Nighttime pacer
23-03-15, 02:22
Hi all
I know this sounds crazy but I'm worried that I may have given myself hepatitis E from sausages.
I saw a programme that said that pork and pigs can have hepatitis E in it and so it's important to cook it thoroughly. It also said that one in ten people who get hep E die!
Tonight I made a sausage stew. I browned the sausages and then added vegetables but then decided to cut up the sausages in the pot. I did that with a knife and fork. I then put the knife and fork in the sink and washed my hands. My concern is that the water could have splashed the knife and fork and some of it could have got onto my skin and I may have later touched my mouth. I know it's a slim chance but I'm still really worried.
Also, I remember after I put the sausages in I washed my hands and started chopping the veg. I know I had washed my hands a few times in between but I tasted some raw chilli to see how hot it was and I'm scared I might not have washed my hands enough after touching the sausages.
Sorry it's such a long post.
Does anyone else feel that with health anxiety it's almost a case of bracing yourself for whatever the next big worry will be?
Thanks
Nighttime pacer
I know this sounds crazy but I'm worried that I may have given myself hepatitis E from sausages.
I saw a programme that said that pork and pigs can have hepatitis E in it and so it's important to cook it thoroughly. It also said that one in ten people who get hep E die!
Tonight I made a sausage stew. I browned the sausages and then added vegetables but then decided to cut up the sausages in the pot. I did that with a knife and fork. I then put the knife and fork in the sink and washed my hands. My concern is that the water could have splashed the knife and fork and some of it could have got onto my skin and I may have later touched my mouth. I know it's a slim chance but I'm still really worried.
Also, I remember after I put the sausages in I washed my hands and started chopping the veg. I know I had washed my hands a few times in between but I tasted some raw chilli to see how hot it was and I'm scared I might not have washed my hands enough after touching the sausages.
Sorry it's such a long post.
Does anyone else feel that with health anxiety it's almost a case of bracing yourself for whatever the next big worry will be?
Thanks
Nighttime pacer