Thread: Food related health question (erp!)

maxine in ri wrote:
An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
> tract, sharp pains, things like that. Within 2 hours, the contents of
> my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?


could you possibly have gallstones? A gallbladder attack can also
produce all the above. For some, especially after a particularly rich meal.

maxine in ri wrote:
An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
> tract, sharp pains, things like that. Within 2 hours, the contents of
> my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?


could you possibly have gallstones? A gallbladder attack can also
produce all the above. For some, especially after a particularly rich meal.

maxine in ri <weed...@gmail.com> wrote:
> DH took us out to dinner last night. �We all tasted each other's food
> (he had salad and soup, I had puttenesca pizza, and DD had smoked
> salmon and farfalle). �We were all pretty stuffed, and didn't intend
> to have dessert, but they told us it came with our meal (mother's day
> and all), so DH had a good cup of coffee (bitter, but complex flavor,
> not the current charbux variety), and I took home some sabayon with
> strawberries.
>
> Just before bedtime, I found there was room in my tummy for a bit of
> dessert. � An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
> tract, sharp pains, things like that. �Within 2 hours, the contents of
> my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?

Egg custard from a slovenly restaurant can be deadly... what's their
specialty... from the combo of the three items you ordered the joint
sounds like a garbage dump.

maxine in ri <weed...@gmail.com> wrote:
> DH took us out to dinner last night. �We all tasted each other's food
> (he had salad and soup, I had puttenesca pizza, and DD had smoked
> salmon and farfalle). �We were all pretty stuffed, and didn't intend
> to have dessert, but they told us it came with our meal (mother's day
> and all), so DH had a good cup of coffee (bitter, but complex flavor,
> not the current charbux variety), and I took home some sabayon with
> strawberries.
>
> Just before bedtime, I found there was room in my tummy for a bit of
> dessert. � An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
> tract, sharp pains, things like that. �Within 2 hours, the contents of
> my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?

Egg custard from a slovenly restaurant can be deadly... what's their
specialty... from the combo of the three items you ordered the joint
sounds like a garbage dump.

"maxine in ri" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> DH took us out to dinner last night. We all tasted each other's food
> (he had salad and soup, I had puttenesca pizza, and DD had smoked
> salmon and farfalle). We were all pretty stuffed, and didn't intend
> to have dessert, but they told us it came with our meal (mother's day
> and all), so DH had a good cup of coffee (bitter, but complex flavor,
> not the current charbux variety), and I took home some sabayon with
> strawberries.
>
> Just before bedtime, I found there was room in my tummy for a bit of
> dessert. An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
> tract, sharp pains, things like that. Within 2 hours, the contents of
> my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?


2-4 hours after eating tainted food is about when you feel it. Whatever you
got it was very mild because salmonella, e-coli etc would leave you sick for
several days and not just a couple of hours. Vomiting rather than diarrhea
means the problem was still in the stomach so it had to be the dessert, yes.
Sensitivity to food pathogens varies between individuals and it also varies
witchin individuals from day to day so it is easy to explain why only one
person got ill.

Paul

"maxine in ri" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> DH took us out to dinner last night. We all tasted each other's food
> (he had salad and soup, I had puttenesca pizza, and DD had smoked
> salmon and farfalle). We were all pretty stuffed, and didn't intend
> to have dessert, but they told us it came with our meal (mother's day
> and all), so DH had a good cup of coffee (bitter, but complex flavor,
> not the current charbux variety), and I took home some sabayon with
> strawberries.
>
> Just before bedtime, I found there was room in my tummy for a bit of
> dessert. An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
> tract, sharp pains, things like that. Within 2 hours, the contents of
> my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?


2-4 hours after eating tainted food is about when you feel it. Whatever you
got it was very mild because salmonella, e-coli etc would leave you sick for
several days and not just a couple of hours. Vomiting rather than diarrhea
means the problem was still in the stomach so it had to be the dessert, yes.
Sensitivity to food pathogens varies between individuals and it also varies
witchin individuals from day to day so it is easy to explain why only one
person got ill.

