First of all I would like to give thanks to the Almighty God for not allowing me to die of food poisoning today. It wasn't a small issue, I have been checking myself through and through to ensure I am not food sick. I was so excited to see this prompt while looking for what to write because it was just in sync with what happened to me today. It's no news that I'm a foodie who likes to try out new things, but there are things I wished I never tried out and today was one of them. I've had to visit the pharmacy immediately after work just to be sure that I am okay. Well it turns out that I am okay, at least I have not seen any signs of food poisoning for over 6 hours now hehe… I hope I do not see it.
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I started my day very busy, after waking up late, I quickly rushed to the bathroom and ensured I had water on the cooker boiling before I finished bathing in 3 minutes. After that I quickly took my meds, as I was wearing my clothes, made custard and finished it within 5 minutes, then I ran out to catch the first bus I saw. Thankfully I arrived at work right on time, but before I could sit a little to catch my breath, I had a lot of work already waiting for me. Turns out my company decided to finally release the funds to get me laptops I had been hitting on for over two months, but for me, it was a very wrong timing. Either way I had no choice but to go into the market for gadgets.
I forgot that the meds I took were really strong and inside a gadgets market were as weird as it was, there was nowhere to buy food. At about 3:00 PM my body was already shaking, I didn't know it was the medicine I was reacting to, but knew I needed to eat to be okay. So I saw this roadside hawker selling what I thought was Abacha (An igbo native food). Everyone around was buying from her, as though she was a life saver, so I decided to call her too only to discover it's a hausa native food that had become popular in that area. I looked at it not even knowing the name, it was looking like a bowl of red moi moi, which from the site I knew wasn't moi moi.
I wanted to tell her to go because I didn't know what she was selling, but then I thought to myself “only God knows when I would see something to eat as I still had a lot to do there and wasn't sure if I could walk a long distance at that point in time. So I asked her how much whatever she was selling was and she said 500 naira. I asked if there was meat or fish and she said it was finished. So I told her to give me whatever it was she was selling. After she finished serving that stuff, she asked if she could put water in it, and I was like… “oh they even put water in this…
So I said she should, at least if I'm going to eat what I don't know I could as well eat the complete version. By the time I put it in my mouth I began to wonder why everyone was rushing it. I didn't want to look odd, so I was busy swallowing every spoon I put in my mouth until I finished it and the torture was over. I felt like vomiting afterwards and regretting why on earth I got it in the first place. What pained me the most was that The Abacha I thought it was finally passed in the process of me going through the torture of swallowing whatever it was I was eating.
THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO HIVE NAIJA'S PROMPT FOR THE WEEK
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I actually thank God for you as well because it would have been a disaster if it was food poisoning but you didn't get to know the name of the food.
Road side food is a no for me, I would rather eat biscuits, drink yoghurt or even fruit if it is a must that I ate at that particular time.
I wish I saw biscuit at that moment... But they all decided to be scarce
One rule I always love by is never buy anything that’s northern and unfamiliar. Even I that live here am very careful with the kinds of food I eat. Sorry you had to experience such a terrible thing
I just learned that lesson too and will never try it again
You know when you go to a Nigerian occasion the MC would always say
Thank God nothing happened just be careful next time
I will eat before going out next time 😂
Better that way
Lolx you are funny, so you don't know something and you went ahead to buy because you see everyone eating hahahaha if I were that drugs I will even pray you should not get that food self but thankGod you are safe from the torture but this is a lesson for you before you take drugs make sure you have food by your side so that you can eat it immediately you take drugs. Just piece of advice please
Yeah, I have learned my lesson
Thank God you have learned now
This is serious but God was just with you. Lots of unnamed food around the business areas. They can even eat mess without knowing.
Snacks is the best for me when am out on the road.
I wasn't having the energy to go out, because I really wanted to get snacks
Thanks to God you did not have food poisoning.
Have a wonderful Thursday 😇
Thank you
Considering that you took some strong medication that morning, it is not surprising that you needed to eat something fast to help cushion the effects of the meds. Thank God you survived that situation. Food poisoning is no joke.
#dreemerforlife
Yes ooo, it's no joke at all
Haaaaa! thank God that you survived the food. So many food that we don't know especially from the northern side.
Seriously, I was laughing all through while reading. I understand you needed to put something in your mouth at that particular time that was why you bought it. The good news is that, it was poison
But I believe those people buying from her must be familiar with the food.
Seeing tha table of food I just remembered how Italians ear, hehe
So you sef na foodie like some of us. Well better, na e b say we plenty, hehe
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Taking medication on an empty stomach can be very dangerous. I'm glad you're okay and it wasn't serious.
And oh no, that abacha had to showed up just when you got something you never have eaten..
I felt like causing that abacha woman😂
Hahaha. When you said it was an an Hausa native food sold by the roadside, hehehe, I can never eat such even if I am extremely hungry. Thank God you were okay and the food didn't cause something else in you.
Yesooo thank God
Chai! You have mind o to eat what you don't know, especially from the roadside without a referer😂😂😂
#dreemport brought me here.
Lol, it's condition that caused it