Weird reaction to food

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Last night I ate half a 12 inch takeaway pizza and within 15 minutes I started to feel very unwell. Not sick but the pizza seemed to be sitting like a lump of concrete on my stomach, it felt like my digestion had just stopped, totally shut down. I didn't have reflux or heart burn but I did feel bloated. Then I began to feel very shivery and my joints began to burn and ache and I started running a high temperature. It was like I suddenly had a bad flu.

I took some mint tea and then some aspirin because it felt like my body was having a massive inflammatory response. I felt awful through the night but am feeling better this morning.

Looking back I have had similar things happen in the past but mostly I am able to eat most things fine. I eat bread products daily with no issues or discomfort so I wonder what could have happened last night?

Any ideas?

MSG sensitivity? That can cause flu like symptoms, aches & gastro symptoms in some people.
www.allergylink.co.uk/allergy-blog/2016/10/26/msg-adverse-reactions/

Were you at all stressed? I find my digestion shuts down under certain circumstances. That then has knock on consequences, nausea, shivers, etc.

What was on the pizza ingredients wise?

Mushrooms?

In takeaways they do add msg sometimes. That can cause people problems. Could be dairy or gluten but sounds like those don't normally cause you problems

sphinter of oddi dysfunction?

Gallbladder?

The pizza had on it cheese, mushrooms, tomato sauce, sweetcorn, onions and peppers. Nothing I usually have a problem with. It was quite bland really. I don't typically have issues with gluten or dairy.

I suppose I could be having gallbladder issues or perhaps the sphinter of oddi dysfunction, it just felt like my digestive system stopped dead and then the other stuff was as a result. I didn't feel stressed but perhaps I was?

I'll just have to see if it happens again and perhaps eat a bit less?

Ok just looked at the MSG sensitivity and it does sound like that but I can usually eat chinese food fine but perhaps my local places don't use it. But it does sound like that covers my sysmptoms.

Might you have been coming down with a virus and the timing of eating the pizza seemed to trigger it?
I guess you'd have to eat the same type of pizza another time and see what happens, but maybe better to avoid!