I have been having bigger bowel troubles ever since I started working in Google five years ago. They went away during the pandemic, but this week I'm sick with some kind of infection in my abdomen again.
I never had that before starting in Google, and I always was able to pretty much eat what I want.
Now I don't think it's the food, which is great (and I have been experimenting to see if I could narrow it down). But this article makes me think it might be the cutlery and plates! Or maybe the glasses and cups?
I've always rinsed my dishes no matter how 'clean' they seem to be from a cupboard. I've noticed the residues and a certain slippery feel under water. I rinse them until they are no longer 'slippery'. This could be a rinse aid or it could be bad rinsing of a detergent. Either way I figured it's not a good idea to ingest detergent or rinse aid.
With most dishwashers, if I take a freshly 'washed' class out and fill it with water, I can see foamy bubbles all around the edge of the glass which stay for a while.
If I then rinse it a couple times and try again, I see a few bubbles which quickly dissipate.
I'm not at Google, but I noticed that I have to rinse the coffee cup with hot water 2-3 times, before I take it to the coffee machine. If I forget to do this, my stomach will hurt.
My suspicion is that modern dishwashers use too little water.
A colleague has his own coffee cup with a custom design, which he hand-washes. I might do the same.
That's interesting. I also started having more issues after starting at Google. Particularly with dairy, so I chalked it up to lactose intolerance, but I didn't have those problems so much before.
I never had that before starting in Google, and I always was able to pretty much eat what I want.
Now I don't think it's the food, which is great (and I have been experimenting to see if I could narrow it down). But this article makes me think it might be the cutlery and plates! Or maybe the glasses and cups?
Any other Googlers here with similar issues?