Different religions have an “age of accountability.”
The legal system has an “age of adulthood.”
And puberty hits us with the “age of awkwardness” (thanks, hormones).

But I propose a new milestone: the Age of Pepto Bismol.
You’re not truly an adult until you have to keep Pepto Bismol nearby at all times, lest the twin demons of heartburn and indigestion take up permanent residence within you.

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    4 days ago

    Age is not the issue. I’m mid 40s and never had to use it. I’d wager it’s your eating and drinking habits.

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    Yeah, no.

    If you need to keep a bottle of Pepto close at all times, you’re not old, you just need to change your diet. Figure out what you’re eating that’s doing that to you.

    Everyone has different reactions and tolerances to different things. You need to know your own body.

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      4 days ago

      This - I’m in my forties, I have never suffered any of these conditions and I don’t think any of my friends have either. What do you guys do to your bodies over there?