Originally Posted by
Tahr
When I was a kid, sitting in puddles and eating mud and drinking from streams was the normal. Lots of dirty outside hands, muddy knees and cowshed splattered legs and exploring and exposure to bugs. I think it helped build our natural immunity. Nowadays it doesn't bother me to drink from a stream if I need to. And I do. We used to say that if the water had run across 7 big rocks it was pure :) I have never become crook from something Ive drunk or eaten in the outdoors. And Ive even been in the Ruahines and drunk water after Nathan had been hunting up the stream. :) :)
People seem to pick up more tummy bugs nowadays. I think some of it is to do with fussy parenting and worry warts being too protective.