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For only the second time in my life I got food poisoning yesterday. I was at work and decided to go to a Vietnamese place for lunch; got a BBQed pork banh mi, an order of spring rolls, and a pork sticky bun. I ate the 6" sandwich, gave two of the three shrimp spring rolls to my co-workers (ate one myself), and half of the pork sticky bun. About 25 minutes later I had a horrible headache so I took two asprin but just 10 minutes later I was rushing to the toilet at work to throw up. I had to throw up like 5-6 times right there at work and one of my female co-workers actually went into the men's room to make sure I was ok. Oviously I wasn't and had to go home, I did drink a bit of water before I left and some how managed to drive home without throwing up out of my car window but literally no sooner had I pulled into the garage then I had to jump out of my car and barf in the trash can in the garage. It was horrible.
So I figured the worst was over, brushed my teeth, and started drinking some more water thinking I had to replace all the fluids I had vomited out... Bad move. With in 10 minutes I was vomiting again but this time in the backyard where I had gone out to get some sun and sit on one of the patio chairs. I tell you there are few things as humbling as a man on all fours retching his guts out on the backyard grass. After that I spent about an hour trying to go to sleep but just couldn't get comfortable and my headache wouldn't go away. After an hour I decided it was safe enough to once again try to drink some water, I brushed my teeth again, and got in a hot shower trying to relax. No sooner was I in the shower than I vomitted three more times but by now it was just bile and the little bit of water I had drinken. Worse was the dry heaves where there is nothing left in your stomch but your body keeps trying to throw up.
I basically just passed out in the shower until my girlfriend came home and she helped me into bed where I slept for like 12 hours. This morning she kept asking me why I didn't call her to come home but really what could she have done? Sat there and watched me barf? Now I feel 100% better but I don't think I will be going back to that Vietnamese sandwich shop any time soon.
So I figured the worst was over, brushed my teeth, and started drinking some more water thinking I had to replace all the fluids I had vomited out... Bad move. With in 10 minutes I was vomiting again but this time in the backyard where I had gone out to get some sun and sit on one of the patio chairs. I tell you there are few things as humbling as a man on all fours retching his guts out on the backyard grass. After that I spent about an hour trying to go to sleep but just couldn't get comfortable and my headache wouldn't go away. After an hour I decided it was safe enough to once again try to drink some water, I brushed my teeth again, and got in a hot shower trying to relax. No sooner was I in the shower than I vomitted three more times but by now it was just bile and the little bit of water I had drinken. Worse was the dry heaves where there is nothing left in your stomch but your body keeps trying to throw up.
I basically just passed out in the shower until my girlfriend came home and she helped me into bed where I slept for like 12 hours. This morning she kept asking me why I didn't call her to come home but really what could she have done? Sat there and watched me barf? Now I feel 100% better but I don't think I will be going back to that Vietnamese sandwich shop any time soon.
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