Randomguy Posted April 16 Share #1 Posted April 16 I just told a coworker this, who has food poisoning. What is the most fun health issue to have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted April 16 Share #2 Posted April 16 Priapism 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted April 16 Share #3 Posted April 16 Hmm , difficult question. The best from a medical perspective is something that doesn't have a lot of symptoms or severe impact, but that doesn't give you a good excuse to skip work and other obligations. It's a delicate balance between symptoms and excuses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 16 Share #4 Posted April 16 7 minutes ago, Kirby said: Hmm , difficult question. The best from a medical perspective is something that doesn't have a lot of symptoms or severe impact, but that doesn't give you a good excuse to skip work and other obligations. It's a delicate balance between symptoms and excuses. I think the ones that have a nifty and catchy tune associated with their drug treatment at least add a bit of brevity and joy as you hum (or sing) along! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted April 16 Share #5 Posted April 16 Generally speaking, I prefer to get food poisioning in North America. The public health rules here are stricter or at least food prep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 16 Share #6 Posted April 16 2 minutes ago, shootingstar said: Generally speaking, I prefer to get food poisioning in North America. The public health rules here are stricter or at least food prep. Yep. You are a lot less likely to get it but it can still be hideous. I got it once from KFC and it was violent for 4 days. Haven't been back to a KFC since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 16 Author Share #7 Posted April 16 12 minutes ago, shootingstar said: Generally speaking, I prefer to get food poisioning in North America. The public health rules here are stricter or at least food prep. I have only ever gotten real food poisoning from fresh produce. I have eaten a few things that wanted out fast, but those episodes were over in a few hours. Real food poisoning is the gift that keeps giving for several days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 16 Share #8 Posted April 16 Maybe that 4 hour condition? That seems like it could be fun under certain conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 16 Share #9 Posted April 16 Food poisoning is a great weight loss plan. I had a severe case from eating a fish sandwich at a restaurant when I was 15 YO and to this day I don't like to eat fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 16 Share #10 Posted April 16 I'd have to rank hydrocele right up top above Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 16 Author Share #11 Posted April 16 10 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: hydrocele I had to look that up, that also doesn't sound like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted April 16 Share #12 Posted April 16 Just got done with two days of it. Fun times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 16 Share #13 Posted April 16 Just now, Allen said: Just got done with two days of it. Fun times. Sorry. Is your sisters cooking that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted April 16 Share #14 Posted April 16 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Sorry. Is your sisters cooking that bad? It was the boogie restaurant down the way’s. Blackened (but evidently not enough) Mahi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 16 Share #15 Posted April 16 Just now, Allen said: It was the boogie restaurant down the way’s. Blackened (but evidently not enough) Mahi maybe they just left it on the counter until it turned black? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 16 Author Share #16 Posted April 16 2 minutes ago, Allen said: It was the boogie restaurant down the way’s. Blackened (but evidently not enough) Mahi Humans are not meant to eat fish and live. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted April 16 Share #17 Posted April 16 47 minutes ago, Allen said: It was the boogie restaurant down the way’s. Blackened (but evidently not enough) Mahi Sound strange. Yea, maybe it was a fish not properly frigerated. Normally fish doesn't take a long time to cook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted April 16 Share #18 Posted April 16 20 minutes ago, shootingstar said: Sound strange. Yea, maybe it was a fish not properly fridgerated. Normally fish doesn't take a long time to cook. It was covered in etouffee. It may have been bad shrimp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 16 Share #19 Posted April 16 WOChrisL got a severe case of food poisoning many years back. My mom had to watch the kids overnight while I took her to the hospital. She was so dehydrated from all of the vomiting & diarrhea that she needed IV’s. Strep is pretty gnarly, thank god I haven’t had that since my teen years. My recent bout with Covid was the worse I have been sick ever. 2.5 weeks now since I got sick and I’m still not 100% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 16 Author Share #20 Posted April 16 48 minutes ago, Allen said: etouffee Gesundheit. