Posted by Dishy on June 17, 2000 at 18:18:18:
Has anyone here had it? I was checking around on the Net last night for symptoms to see if I possibly could have contracted it, but it has several symptoms I don't have, and of course I can't get to a doctor on Saturday. My stomach was *killing* me last night when it finally occurred to me to wonder if whatever I have is related to salmonella. As most of you probably know, I was bit on my ear last Thursday by iguana, requiring 5 stitches, on the top and bottom of the ear. On the bottom, a piece of the fatty tissue was hanging out and had to be pushed back in and stitched. On Monday morning, I had a slight case of diarrhea, then same on Tuesday, but with excessive gas (ugh!) throughout the whole day, most of the time causing abdominal pain, sometimes severe. This has continued all week, getting worse through last night. I still have the symptoms today, but they seem to be lessening (finally!).
When I was checking for info on samonella-related illness, everything I saw also included fever, and I think vomiting, which I did not experience, so I'm chalking this up to a stomach virus, and a coincidence! Any thoughts?