[that kills by diarrhea and dehydration]
Yeah, but that’s the point. Her condition was severely-weakened by her life style. She had no margin for error to survive it (would be my guess).
I’ve been through the diarrhea and dehydration at least a couple of times. First time I’m absolutely convinced it came from the water (small river trip). Some sort of infection from the water during a canoe mishap (as often happens when it’s rocky - downed trees, etc.)
Messed me up substantially for at least 6 months and many of the effects lasted for years (about 2-3). I could no longer consume dairy (milk, ice cream) without reactions. I fought it back and those eventually stabilized.
But yeah, boy did I LOSE weight during those periods (I had forgotten that I once had a flat stomach).
Should not have gone back to my old eating habits. Oops.