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One day I had an intense pain in my stomach. Of course, this had to be the day when everyone was out of the house. Go out and have medicine? No chance of that! Bravery has never been my strong suit, especially when doubled over in pain.
I had to turn to our all-time saviour, Youtube. Surely, the digital messiah would guide me to some magical home remedy. So, with the hope of curing my stomach ache while sitting on the couch, I ventured into the battleground with my weapons- my phone and internet, and searched for home remedies for stomach pain.
Soon, my phone screen was flooded with numerous videos, each one promising instant relief. But there was a twist; you have to subscribe first to get to the remedy. After watching a couple of videos my mind went into overdrive. One expert swore an ingredient as a miracle cure for an aching stomach, while the other condemned the very same thing as harmful to health. It felt less like medical advice and more like a tug of war between videos, with my poor stomach caught in the middle. One video even suggested an elaborate concoction involving ingredients so exotic, that I wondered how it could be considered as a ‘home’ remedy.
Of course, every video began with a cheery introduction, a heartfelt welcome, and a plea for likes, share, and subscriptions. By the time they got to the remedy, I was ready to subscribe to anything that promised silence. What should’ve been a 2-minute video turned into an hour episode of unwanted information.
As I shuffled through the videos in search of a cure, my problems continued to multiply. While my stomach pain stayed the same, I now had a severe headache, courtesy of the conflicting remedies and information overload. Should I search for remedies for headache next? It felt as if I was stuck in the eternal loop of ‘suggested videos’.
Half an hour later, I found myself surprisingly well informed about global politics, astrology, and the latest scandals, but alas, my poor stomach found no cure. Ironically, the pain subsided temporarily as I was immersed in consuming this buffet of irrelevant knowledge. For a brief moment, I felt victorious, as if I had tricked my pain into taking a short break. Reality however, was soon to follow. The ache was back with vengeance, and now I thought of eating something. My new dilemma was what to eat? I was no master chef and cooking had never been my forte, but ordering food from outside was too risky considering my poor health. Once again, Youtube came to mind, but I quickly dismissed the idea. I couldn’t muster the patience and courage to sacrifice my time and energy again. With no other options, I decided to cook something myself. Surprisingly, by the time I finished eating, the pain had vanished, of course without any medicine or miraculous tonic.
In hindsight, Youtube did help after all, just not the way I expected. It didn’t cure my stomach ache, but it distracted me so effectively that I forgot about it long enough for nature to take its course. Who knew surviving stomach pain could also mean surviving the quirks of the digital age?
