Just had another go-around with food poisoning. It's pretty unmistakable if you've had it before, (I seem to get it once every 5-10 years), the old joke applies:
"First you are afraid that you're going to die, then you're afraid that you're not going to die..."
Luckily, I was at home when it struck. Still trying to figure out what was the culprit. The last 12 hours have been a series of 5 or 6, (lost count), sessions of extreme vomiting and retching combined with uncontrollable diarrhea. If you are at home or in a hotel room it's a nightmare but I just can't imagine what you'd do if you were out in the world somewhere when it strikes. I would not wish it on anyone, it would take down the toughest, healthiest young person and make them beg for death.
The only good thing is that it does not last long. Your body so completely evacuates itself trying to get rid of it, it's kind of interesting, actually. After the last session, I finally got some sleep and woke up feeling OK, other than really dehydrated, (understatement of the century).
What's the point of sharing this? I guess as a warning to be more careful what you eat? From past experience, the onset of sickness occurs within an hour or so of eating offending item. I felt fine all day until it hit. It was either a Trader Joe's frozen pasta dish that came un-frozen in my car after the market, or some really old tea that I drank. Is that possible?? The tea? Thanks all and glad to be alive again.
