Afraid to Eat After Food Poisoning Posted: 02-15-04 19:49pm
About a week ago I got food poisoning.
Since then, my stomach has felt like it's
been acting up. I went to the doc and
got some antibiotics for it. I wake up
in the morning and feel fine, but after I
try to eat something, my stomach becomes
irratated and such. I try eating and
drinking, but nothing helps. I know i'm
dehydrated, and have been through this
before. Basically I know there is
nothing wrong, but I have that fear that
there is, so I end up not eating. I'm a
very healthy person, but when I become
sick I always fear the worst.
Could my anxiety about this whole thing be
causing what i'm feeling? I want to eat
but i'm just not hungry most of the time.
Thanks.
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manfat
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Joined: 30 Jan 2004 Posts: 28
Posted: 02-16-04 09:26am
If it is anxiety you could try eating
smaller, less daunting portions. It is
possible that your stomach has not got
over the poisoning just yet, and so you
should drink some milk and eating some
fibre should help. Alcohol should be
avoided. You could also try herbal tea.
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Del
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Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 12
Posted: 02-16-04 23:45pm
Thanks for the info. I head herbal and
green tea are really good for helping get
rid of the toxins faster. My issue is
that I just vomiting. I know that
once I do, i'll feel so much better, but
it's just having to go through all that
doesn't seem worth it to me. I saw the
doc again today and he said he's seen
people who have the same issue. I wish I
could get over it, but oh well. Maybe
some hypnotherapy? Lol.
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misterlighthouse
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Edmonds, WA
Here Here Posted: 03-19-04 18:19pm
I will second the suggestion of the herbal
tea. Also, chai is a great soothing
drink as well.
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m6
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Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Mid Hudson Valley, New York
hope you've faired well. I have the same
issue after vomiting. Seems one trip
into the local micdee's got me 4 days in
the hospital with a torn stomach wall.
Can't get near a chocolate shake.
Start with simple comfort foods, tea,
toast, crackers, soup, vegies. Work your
way up to the complex meals in several
days. Gain trust that these will be ok
and it was just a simple item that went
bad.
Start remembering what shouldn't be in the
refrig too long. Meat and take out over
3 days. 'cept t-day turkey. Deli
items, hot dogs out of the package up 1
week.
Remember this to start with what a baby
starts with. Simple foods. You can
control the anxiety by understanding and
working away the fear.
Best wishes mate.
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lightningrod
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Posted: 05-28-04 21:04pm
Eat some raw garlic
and drink alot of water
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Tubby
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Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 120
Posted: 11-20-04 22:43pm
M6, I thought that I got food poisoning
after eating at a mcdonald's almost a year
ago too, and like del, I was scared to eat
anything after I threw up. It was
terrible. I got down to 103 pounds (which
is unhealthy for my build). I haven't
touched a mcdonald's hamburger or fries
since. I just don't think that those fast
food restaurants are always clean with
their food. And another thing is that
they probably don't take the time to cook
things thouroughly because it is "fast
food".
