Man,
It’s been a busy past few days. I pulled an all nighter on friday writing a paper. Sat we had a birthday party to go to and then I had to finish my paper. Started feeling off at the party.. was downright sick by bedtime.. Fever and aches.
Been down all day. Drinking lots though. Eating a little.
But this is the second time I’ve been sick in the past month. UGH. Wonder if it’s hamthrax? (Thanks @dansr 
) Actually, I am kinda curious, but not in the “OMG I have swine flu” way.
So, midafternoon I decided that I was going to take something for my headache. My choices, Bayer and Bayer Extra Strength. I grab the extra strength. As I was checking the dosage, the “inactive ingredients” list caught my eye. Three different food colors. Um, okay. I realize that these are the coated caplets, so whatever. And then it caught my eye. shellac. SHELLAC?
Now, I don’t know about you, but until that very moment, shellac was something you used to finish wood.
As it turns out, it’s used in lots of food, including skittles. It does to candy what it does to wood. Polish. YUM!
And the best part, it’s the secretion of a bug, the lac. Double YUM!
I didn’t take anything. 
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1 Emily/Randomability // Nov 16, 2009 at 10:01 am
When I had THE flu, I had the fever in the PM and it went down in the AM. Lot’s of coughing , I still have a lingering cough, and I napped.
Find Tylenol (or fake Tylenol) that is in tablet form and you might be able to find some without Shellac.
2 Mom of Threec // Jan 13, 2010 at 5:15 pm
I’m sure you’re all better by now, I was sick for a solid month with an atrocious cough that kept me from the gym, but did nothing to staunch my appetite. So I’m repenting in leisure now!
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