Paul

On May 12, 2:19 pm, "Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net> wrote:
> "maxine in ri" <weed...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]..
>
> > DH took us out to dinner last night. We all tasted each other's food
> > (he had salad and soup, I had puttenesca pizza, and DD had smoked
> > salmon and farfalle). We were all pretty stuffed, and didn't intend
> > to have dessert, but they told us it came with our meal (mother's day
> > and all), so DH had a good cup of coffee (bitter, but complex flavor,
> > not the current charbux variety), and I took home some sabayon with
> > strawberries.
>
> > Just before bedtime, I found there was room in my tummy for a bit of
> > dessert. An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
> > tract, sharp pains, things like that. Within 2 hours, the contents of
> > my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> > Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> > in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?
>
> 2-4 hours after eating tainted food is about when you feel it. Whatever you
> got it was very mild because salmonella, e-coli etc would leave you sick for
> several days and not just a couple of hours. Vomiting rather than diarrhea
> means the problem was still in the stomach so it had to be the dessert, yes.
> Sensitivity to food pathogens varies between individuals and it also varies
> witchin individuals from day to day so it is easy to explain why only one
> person got ill.
>
> Paul

I'm blessed with a relatively iron constitution, and rarely get sick.
When I do, it's pretty mild. Flu? 3 days and i'm on my feet.
Colds? 7-10 days of the sniffles and runny nose. This did seem like
a pretty quick thing, altho at about the 24 hour mark, I got some more
cramps, but that was blessedly it.

Thanks for expanding on what I read about the process

maxine in ri

On May 12, 2:19 pm, "Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net> wrote:
> "maxine in ri" <weed...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]..
>
> > DH took us out to dinner last night. We all tasted each other's food
> > (he had salad and soup, I had puttenesca pizza, and DD had smoked
> > salmon and farfalle). We were all pretty stuffed, and didn't intend
> > to have dessert, but they told us it came with our meal (mother's day
> > and all), so DH had a good cup of coffee (bitter, but complex flavor,
> > not the current charbux variety), and I took home some sabayon with
> > strawberries.
>
> > Just before bedtime, I found there was room in my tummy for a bit of
> > dessert. An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
> > tract, sharp pains, things like that. Within 2 hours, the contents of
> > my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> > Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> > in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?
>
> 2-4 hours after eating tainted food is about when you feel it. Whatever you
> got it was very mild because salmonella, e-coli etc would leave you sick for
> several days and not just a couple of hours. Vomiting rather than diarrhea
> means the problem was still in the stomach so it had to be the dessert, yes.
> Sensitivity to food pathogens varies between individuals and it also varies
> witchin individuals from day to day so it is easy to explain why only one
> person got ill.
>
> Paul

I'm blessed with a relatively iron constitution, and rarely get sick.
When I do, it's pretty mild. Flu? 3 days and i'm on my feet.
Colds? 7-10 days of the sniffles and runny nose. This did seem like
a pretty quick thing, altho at about the 24 hour mark, I got some more
cramps, but that was blessedly it.

Thanks for expanding on what I read about the process

maxine in ri

On May 12, 12:51 pm, Goomba38 <Goomb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> maxine in ri wrote:
>
> An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
>
> > tract, sharp pains, things like that. Within 2 hours, the contents of
> > my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> > Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> > in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?
>
> could you possibly have gallstones? A gallbladder attack can also
> produce all the above. For some, especially after a particularly rich meal.

Had a medical emergency in January, and they did test for those.
Unlikely, especially since my usual diet is very lean.

maxine in ri

On May 12, 12:51 pm, Goomba38 <Goomb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> maxine in ri wrote:
>
> An hour later, things were not going well in the digestive
>
> > tract, sharp pains, things like that. Within 2 hours, the contents of
> > my stomach were in the the waste basket.
>
> > Do I blame the dessert, or is that too short a time-span for something
> > in the eggs or on the berries to have caused a reaction?
>
> could you possibly have gallstones? A gallbladder attack can also
> produce all the above. For some, especially after a particularly rich meal.

Had a medical emergency in January, and they did test for those.
Unlikely, especially since my usual diet is very lean.

maxine in ri