

In 2011 I did the Thursday to Monday without one. I needed to go, but i couldn't. Child birth was nothing compared to what I experienced when I got back. It is the one element to Le Mans and camping I detest. Playing the 'portaloo lottery' - not nice

[Stuart]

The solution is to book with PistonHeads in our private campsite next year. The bogs are lovely - I practically save one up, just for our campsite.

[Frisbeer]

Great thread.

My advice would be drink beer instead of vodka as can't say the imodium did much for me a couple of months ago when I got the norovirus and had a very sore rusty sheriff's badge.

[The Leaper]

BJO

Those in the ACO grandstand are good.

R.

[SimoN138]

Stuart said:

This has the makings of a classic thread. Bookmarked.

agreed.


preemptive imodium use seems a very high risk strategy - how can you be sure you have the dose right - once some pressure has built up you don't want the effects to wear off at an inconvenient moment ... on the walk back to camp ... or on the motorway home ... remember the old joke about the monkey, the elephant and the cork? could end badly

[jason900]

Another stratergy to consider is to drink more vodka, thus remaining completely wasted, this then leads to the attitude " I can do anything and I am invincible" therefore pooing in said portaloo becomes an exciting challenge...

[McSam]

Stuart said:

I'll just leave this here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=952...

Jeeeeeeesus

[24lemons]

I do love Merguez sausages and no trip to Le Mans would be complete without a few. Last year however, the dreaded gurglings began late one night and whilst I was warmly tucked into my sleeping bag, I felt a distinct chill and foreboding about the inevitable outcome. I was camping close to the entrance of Houx and there was a small toilet block with about 2 or 3 cubicles nearby. As I hastily threw on some clothes and emerged into the darkness clutching my Andrex (with added buttermilk) I began shuffling in the direction of that little white building. (no time for shoe laces). As I neared my goal I noticed a similarly bedraggled individual shuffling in from the other direction with presumably similar objectives to me. The race was on. Forget Audi vs Toyota, the real race was taking place right here and now in the Houx campsite! I'll spare you the details but after emerging 2 or 3 belt holes thinner I returned to bed and popped a few immodium to fend off any future attacks. I slept like a baby for the rest of the night, so in answer to the OP, Bring Immodium. Lots of it.

[V8A*ndy]

McSam said:

Stuart said:

I'll just leave this here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=952...

Jeeeeeeesus

Jaysus....

This thread has just reminded me of a childhood experience in the 70's of a French campsite loo.

You know the ones with the porcelain hole in the ground and the two rails to hold on to (if you were lucky).

This campsite had just one. There was a queue and I was busting. Such was the urgency that when I was next I raced passed some chap standing with a fire hose and another chap who seemed to be yelling at me to stop.

I froze on the spot seeing the sight of a huge turd that has missed it's target complete with hairs sticking out all over it. It was mahoosive!

Then I realised what the shouting was about. The toilet attended turned on the fire hose splattering said turd everywhere including all over me.

8 years old and scarred for life.

[porkyrob]

OP, the worlds moved on and the French are very high on hygiene. the toilets are simply wonderful all over lemans, the toilets at the entrance to Beauséjour campground are some of the finest in the land, so enjoy your tipple of choice in confidence that your poor constitution will not spoil your weekend

[Barry Sheene]

V8A*ndy said:

You know the ones with the porcelain hole in the ground and the two rails to hold on to (if you were lucky).

Houx still has those, sans rails......

[DS240]

Original Poster said:

So with our first Le Mans trip coming up and with vodka giving me the sts I'd rather avoid spending most of the time running to a toilet.

Imodium seems to be pretty good? Any experiences, how long does it take to kick in etc? Any advice/experiences would be great!

Is not drinking vodka an obvious solution?

But good luck with the loo's (bowel problems or not) though.

Discovered ACO stand last year with facilities within which are actually clean. So tickets bought this year. No more overflowing toilet block (behind main stands) for me this year :-)

[Original Poster]

Thanks all, think I will give the Imodium a miss then!

[Polariz]

I am well known in our group for always needing to go at impromptu moments.

Immodium instants fit well in the wallet, and I'll leave it there.