Airplane passenger apologizes for creating a 'stink' with severe diarrhea and vomiting on a woman

Daily Mail​

7 hours ago

A traveler who suffered an explosive bout of gastroenteritis on a flight has publicly apologized to his fellow passengers for creating a 'stink' and vomiting on a woman.
The man was flying with Batik Air Malaysia from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Perth, Australia, on Sunday when his illness suddenly hit.
He said he had begun to feel sick after eating dragon fruit at his hotel before boarding the four-and-a-half-hour flight.
He wrote on Reddit: 'I want to apologize to you all for my uncontrollable gastroenteritis.
'I'm sorry for the stink. My diarrhea was dreadful, but I managed to get to the toilet on time, each time.
'Thank you for your understanding and kindness by giving me some paracetamol. I was terribly embarrassed. Thank you to the man sitting next to me in the opposite aisle seat, you were all so understanding.'
It wasn't only the stench that annoyed his fellow flyers.
He added: 'I am so sorry to the lady who was sitting next to me and I vomited all over you. I missed the vomit bag.'
Gastroenteritis, commonly known as 'gastro' or 'stomach flu', is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines caused by various factors like viruses, bacteria, or parasites.
It typically leads to diarrhea and vomiting, which in turn can lead to dehydration.
The vast majority of those on Reddit were sympathetic towards the man who had to deal with his illness in a confined space.
One wrote: 'Gastro is a nightmare to deal with in flight. I once dealt with it ripping through economy on a flight to the U.S. It was awful, and we ran out of everything.
'People were vomiting into their hands and eventually we gave up trying to segregate anyone as it was obvious it was out of control.
'Three of the crew ended up with it as well. We basically shoved one crew into the cockpit with the bio gear and told her to only leave to get the pilots food and drink.'
Another wrote: 'This is a nightmare situation. So sorry you had to go through that in such a crowded space with no way out.'
One Redditor claiming to be a passenger on the flight chimed in.
They wrote: 'Hey mate, met you at the smoking section just outside pickup when you were heading off to look for your car.
'I kept thinking about what you said after I got home. Honestly, I don't know if I would've reacted with the same grace as that lady in the moment.
'I reckon I probably would've flipped out, not from anger, just from the heat of the moment.'
The gastroenteritis victim went on to say the vomiting did not last long, but after getting home he still had to rush to the toilet a few times during the night.
One social media user asked why the man would let the world know his embarrassing story.
They wrote: 'Not even God himself could beat this information out of me. Glad the flight was okay and people were understanding.'