I think I have food poisoning . . . .

Satsuki

gurgle I am in much pain.

I have a headache, slight fever, chills, and all the lovely symptoms that come along with an f-ed up digestion system (yet oddly enough I'm not barfing) and according to friends and a website I just looked up, it looks like food poisoning.

I think this is the first time I've ever had food poisoning, cause I originally thought it was a stomach bug going around. But then apparently there is no stomach bug going around, so . . . . .

Thankfully it's not a severe case. I can still move around (thankfully, cause I had a test today) but doing so involves a lot of groaning from the abdominal cramps. It really scared me at first, because food poisoning can be lethal, but I'm assuming the fact that I can get up and move and do things is a good sign?

In any case, the website said that most food poisoning cases resolve themselves in 24-48 hours, and it's been about 30 hours since it started now, so this thing had BETTER be gone by tomorrow or I will be pissy. And I'll probably have to drag my ass to the Japanese clinic.

What I can't understand is where the hell did I get it? Did the yakitori restaurant I took my mom too not cook it's poultry enough? Or was it the seafood kabob? I dunno. My friend told me that it usually takes 3 days for this stuff to set in once you've eaten the contaminated food, and . . .. I ate the yakitori 3 days ago. It's my only conclusion.

This is just me ranting because I'm in pain and pissed off. Here's hoping I don't get worse and here's hoping that this never happens to you guys. Thank you for letting me rant. gurgle

Greg

And I'll probably have to drag my ass to the Japanese clinic.

NO!!!!!!!!!!

Didn't you read my thread from like 2 weeks ago?

KatanaJon1.1

@omae:

Didn't you read my thread from like 2 weeks ago?

I'm sure everyone thought of that thread while reading that line.

I also suggest you read it, Satsuki, but in the mean time, I hope you feel better.

Greg

Seriously though, for a minor thing like this it's no biggie. Just don't be surprised if they tell you they think it's PID or something completely off the wall.

CosmicDebris

Sorry you're ill, Satsuki. After reading Omae's post a while back, maybe you really shouldn't go to the clinic unless you have to. :biggrin: But always thought food poisoning symptoms set in withing 24 hours, not 3 days.

Satsuki

Then I have no idea why I feel like this then. I can't think of anything I ate in the 24 hours before this hit that would give me food poisoning.

I don't want to go to the cilnic, but as said if these symptoms persist I may have no choice. And apparently there's a clinic nearby the school with a really nice doctor who speaks english. (maybe he trained in the states?)

This morning my host mom gave me some pills to try and soothe the symptoms, but they have done JACK SHIT. I'm considering asking my mom to speed-mail me some Pepto-Bismol or something.

joekido the Second

Rest is your cure. You need to rest to heal the food poisioning

CosmicDebris

My dad recently had something just like that…fever, chills, diarrehea, cramps, and all the symptons sounded like food poisoning, but there was nothing in the past few days that he ate that seemed like a probably cause. He was better in about 3 days, though. So it could just be a little stomach flu. In any case, it most likely will go away in a day or two, but if it doesn't improve soon, then you should probably seek some form of medical help (just beware of the crazy doctors).

Greg

This morning my host mom gave me some pills to try and soothe the symptoms, but they have done JACK SHIT.

If it's any consolation at all, I freaking sympathize the shyt out of that statement.

Satsuki

Thank you. I never thought the day would come where I would yearn for pepto-bismol.

Well, I can't take it anymore. I'm going home to SLEEP, and here's praying my host mother doesn't serve anything spicy. Cause I'll have to turn her down if she does.

I really hope this is gone by morning. Because we have a Kansai-ben workshop tomorrow and DAMMIT I DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!

I had a severe case of food poisening once, and it sounds like you don't have it too bad. I actually had to sleep in the bathroom so I could be near the toilet (true story).

