My first food poisoning experience

By Paul | Published: February 25, 2010

My stomach felt awkward after dinner last night.  Then around 2am, I felt like I wanted to vomit.  Minutes afterward, my previous meal came gushing out.  That was the most awful experience I’ve ever felt.  Even worse than the time when I crashed into a ditch while going down a steep hill on my mountain bike…

My throat felt burning from the stomach acid.  So being as bright as I am, I drank some milk and some honey water.  Not a good idea.  First of all, I shouldn’t have any dairy or citrus product for the first day according to eMedicineHealth.  Secondly, my stomach needed rest before I poured more stuff down.  So not too long afterward, I vomitted a second time.

By then, it was pretty evident that I have food poisoning.  I could barely standup and felt dizzy.  I took a sip of water to sooth my throat, researched what I should do online, and just went back to sleep.  Geeky, I know.  It was faster to just Google it than find the number and consult the 24-hour telehealth line we have here in Canada.  But I promised myself that if I vomit a third time, I would go to the hospital.

Fortunately, I didn’t have to resort to that.  The instructions online actually worked.  I took a nap and allowed my stomach to rest.  Then I gradually drank more and more water and mixed in some soft food to regain my strength.  Took me 2 long hours to eat a banana and a bowl of oatmeal plus water.

After a few more hours of sleep, I feel much better now.  I called in sick at work for today and tomorrow just in case.  I’m just going to chill for a day or two.

I see that the forex market is making some impressive moves overnight.  I couldn’t care less at this moment.

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