December 20th, 2008
This morning I went to the local Carepoint Clinic because I decided three solid days of this crazy bad illness was enough to tolerate without expert opinion. And though I have not submitted a stool sample for formal testing (!), it is the doctor’s opinion that I probably have salmonellosis. Which frankly I find outrageous, because I don’t eat anything typically associated with salmonella poisoning – poultry, pork, eggs, or milk. Good grief! You’d think one of the advantages of veganism is avoiding food poisoning like this but apparently it is not. I’m guessing something got cross contaminated at a restaurant I’ve eaten at recently because there are no animal products in my house at all.
Okay. Now for the awesome part: I am now on a clear fluids only diet for an unspecified period of time. It will depend on when my bowel settles down. But the antibiotics I’m on are crazy restrictive and I can’t have solid food two hours before or after taking them, which is three times a day – so I figure I’m on apple juice and Gatorade for at least the five days of those pills.
Sheesh.
Hoping you feel better soon.