I'm curious about a couple of things...any answers?

[SR8441]

hey guys,

So I've had a couple of questions in my head recently about SVs and was wondering if anyone on here had any answers or theories.

1) I got sick last year with something and I wasn't sure what it was. When I woke up that morning my stomach didn't feel right, but it went away and I went on to work, ate lunch, and then had a frozen chicken that I had defrosted for dinner. Three hours later (9PM), I got horrible n* and almost constant d* until 10AM the next morning. At around 7AM I dry heaved twice but nothing happened. By 10AM I was feeling better (although I later developed IBS) Does anyone have any ideas on what I may have had? ALthough I've always had emet, this is what has made it spiral out of control.

2) I used to live in a warmer climate where there was barely a winter while I was growing up and through college. Then I moved to a colder climate for the last 4 years. I've never had as much problems with my stomach each year as I have had since moving up here. Could it be the colder climate that is coinciding with my increased stomach problems? Or is it just a coincidence as I get older (I'm 27; havent v* since I was 11--thank the Lord)

[HEH18]

Well in answer to your first question, that is almost identical to when I had food poisoning. I had bad d* from 10pm until mid morning the next morning, and v* twice, once at 5-6am and once a couple hrs later. It was pretty mild as fp goes and def sounds like what I had. I was feeling good by noon the day after it started, so about 14 hrs total.

Question two- not sure. You may have developed food intolerances, or just had an increase in anxiety as you've gotten older. Mine has gotten worse in the past 4 yrs too, and I know a big part of it is just the stresses of life have increased.

[Grace47]

It could be sv or fp. However, thankfully, it is over whatever it was. I suppose it doesn't matter now you are well. Perhaps you have changed your diet since moving north. Maybe you were eating a lot more fresh fruits and vegetables when you lived in a warmer climate. If you can, try to start eating the foods you ate before even if they are a tad more expensive now you live where they are less common.

[SR8441]

Thanks guys! Grace, yes it really doesn't matter now that I'm better, but I've been curious for some time now what it was I had and was wondering if anyone might have some insight into it. I don't think I've been eating anything particularly different, but I may have developed some sort of food intolerance I suppose. It's just curious that the only times since I was 11 (I'm 27 now) that I have been n* and almost v* sick have been while I've been either living or visiting up north, so I wondered if there was a connection somehow.