food poisoning?

[TryinFor1]

I am meant to be away from the internet for the next week or two but wanted to ask this before leaving.

On Sunday, my husband cooked frozen pork in the crock pot to an internal temperature of 140, which took about 9 hours to get there. WHY he decided to cook the pork frozen, I dunno. Everything I read said this was a very bad idea because it's like the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to grow due to it not reaching a higher temperature fast enough. We didn't eat it that night, but ate it Monday night after it had been in the oven another 40 minutes to warm it up, and I am actually the only one who ate it was a small amount. Maybe six bites worth.

Anyway, 24 hours later I got horrible gas cramps, followed by having diarrhea (sorry) once. I felt immediately better afterwards. Does that sound like food poisoning at all caused by the undercooked pork? I had some nausea, (but I am pregnant. Lol) no vomiting, no fever, didn't lose my appetite. And was perfectly fine the next day minus a headache. Wouldn't food poisoning have lasted longer?

I called my doctor who sent me for a blood test for Listeria due to the recent recall on fruits. I mentioned all the pork stuff, it being frozen when cooked and cooked for 9 hours, only reaching 140. They said to not worry about that because that wasn't it.

Logic tells me since I only had diarrhea once, felt immediately better, and had no vomiting or anything that I probably didn't get food poisoning but maybe it just didn't agree with me, and wanted others opinions.

Undercooked pork can cause a slew of problems like trichinellosis (which is serious but very rare), salmonella, e coli, and taxo all of which are characterized by stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Again, I guess I am looking for some reassurance that I probably didn't get food poisoning from undercooked pork since I only used the bathroom once and never puked. seems like it would last longer than that right? Also, symptoms came on very suddenly. It was over start to finish in an hour.

Sorry this post is super tmi. Hopefully someone can help!

 

[labgal]

Doesn't sound like food poisoning to me, lovie. Probably just a random bout of the D. FWIW, I've gotten episodes like that all the time since getting pregnant. I'll feel nauseous, have the diarrhea and then I'm fine. It's like "reverse" morning sickness - lol. I hope you are feeling better!

 

[mmMlm]

No it doesn't sound like food poisoning. You would be feeling far far worse for far longer.

Cooking it to an internal temp of 140 should mean that it's safe, regardless if it was cooked from frozen or not. As long as the inside gets hot enough, it kills all the nasties.

 

[Mummy to be x]

That doesn't sound like food poisoning to me, you would be quite poorly from food poisoning x

 

[Eidson23]

Coming from someone who has had food poisoning, it does not sound like food poisoning. I was shitting my pants for two days, and couldn't even get out of bed, and I was violently vomiting for hours. And it wasn't just nausea, it was the worst stomach pains I've ever had.

Honestly Tryin, I know you have some serious anxieties with this pregnancy, but I had quite a few bouts of diarrhea randomly when I was pregnant with my son. As well as recurring nausea. Everything you are worried about right now just sounds like typical pregnancy symptoms. I hope you start feeling better. I know you're taking a break from here for a bit. But I hope we can at least ease your mind a little before you go.

 

[Coconuts]

The USDA has recently lowered the safe internal temp of pork to 145 F so Im sure you guys are fine. While it would have been better to thaw the pork first, you did cook it twice! I would only worry if I ate pink pork. To me that's undercooked and pork should always look cooked and be white, like chicken. What's more 9 hours in the slow cooker is a good amount of time, even if it did take a while to get up to a hot core temp. As long as it got there and stayed there for a little while all the nasties are dead. Really sweetheart, don't worry.
I agree with everyone else that you would have felt a lot crapper for a lot longer is you had food poisoning. If you have food poisoning, there will be no doubt in your mind!!! Edison can back me up on that one I'm sure!!
I also get random bouts of splatter butt. I did with Gaia and I am with This pregnancy too. Not often but more than once, you know. It's just part of pregnancy, usually nothing a good fart or poop won't fix

 

[sandandsun]

I agree that it does not sound like food poisoning. Like someone said above, I've had a couple bouts of feeling really sick suddenly and then it goes away. Could be due to a food just not sitting well or all the hormonal changes.

And believe me, I've eaten a few things this pregnancy that I later thought, "Wait, was that cooked all the way?" "Was it hot enough?" You'll drive yourself crazy. I've tried to relax a bit and remind myself that I can only do my best, and listeria is super, super rare. And if it was food poisoning, I think you would definitely know! My husband had it recently and it was BAD!

 

[wookie130]

I honestly think you're in the clear for any food poisoning from the pork. It would have been better to have thawed the pork first before slow-cooking it, sure, but honestly, at 9 hours, you probably did kill any and all bacteria that may have been present. And to mirror what others have said, REAL food poisoning is a feeling not far from death, seriously. You would be puking and shitting, and begging for mercy that it go away...and then cue the dangerous dehydration. In other words, you would KNOW that this is not the normal scoots, and it's a sickness that has a life all of it's own. I think you're fine!

 

[TryinFor1]

Thanks ladies.

I truly appreciate everything and all reassurance. I am just trying to pinpoint exactly what could have caused this.

I absolutely hate being such a nutcase. Thank you all again.

 

[Coconuts]

In a word, pregnancy.