Sick after Eating previously mentioned Cold Cut....

laxnpro · June 2011

So I had 1/2 a CC sandwich around 6 last night and threw up at 8. Just once, I feel fine now and slept soundly. Should I be concerned that I got sick after eating it? I was freaking out last night and DH told me (sweetly) to calm down and that it was just a mental thing. Mind over Matter?

Needless to say, I won't be eating anymore until February.

Cajb520 · June 2011

Seems like you're just fine. Everything I've read says that the threat for lunch meat comes from Listeria which causes simple food poisoning in normal (aka non-pregnant) adults. Not sure if you've ever had food poisoning, but if you haven't-- it doesn't just include one throw up usually. You'd really know if you had it and you'd be curled up on the bathroom floor for most all of the night.

I love lunch meat (and soft serve, and exotic cheeses, and chocolate) and the risk of these things making you sick and hurting your baby are very small. That said, I know myself well enough to know that I will mentally over-analyze and feel anxious for eating any of it, so the stress that comes with that (for me) is worse than the chances of actually getting sick- bc it's a guarantee. So for me, I'm just not going to eat that stuff for nine months in an effort to stay relaxed and cut down on worry. I know others (not as worry-prone) who are happily enjoying all of the above during their nine months.

Enjoy your Saturday and your growing LO!