Sunday, January 7, 2007
I ate chicken from Popeyes and got a massive case of food poisoning
Though I have no iron clad proof that Popeyes poisoned me, I now that I don’t normally spend Saturdays being so violently ill. How does one prove food poisoning?
Friday night for the first (and last) time in my life, I had a chicken dinner from Popeyes. A couple pieces a chicken, a biscuit, a little tub of coleslaw, and a little tub of mashed potatoes. It actually tasted pretty good. It was a lot like KFC, but not nearly as greasy.
Not only did I spend yesterday puking my guts out, I had a fever of 102 for most of the day. With the fever, I had the accompanying body ache. I took a shower and almost blacked out. I was really feeling rough. That’s putting it lightly. I felt as though I was going to die.
Sheri thinks I just had the flu. I don’t agree. When I get the regular flu, I don’t throw up. I get extremely congested. That didn’t happen this time. My problem was focused squarely on my stomach. I once watched a segment on 20-20 about food poisoning. A doctor being interviewed talking about how there really wasn’t such a thing as the stomach flu. When people had what is commonly referred to as the stomach flu, it was simply bad food. I really think that is what I had.
I feel a lot better today. I was able to eat this morning and I don’t have a fever anymore. I’ve also changed my mind about dying.
UPDATE: It turns out that it wasn’t food poisoning. My apologies to Popeyes.
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I feel your pain man, i feel your pain.
I don’t think you get a fever from eating shitty food.
I had all the same symptoms that you described this past weekend- but I am 95% certain it was flu. Possibly even retarded flu.
SHOO SHOO RETARDED FLU! (It worked for Gary…)
You mean I caught something from listening to your podcast? Gross!
You get a fever anytime you body is fighting off infection. Even infections caused because the guy making the coleslaw at Popeyes didn’t wash his hands after taking a massive poop.
Next time, don’t order the poopslaw.
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