Should I go to this wedding?

[GalwayWayfarer]

Morning MN - need some collective wisdom!

One of my husband's close friends is getting married today. I had dinner with some friends last night, got home and felt very unwell - I had chills so bad I was shaking but DH said I felt burning hot. I took some paracetamol and went to sleep, then woke up early this morning with (TMI coming up) absolutely horrific diarrhoea. I now think I am through the worst of it and I feel fine otherwise now.

Will I be ok just to take a couple of Imodium and go to the wedding? I feel like it's probably just food poisoning and not a bug that I'm going to give everyone, but the venue is quite a drive away from home.

I obviously don't want to miss the wedding - will I be ok to miss it? I'd need to leave in about 2 hours to get there.

Yes you can catch it through poor hygiene.

Salmonella transmission

www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/salmonella-(non-typhoidal)

www.medicinenet.com/is_salmonella_contagious/article.htm#how_will_i_know_if_someone_has_a_salmonella_infection_what_is_the_incubation_period_for_salmonellosis

E. coli

www.healthline.com/health/contagious-e-coli#risk-factors

www.cdc.gov/ecoli/general/index.html

In fact most types can be spread by the fecal-oral route and peoples toilet hygiene is generally appalling - honestly just read a few of the threads on handwashing after going to the toilet on here there's many who will happily admit they frequently 'forget' or only do so after a bowel movement, plus most people don't bother waiting for the water to get hot or use any kind of soap and then use a handtowel that's been used by others behaving similarly that's rarely laundered and certainly not at the 50*c it should be.

Most common cause of d&v is actually campylobacter. Not surprising as it can survive in just water. And as the others can be spread person to person due to fecal-oral route.

I wouldn’t go! Selfishly, think of the shame if you had an “explosion” in church - and unselfishly, it’s not fair to risk giving it to other guests. If you’re ill and have to come home, it will also ruin DP’s day too, as presumably he’ll have to go home with you.
If you e got means of getting there alone, perhaps you could let DP go on ahead and slip into the evening reception if you feel 100% later on. Depends how close you are to the happy couple.

Probably too late but your OH shouldn't go either. "Mild" food poisoning doesn't usually come with a fever/high temperature so it could be norovirus in which case he's most likely incubating it ...

FYI still tied to my toilet and dying, so solid choice not to go!

Hope you feel better soon op

The Duke of Edinburgh thanks you OP!