Bout of Food Poisoning

Posted by Mary Luz Mejia Mar 10, 2008

Some skeptics out there will say: How do you know you got food poisoning there? Well, because I’ve had it Once before and this time round exhibited the same, ghastly symptoms after eating there. Plus, I hardly ate anything at lunch other than some nuts and fruits and breakfast consisted of toast- so you do the friggin’ math genius! And dinner consisted of the Thai basil eggplant dish with broccoli, tofu, onions, garlic, and peppers with a pyramid of rice.

Back to the symptoms/proof: I eat and almost immediately start feeling like I’ve had 15 plates of food instead of one. I start belching a lot- which is not normal for me. And then sleep becomes IMPOSSIBLE. Toss and turn mixed in with a dash of cold sweats followed by a chaser of stomach cramps perhaps akin to being in labour? Dinner was at 6:10pm- by 3am, I’m hugging the toilet for dear, sweet mercy. I projectile vomited so hard that I blew the blood capillaries from around my eyes out- I looked like a Klingon for days (thank God the weekend was around the corner). Burgundy speckles around my eyes and temples. Yay.

I called the restaurant today- Spring Rolls Go in downtown Toronto and spoke to the manager. He kept mumbling that this usually doesn’t happen in the dine-in restaurant- but rather take out! Nervous Freudian slip? My concerned husband spoke to them today too- only to be told: “You can’t prove it was our food.” I should have had the pathogens in my projectile vomit examined and then we could talk mister. Until then- be careful where you choose to dine amigos. As for yours truly, it won’t be at this Pan-Asian chain anymore. This isn’t how I wanted to lose a few pounds!