I think I got it at the Cosi near work. I felt kinda weird after eating lunch, a little nauseous. But I was staring at text files all afternoon, which can give that kind of feeling.

I had plans tonight to have a friend cut my hair and then go out afterwards with some of her friends. By the time I got to the salon, I felt a little weird. I looked exceptionally fat in the gut when I saw myself in the mirror. Things worsened when we went to get something to eat. I was sweating at the table and could barely finish three pieces of maki. My friend and her boyfriend were talking about avocado and I had to get up from the table, run to the bathroom and splash cold water on my face.

I was going downhill fast. I told my friend that I had to skip out, which came off like I didn't want to hang out. I walked my bike towards home (more like, my bike walked me towards home). I eventually got on it (and because that bike is awesome, I basically sat on it while it coasted me home about a mile).

I reached my apartment and was exhausted. I was sweating so much and I couldn't cool off. I lied down and watched TV for about five minutes until a food commercial came on (McDonald's, no less) and when I heard the word "chipotle," I jumped up and ran to the bathroom. Any thought of food was killing me.

I barfed a few times, which was the most exhilarating and yet torturous five minutes. I feel so much better now. I pray now for a little burping and farting while i sleep.

Didja get the massive shakes? I once got what I believe was food poisoning and I couldn't stop shaking and shitting. It was so terrible I could hardly breathe. Hope you feel better.

sucks man, just gotta ride the shit out

Hope you feel better, Caix.

The last time I got food poisoning from a restaurant was at a Perkin's in Oshkosh, WI. I had the chicken tenders and they seemed oddly cool on the inside, but I figured that they had to have been cooked for a proper amount of time, considering that Perkin's is a chain and they were probably frozen. Not to difficult to read the temperature of a vat of oil, turn the knob on a timer, and cook things thoroughly, right?

WRONG. Within a few hours of driving home, I started to feel nauseous. A few hours after that, I was sitting on the toilet, convulsing and sobbing and spontaneously shitting and puking. I had to use the garbage can as my puke receptacle because the the force of hurling would trigger a sudden burst of crap to stream forth from the depths of my bowels. This went on periodically for a few hours, at which point I finally collapsed into fetal position and eventually fell asleep/passed out on the bathroom floor.

Perkin's of Oshkosh, WI: you are CRAP.

I pity you and really hope you feel better soon, caix. Once you're ready, you may want to try eating a banana and some yogurt, just to get some nutrients and the right sort of bacteria back in your gastrointestinal tract.

make sure you keep hydrated - sip that gatorade. you won't want to keep it down but it's crucial. drink slowly so you don't just barf it back up. switch to just saltines and gatorade till it passes through.

i had a really really bad bout this spring that would have been much less painful if i'd adhered to that earlier rather than later.

nick92675 wrote:make sure you keep hydrated - sip that gatorade. you won't want to keep it down but it's crucial. drink slowly so you don't just barf it back up. switch to just saltines and gatorade till it passes through.

My cousin is a nurse and suggested cutting the Gatorade with water for the best re-hydration results. It helped me out Sunday, after getting over the flu and not eating or drinking anything for three days.

drag. i empathize -- got a nasty bout of it the day after pitchfork ended this year... didn't drink at all, was stoked about waking up without a hangover on monday, instead i got up all decrepit and filled with turmoil. dragged my sorry yucky self into work long enough to sign for my new computer, then rode the el train back home, ready to heave-ho the whole time. fever of 102, slept for fifteen hours, woke up the next day a-ok.

pedialyte works wonders. also, take regular aspirin instead of acetaminophen. check yr temperature every few hours... good luck!

Just woke up. I feel a lot better. All I've got left is a splitting headache. My stomach isn't bloated anymore and I don't feel nauseous. I just hope I can eat solids today and not revitalize any crap in my stomach. I think I'm going to have some yogurt, in fact.

Thanks everyone.

this reminds me: never eat at Golden Chef, the Chinese place on North ave just past Kedzie.