Radioactive Cheese Farts
Yes, this is the actual technical name for it.
It's not really radioactive in the strictest sense, which makes the name slightly misleading, but we also have such a thing as mad cow disease and that's only peripherally related to insane bovines.
There's a particular bacteria that can get into some cheeses that has to do with the bacterial version of an Enhanced (because humans aren't the only thing that mutates). When this bacteria gets into cheese (typically a hard cheese, because it has to ferment, but it can get into soft spreadable cheese as well), it in turn gets into one's stomach with a deleterious effect.
The general sensation is considered to be comparable to someone severely lactose intolerant consuming a pint of milk with zero preparation. It's not exactly the same, but most people make the comparison for something familiar.
It's not a lethal condition. That said, the gas produced has a "unique" odor. This is how medical practitioners can distinguish between regular gas and RCF. If someone calls into an office with this condition, they'll typically be directed to stay in the office parking lot and someone will come down to check, to avoid disturbing other patients unduly.
While some people insist that you can simply ride it out and it'll be fine, the abdominal discomfort makes it well worth taking advantage of pharmaceutical aids. There are a few over the counter remedies, but seeing a doctor is a more effective treatment since they have the strong antibacterials. You don't want to live with this, no one around you wants to live with this, it's just better.
That being said, the worst symptom by far is the smell, and you can technically outlast this illness. It usually takes about five full days before it passes.
It's not really radioactive in the strictest sense, which makes the name slightly misleading, but we also have such a thing as mad cow disease and that's only peripherally related to insane bovines.
There's a particular bacteria that can get into some cheeses that has to do with the bacterial version of an Enhanced (because humans aren't the only thing that mutates). When this bacteria gets into cheese (typically a hard cheese, because it has to ferment, but it can get into soft spreadable cheese as well), it in turn gets into one's stomach with a deleterious effect.
The general sensation is considered to be comparable to someone severely lactose intolerant consuming a pint of milk with zero preparation. It's not exactly the same, but most people make the comparison for something familiar.
It's not a lethal condition. That said, the gas produced has a "unique" odor. This is how medical practitioners can distinguish between regular gas and RCF. If someone calls into an office with this condition, they'll typically be directed to stay in the office parking lot and someone will come down to check, to avoid disturbing other patients unduly.
While some people insist that you can simply ride it out and it'll be fine, the abdominal discomfort makes it well worth taking advantage of pharmaceutical aids. There are a few over the counter remedies, but seeing a doctor is a more effective treatment since they have the strong antibacterials. You don't want to live with this, no one around you wants to live with this, it's just better.
That being said, the worst symptom by far is the smell, and you can technically outlast this illness. It usually takes about five full days before it passes.
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