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Memo to self - never eat mussels again
Well over twenty years ago, I went out for a meal with [Unknown site tag] and we had mussels and they were delicious and caused me no problems at all.
A couple of times since then, I've tried to repeat the experience and both times I was ill. I put it down to food poisoning, but also made a mental note that I might have a food intolerance of some kind.
Last night proved it conclusively. We both had mussles, but only I ended up vomiting everything up a few hours later. I now have a horribly sore throat (as you might expect from stomach acid passing that way) and feel pretty washed out as I wasn't well enough to get to bed until 1am.
I read somewhere (but have no idea where) that the first time you eat a particular food, you may be okay, but the body develops a reaction to it - so you only feel ill the second and subsequent times. Does anyone know more about this?
PS. If anyone was planning to phone me, this might not be the best day for it...
A couple of times since then, I've tried to repeat the experience and both times I was ill. I put it down to food poisoning, but also made a mental note that I might have a food intolerance of some kind.
Last night proved it conclusively. We both had mussles, but only I ended up vomiting everything up a few hours later. I now have a horribly sore throat (as you might expect from stomach acid passing that way) and feel pretty washed out as I wasn't well enough to get to bed until 1am.
I read somewhere (but have no idea where) that the first time you eat a particular food, you may be okay, but the body develops a reaction to it - so you only feel ill the second and subsequent times. Does anyone know more about this?
PS. If anyone was planning to phone me, this might not be the best day for it...