Food Poisosning? SO SCARED!!!

[Sarah429]

I woke up this morning feeling super gassy and weird then two hours later I had what felt like d* to me but my mom looked at it and said it wasnt the kind of d* that means youre sick. I am still super duper scared. I stayed home from school and I'm nauseous but I'm not sure if its my anxiety. I ate a schicken sandwich last night from Wendy's. It tasted fine but I'm super scared that it made me sick! I am so afraid to v*. My mom said it already passed through my upper digestive tract but I'm still soooo scared. Please help! I'm afraid to go d* again and I'm afraid to eat even though I feel sort of hungry. I dont have a fever though...please help any advice would be nice!

[AoD]

If you're feeling hungry, chances are it's not food poisoning. Besides, it could be a number of things that cause d*, could just be something that didn't agree with you while not being food poisoning per se (intolerance to something). Just like spicy food can cause d* sometimes, or really greasy food. Also, if it was food poisoning and you were going to v* it would have happened already, most likely. If you don't usually eat junk food it could just be that your system isn't used to it and it caused some intestinal upset. I don't think you have cause to worry, and your nausea might be in part due to your anxiety. What you can do is eat bland foods (rice, bananas, toast, soup) for a day or so to give your digestive system a break. Hope you feel better soon!

[Sarah429]

Thank you! I had my grandma come over and she says I don't look to sick and that I should be okay. She is going to go get me some ginger ale. The good news is that I'm not feeling too bad. I don't have a bad fever or any bad stomach cramps and I know that stomach cramps are a major part of food poisoning. I'm nauseous but not severely so I'm praying that it won't get worse! Stupid Wendy's! haha anyways thanks hopefully I'll start feeling better

[Sarah429]

I'm just worried because this never ever happens to me. THe last time I had diarrhea like this was like 7 years ago. I thought I had food poisoning because the diarrhea occured almost 12 hours after I ate the sandwich, which is the optimum time for symptoms to show up. I have a lot of the symptoms such as d* of course and nausea and loss of appetite and fatigue. So that's whyI thought I had it and I'm still not fully convinced that I don't.

[person54321]

You don't have food poisoning, and if you did, you would have thrown up if you were going to by now. I often get gassy and have diarrhea after I eat fast food (or anything greasy). So worth it imo... But anyways, it sounds like your body was just like "Yuck, grease." You are not going to be sick.

[ewilkins]

Trust me..you'd know if you had food poisoning. The cramps in your stomach are terrible and to me, it feels like someone is turning your stomach inside out. Sounds like you are fine.

[Sarah429]

Thanks everyone, I think I had some sort of virus because I have a small fever and a headache along with some nausea and a lost appetite. But I have now convinced myself that I probably would have thrown up by now if I was going to haha so I made it through whatever I had without v* yay! haha I still feel ilke crap though :/

[AoD]

Don't worry, even if it was a virus you are right that you would have been sick by now if you were going to. A lot of stomach viruses are pretty mild in adults and only cause d* and some nausea but not v* (like rotavirus and some adenovirus). Could also be a cold, they can cause d* as well. Stick to a bland diet for a day or two anyway, just in case. Hope you feel better soon!

[Sarah429]

Thanks everyone! I didnt mean to be so insistent it was just a pretty scary situation for me since it never ever happens to me. I appreciate all of the advice and I ate soup and a grilled cheese for dinner and I'm still nauseous but I'm feeling much better hopefully this is the end of it