saz2121
14-12-09, 15:55
I had a terrible experience back in July. I know i'm whining but it's setting off my panic attacks now!
I had chinese food one Saturday night back in the summer and subsequently was ill for around 4/5 weeks. I lost a stone in one week and another half stone after i actually started to eat again. It was awful. I only chucked up once but i constantly ran to the toilet many times a day for weeks, dealt with a fever, nausea and was even signed off my work for 2 of those weeks.
I had bloods done, clear (only showed body fighting off infection - everything else was fine), stools taken (nothing detected in them). Doctor said i had Viral Gastroenteritis...
I never really got an answer as to what was wrong with me..doctor kinda shrugged it off, told me to have a break and chill and eventually i would get better. I did get better after weeks (Viral Gastroenteritis is only meant to last a max of 2). I have hardly eaten out since (and when i do i'm OCD with forks, knives etc)
Just that now, i was so terrified by my experience and so scared of it happening again every time i eat something i get it into my head that it will make me ill. I often go into panics about this and it kicks off all the feelings, feeling sick, breating, guts, bad toilet movements(!), sweating, derealization etc.
I've had an acheing gut for the past 3 days, (it woke me up on Saturday night 4:30am) and i have only bare minimum bland foods since.
I'm forced to eat out with work as it's the Christmas season and in some of the scabbiest resturants, i'm TERRIFIED!
It's silly i know but i can't rationalise. Does it sound like i had salmonella back in July?
Ontop of that, i am TERRIFIED of becoming ill in any way what-so-ever. I'm terrified about female cancers and any twinge down there (apart from period pain) sets the HA ball rolling. Are we meant to feel stuff going on down there!!!??
xx
I had chinese food one Saturday night back in the summer and subsequently was ill for around 4/5 weeks. I lost a stone in one week and another half stone after i actually started to eat again. It was awful. I only chucked up once but i constantly ran to the toilet many times a day for weeks, dealt with a fever, nausea and was even signed off my work for 2 of those weeks.
I had bloods done, clear (only showed body fighting off infection - everything else was fine), stools taken (nothing detected in them). Doctor said i had Viral Gastroenteritis...
I never really got an answer as to what was wrong with me..doctor kinda shrugged it off, told me to have a break and chill and eventually i would get better. I did get better after weeks (Viral Gastroenteritis is only meant to last a max of 2). I have hardly eaten out since (and when i do i'm OCD with forks, knives etc)
Just that now, i was so terrified by my experience and so scared of it happening again every time i eat something i get it into my head that it will make me ill. I often go into panics about this and it kicks off all the feelings, feeling sick, breating, guts, bad toilet movements(!), sweating, derealization etc.
I've had an acheing gut for the past 3 days, (it woke me up on Saturday night 4:30am) and i have only bare minimum bland foods since.
I'm forced to eat out with work as it's the Christmas season and in some of the scabbiest resturants, i'm TERRIFIED!
It's silly i know but i can't rationalise. Does it sound like i had salmonella back in July?
Ontop of that, i am TERRIFIED of becoming ill in any way what-so-ever. I'm terrified about female cancers and any twinge down there (apart from period pain) sets the HA ball rolling. Are we meant to feel stuff going on down there!!!??
xx