“Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink,” said the poet. That was my experience last month but under slightly different circumstances: I got the worst stomach flu of my life. I had just spent a fabulous weekend in holiday-festive New York City with my family when my body turned against me. First came the nausea with its waves of dizziness and revulsion at everything—it simply refused to be comforted whether sitting, standing, or lying down.