Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

They call me the ‘problem teetotaller’

A bout of illness in the summer led to me inadvertently giving up alcohol – with, it appears, unfortunate results

No thanks, I’ll stick to the fruit juice Credit: coldsnowstorm/iStock  
issue 21 October 2023

My guts went on strike last July. I was staying in a hotel and I spent several days sprawled on the bed, vomiting occasionally, eating and drinking nothing and barely able even to wet my lips with water. Meanwhile, a bottle of Prosecco offered by the management stood untouched next to the widescreen TV.

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