Oh, other interesting food related thing is that last spring I decided to try becoming a vegetarian cuz I was having some lower GI probs and other stuff and my dietary requirements were already...

lozzag.... i work in hospital lab and have a strong background in medical microbiology. that info about the noroviruses is bunk. sorry. it survives on anything that's been contaminated by viral...

Nice thought. lol. i only think that would work if we were actually going to get something for it.

That said, I'd probably do it. Maybe it would cure me too. Then I'd have a million and cured...

hey there. that's gotta be a tough situation. as someone with some serious bladder issues i think i can contribute a little bit too. soaking in baths can cause problems.

One of the best things...

BAD: My cousins new boyfriend brought his cold with him to my Grandmas house, after a week of minimal Kleenex use on his part I have one now.

GOOD: Got A's in all my classes and got a really cool...

Ok, hold on guys, my question to all of you first of all is how do you know you've actually had an Sv* and not v*d. Because we all think we've got one pretty much anytime our stomach really starts...

if you're really that worried about it, you could aways bring your own lunch. honestly though, my philosophy is to stay away from stuff with mayo, like egg salad, tuna salad, or potatoe salad. watch...

Seriously, though, this upsets me for reasons not having to do with just my emet. I mean, yeah sure, its just a crappy few days for normal people who get this, but the elderly and small children can...

Just keep in mind, one person only gets 50 other sick WHEN they're handling food. Usually speaking, according the research I've read, one person gets an average of 1.1 other people sick under normal...

yeah, i've heard it's possible to have this. the problem is, you'd still have the anxiety and the upset stomach and all that, you'd probably just wind up with a fear of d* instead.

I'm starting by being pissed and switching from being on the defensive to being on the offense... I'm taking control.

I've been nursing this fear too long, time to kick the mo'fo to the curb!!!!

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Not likely. The sickness itself doesn't seem to be the entire phobia. a lot of it seems to be anticipation of it. I've had my phobia since I was five and been slightly sick to very sick with sv*s...

...only to be over this, would be enough of a gift to last the rest of my life b-days and x-mas...

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Not likely with that routine. Also, while AB stuff doesn't necessarily kill a virus, washing your hands good with soap will loosen and rinse away any virus particles. I'd say you're way good.

I don't think they were washing the produce in feces. The spinach thing this summer was determined to be from runoff water from a nearby cattle ranch, feces in the water got into the fields and on...

I like eating steamed veggies. Those bags of frozen "STEAMFRESH" veggies are great too. Pull them out of the freezer and throw them in the microwave for 6 min and you've got good veggies and they've...

You do realize exposure therapy is not the only kind out there right? There's plenty of other stuff that, while it hasn't cured me, has at least taken the edge of some serious anxiety and made life...

Hmmm..... been on antibiotics recently? The weird taste in your mouth you described like it's picked up something sweet. You might have thrush, kind of like a yeast infection on your mouth, you can...

The FDA or CDC (can't remember which) says it takes boiling veggies for at least 15 seconds to kill bacteria. So cooked veggies shouldn't be a problem. Just wash the stuff off really well and it...

Yeah, I've got a comprehensive immunology final exam tomorrow, two parasitology quizzes, my parasitology comp. final the next day, and my guitar final the day after that. Then I'm done.


I say...

Hey, good luck. You'll have to let me know how it goes. I was supposed to have one last Thursday but I canceled due to final exams. Thanks everyone, I've found this post reassuring too.

...........and kudos for not freaking out royally, I'd have been GONE! right away.

In that situation I'd definitely say the food was contaminated with something, could've been noro in the food, like the damn dino place, or bacteria from it sitting out. Smart move packing your own....