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted April 16 Share #21 Posted April 16 Last year there was that Jiff peanutbutter recall. It was due to salmonella. I felt pretty bad. I'd drink some water then shit it out 15 minutes later. It was almost clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted April 16 Share #22 Posted April 16 Heat exhaustion can be fun from a “I’ve never felt so close to dying” and lived to tell about it angle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 16 Share #23 Posted April 16 How often is it really FOOD POISONING and not simply a norovirus picked up when opening the door to the restaurant/restroom/car? From what I can tell, a norovirus can be transmitted in so many ways (often in public) and since we all eat multiple meals, I sort of feel like food poisoning gets thew blame, and not the virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted April 16 Share #24 Posted April 16 47 minutes ago, Mr. Silly said: Last year there was that Jiff peanutbutter recall. It was due to salmonella. I felt pretty bad. I'd drink some water then shit it out 15 minutes later. It was almost clear. Colonoscopy prep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted April 16 Share #25 Posted April 16 2 minutes ago, Allen said: Colonoscopy prep? No, it was salmonella poisoning from the Jiff peanut butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 16 Share #26 Posted April 16 1 minute ago, Mr. Silly said: No, it was salmonella poisoning from the Jiff peanut butter. What did they offer you in recompense? Seems like that would be a year's supply of something or other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted April 16 Share #27 Posted April 16 Just now, Razors Edge said: What did they offer you in recompense? Seems like that would be a year's supply of something or other! I didn't pursue anything. I just threw the peanut butter away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 16 Share #28 Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Mr. Silly said: I didn't pursue anything. I just threw the peanut butter away. What's your brand of PB now? Peter Pan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a bunch of numbers Posted April 16 Share #29 Posted April 16 A friend of mine had a cousin, 55 years old, who got food poisoning from eating a turkey sandwich in a restaurant that he had eaten many times before and had the turkey sandwich many times before. He ended up in the hospital a few hours later, and died about 3 days later. He was healthy, fit, an avid bike rider and skier. It was incredibly sad. I got food poisoning many years ago when I was in college from eating tunafish and mayo that had been in the fridge too long. That was a rough night, but fortunately it was only one night. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 16 Share #30 Posted April 16 5 hours ago, MoseySusan said: Heat exhaustion can be fun from a “I’ve never felt so close to dying” and lived to tell about it angle. I have had soldiers in my squad go down with heat injuries, it’s no joke. Fortunately I have always been really heat tolerant and avoided injury when others doing the exact same things in the exact same conditions dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 17 Share #31 Posted April 17 I had mononucleosis one time. I had a terrible sore throat. I called and made a doctor appointment but they couldn’t get me in for a week. I went to work every day. The doctor ran tests and discovered I had mono, made me take a week off work. I rebuilt the engine in my van during that week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17 Share #32 Posted April 17 8 hours ago, Longjohn said: I had mononucleosis one time. I had a terrible sore throat. I called and made a doctor appointment but they couldn’t get me in for a week. I went to work every day. The doctor ran tests and discovered I had mono, made me take a week off work. I rebuilt the engine in my van during that week. You bastard! I laid in bed in the college infirmiry and sweated my ass off! I felt terrible! I was SO happy when a nurse stopped in to change my soaked bedding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 17 Author Share #33 Posted April 17 3 hours ago, Ralphie said: You bastard! I laid in bed in the college infirmiry and sweated my ass off! I felt terrible! I was SO happy when a nurse stopped in to change my soaked bedding! You guys got off easy. I lost 25lbs (started at 150) and ended up in the hospital for a week from it. I remember having two midterms in one day after having not being able to study from the mono, and going to ask my professors if I could reschedule (both said no). While walking there in 40 degree rainy weather, I had to really fight to not lay down in the wet grass and nap, I was that fatigued. My roommate called my parents and told them I wasn't well, they picked me up the next day and I was in the hospital the day after that getting round the clock IVs. I had to drop all my classes that quarter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 17 Share #34 Posted April 17 3 hours ago, Ralphie said: You bastard! I laid in bed in the college infirmiry and sweated my ass off! I felt terrible! I was SO happy when a nurse stopped in to change my soaked bedding! The girl that lived across the street from me missed six weeks of school when she had it. I didn’t get it from or give it to her I guess it affects everyone different. It was the worst soar throat I ever had. I felt like I swallowed the hook and someone ripped it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 17 Author Share #35 Posted April 17 3 minutes ago, Longjohn said: It was the worst soar throat I ever had. I felt like I swallowed the hook and someone ripped it out. Me too. I remember the nurses demanding that I drink something, and I refused for a few days because it hurt so much. Of course, I could have just been a wimp about the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17 Share #36 Posted April 17 Strange. I don’t remember a sore throat. I was just so cold, I shivered and sweated. I got it from misbehavior on the bandbus. What a maroon! I should have known better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 17 Share #37 Posted April 17 7 minutes ago, Ralphie said: Strange. I don’t remember a sore throat. I was just so cold, I shivered and sweated. I got it from misbehavior on the bandbus. What a maroon! I should have known better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17 Share #38 Posted April 17 4 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: It was not worth it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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