Greg

Random word of advice. I dunno if you're a vegetarian but when you go to a yakiniku restaurant or buffet, lay off the pork. Trust me. Sure it's okay to have some, but in the long run you're a lot better off eating three plates of cow tongue than possibly uncooked pork.

Mr. Prince

Clear fizzy liquids are a good choice for any stomach problems (ginger ale, sprite ,7up, etc.) also if you can feel like you could eat something, have some toast and/or crackers, that'll soak-up bad stomach acids and help the pain subside. And of coarse pepto is your friend (compaired to mylanta, it's embrosia). Hope this helps, and I hope you feel better Satsuki.

CosmicDebris

Oh heck yeah. Don't ever eat pork unless you know it's been cooked good and well. Trychinosis is not your friend.

bevin

Ginger of any sort is supposed to help soothe your stomach (it's supposed to be really effective with sea sickness, even), so try finding some ginger pills or tea. As for trichanosis, I don't think it's nearly as common now as it used to be, but then again, I don't know how Japanese pigs are raised and fed, so it might be more common over there than here. Regardless, undercooked pork isn't anything you need to be eating, and the same goes for poultry.

Hope you get to feeling better soon, being sick regardless of the cause sucks big time.

Forte EXE

'sup food poisoning buddy!
I have food poisoning every other week.
It f**cks me up big time,every time.
I normally drink tons of water and tea…it helps a lot.

CosmicDebris

Every other week??? What the heck are you eating?

I have never had food poisoning. I don't know if that's because I've never eaten anything bad, or I have an iron stomach.

Satsuki

Thanks for your support, guys.

Today I'm a little better. The fever is gone and the headache is basically gone (head is still a little delicate though), and so are my chills. I've still got indigestion but compared to yesterday it's not nearly as bad. Now it's like a run-of-the-mill stomachache rather than a bomb going off in my gut. And I'm burping more which I guess is a good sign of the gas going out rather than in.

I think getting 14 hours of sleep really helped. I'm going to bed early today too and hopefully by tomorrow it will be gone.

Last night I had a light dinner of some rice and a little daikon/carrot/mushroom soup that my host mom made. For breakfast I had a little bread, and for lunch I had some "kuripan" (chestnut bread) and water. I think if i keep eating light I'll be alright. Maybe I'll try some tea later today. But I'll stick to eating light until my indigestion is completely gone. (and word of warning, if you have indigestion, DON'T SNEEZE.)

My family kept giving me the pills they gave me yesterday, and I've been taking it to humor them. When I told them the pills weren't doing anything they were like "You've only taken them twice! It'll take longer for it to kick in!" and in my mind all I can think is "MEDICINE SHOULDN'T TAKE OVER A DAY TO KICK IN!!!"

Either way, I'm hoping feeling a bit better today means I'm on the road to recovery. (and I made my kansai-ben workshop! Yay!) But I think I can safely skip the clinic now.

And yeah, Forte, what the hell are you eating!?

CosmicDebris

Good to hear that you're feeling better, Satsuki.

I wonder if Forte has some sort of food allergy or intolerance (Wheat Gluten intolerance will give you food poisoning-like symptoms, and it's in LOTS of stuff.). There's no way you should be getting food poisoning every other weak, even people who eat out of garbage cans don't get sick that often. (Read: "My daily Dives in the Dumpster")

captain usopp

I remember a few years ago, my class took a trip to New York. The Day we were to leave, I had food poisoning. My hotel roomates wanted to go get Krispy Kreme dounuts that morning. (hard to get them up here in Canada) I was so sick, but still walked to Krisly Kreme to have a delisios dounut while I could. (they were good)

The 10 hour bus ride home was hell in the condition I was in. The only thing I bought on the way back was a bottle of mayloks (sp) from a convenience store.

Satsuki

Ouch, a greasy Krispy Kreme donut on top of food poisoning?

Today I seem to be A-OK, execpt for the occasional stomach "gurgle". I think by tomorrow I should be 100%.

Thank you again for the support, guys!