In the first few hours of my playthrough I felt stressed when I pressed the "end day" function.
Because I assumed I only got two or three before I died to the tadpole. So the game felt like it had tension.
But that's quickly dispelled by some unknown factor that assures us that everything is fine but you need to take care of it eventually. Teehee.
I don't know what Larian can do but they need to do something that stresses how dire the situation is.
Because so far this tadpole seems like a bonus rather than a curse.
And it seems I have all the time in the world to deal with it.