When you eat something bad

I've had a sensitive stomach my whole life. My mom said I'd curl up in a ball, pulling my knees in, when ever I was fed bananas as a baby. I've been able to eat bananas very rarely throughout my whole life and there is a banana allergy, so it's not just me. But 99% of the time if I eat anything with banana in it I end up with a stomach ache that is not fun.

After having dinner at a friends house last night the host very shortly after the meal started having stomach issues. My stomach was about 10 minutes behind the host's with jumping on the bandwagon of pain. 

Within an hour I was dealing with a variety of stomach issues and pain, as was the host. The only common denominator was the meal. The third person who ate the meal felt fine.

After texting with the host this morning he thought his issue was a family related medical issue, I suggested some kind of food poisoning. Our symptoms are very similar and we both are at the same place this morning as far as how we are feeling. A quick check of the hosts homemade meal only showed the pasta was expired but google says pasta has a shelf life of 2-3 years after the expiration. And google knows everything!

What do we have, I'm not sure. But what I do know is after 12+ hours of this I'd like it to be over. While it's not awful, it is uncomfortable and interrupts life. Yes, it could be a lot worse. And yes, I'm going to try to eat something. But just like every other time in life when our health is not 110% we quickly appreciate the good when we have it and wish for it back when not feeling 110%.

This is life, and today I'm going to view it as a gentle reminder from God that felling good, and being healthy are a blessing we often take for granted. Yes, we all have aches and pains and discomforts, but I view those as a reminder to appreciate it when things don't hurt and the fact that I can still move and be active!

Two pieces of advice today: 

Check expiration dates when you are cooking! 

And appreciate what you have health-wise!