Food Poisoning

Subway® Sandwich

The bloated feeling commenced around 10pm last night with some degree of flatulence. Much discomfort was felt even at bedtime. At 1:30am, the bloating was so bad that it was actually painful. So, there was no choice but to get up and sit in the small pathetic chair. After an hour, another attempt was made to sleep. Sound sleep was never achieved.

In the morning, food was skipped until coffee time in town. A couple of Great Value® cinnamon raisin bagels was the only option since Clif® Bars have been out of stock for weeks. Anyway, there was great difficulty choking down one bagel.

The gym workout did not go well. The body was extremely fatigued with many symptoms coincident with a “COVID” (or influenza) infection. No doubt, a hospital diagnosis would have been “long COVID.” A banana was procured for lunch, but it did not taste good at all. The associated “brain fog” was also overbearing. And, all aches and pains were accentuated in a bad way.

There was some debate about what dinner would be comprised of. In a snap decision, Chicken Caesar Salad and Mini Somen Salad takeout food was procured at 7-Eleven®, of all places. Once back in the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki, dinner was consumed. And, the verdict? Delicious! The stomach had no disagreement.

The assessment of food poisoning was obvious, and the only possible culprit was the Subway® sandwich, which was ordered hot and consumed on the premises yesterday afternoon. Of course, the realization was a great disappointment since the franchise owners are really nice people. No final decision was made, but a few days of a different diet is required for the gastrointestinal system to heal.