WOOOOOOOAH! Food Poisoning? Or Going to College? Help me out.?

Question

Now, I had a Rueben Calzone at a local resturant (Last SUNDAY) that I've been eating at for years. All of a sudden, the night of the eating, I feel like a rock falls into my lower intestine... so I go home and try to sleep it off... maybe it was just indegestion. After a night of tossing and turning and bed sweats, I wake up with the stomach ache of a life time... lets just say it came out the bottom lots and out the top lots... all day. So, ok... move onto TUESDAY.. still hurts. still diareha and pukin'. WEDNESDAY... Dizzy and muscle pains.. could be from not eating.. stomach still hurts. THURSDAY... still hurts.. ate.. but dizzy still and back pain. FRIDAY.. stomach hurts but eatin now. Saturday... a little better.. getting back into swing of things.. then I have to go to a clambake (I'm from Massachusetts) and then my stomach goes to h**l again. So here I am, on SUNDAY... and my stomach hurts like a *****... now... when I get nervous bout things, my stomach tends to act up.. and I AM moving to college next saturday... but it's never been this bad.. do you think I prolonged my sickness by worrying? Or should I go see a doctor? Help a boy out, could ya?

Answer 1

Always be nice to people who prepare your food... Try some Pepto Bismal.

Answer 2

I'm wondering if you had or still have listeriosis. I know you're from the U.S., but there was an outbreak of this in Canada this summer, caused by deli meat that was contaminated at the processing plant. Ten people have died of it so far.

Answer 3

You probably should go to your doctor, first. Stress can also lead to more serious health problems, and increase your sickness. The stress most likely helped prolonging your sickness. You should definitely go see your doctor before you go to college.

Answer 4

Always best to see a doctor if you're experiencing pain or very obnoxious symptoms for more than 3-4 days..