Today, I tried to power through work on a construction site after a couple of sick days. I can't do anything without constantly sucking on cough drops. And it turns out that excessive consumption of cough drops can have a laxative effect. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I took a cough drop to soothe my sore throat, only to choke, gag, and spend the next ten minutes at the point of vomiting because the bitter lozenge got stuck in my windpipe. FML
Today, I came down with painful sores in my mouth, just after having gotten over a cold. Apparently I'm allergic to the cough drops I've been eating for the past week to make myself feel better. FML
Today, in preparation for a presentation at work, I decided to take a handful of vitamins to fight my cold. As I was putting the bottles away, I noticed one of them was a laxative. FML
Today, I was tired from an all-nighter I'd pulled because I thought I had the next four days off work. I got called in, and went because I have bills to pay. However, the amount of energy drinks I drank to stay on top of my job duties gave me such bad diarrhea, I had to go home. FML
Today, I was cruising with a coworker and his friend, and I started getting tired. His friend offered me a caffeine pill. It wasn't caffeine. It was laxatives. FML
Today, I woke up with really sore abs; not from working out at the gym, but because I've been coughing for 3 days straight and nothing is helping. Now every time I cough, it physically hurts. FML
Today, I woke up with the worst cold, ever. My nose was running like crazy and my eyes were all puffy. So I stumbled over to the medicine cabinet and took what I thought were three tylenol cold's. Two hours later I'm still sick and I can't leave the bathroom. They were laxatives. FML
Today, I had such a violent coughing fit that my stomach emptied itself all over the floor while at my sales job. FML
Today, I found out that a water pipe at my work had burst over the weekend. There is absolutely no water in the building, including the bathrooms. It's a 9-hour day, and I took a laxative this morning before I came in. FML
Today, I went back to work after a horrible bout of respiratory illness. After a few hours of using hot tea, cough drops, and tissues to deal with my lingering cough, I found out that my asshole coworker has filed a formal complaint about me disrupting her concentration. FML
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Top comments
Steve95401 49
I hope you're near the Porta Pottie during the work day.
bella_nana347 23
Shit man. I hope you don't fall behind from taking so many breaks.
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Comments (47)
Platinum69 8
Just get cough drops without artificial sweetner and you'll be fine
leirua91 15
People don't know that? There's a warning on every kind of chewing gums and kinds of sugary drops that use artificial sweeteners.
dmglowicki 5
If you're using sugar free cough drops switch to a cough drop with regular sugar in it. It's probably the sugar substitute that's making you shit yourself.
captainsmegma 12
Hang ass over the side and let the good times roll.
Kataphrakt 16
OP should have added I shit you not
Jachin357 28
Go home and rest! A sick worker is a useless worker. Your personal health is what's important.
bad_boyfriend 10
Anything with "Sugar alcohol" in it will make you shit if you eat enough. A lot of cough drops have this.
00whyalwaysme00 4
Oh shit