Last Sunday, the pork steaks I cooked for lunch were 3 days past their use by date. I am usually strict about use by dates on meat (though not on other products) but I smelt the steaks and they looked and smelt fine, lush they were baked in the oven for 90mins so I thought they would be alright.
And they may well have been as no one else in the family has become ill. I, on the other hand, have not been right since Monday. Bear in mind, I do suffer from a number of minor complaints, eg minor IBS, so I can't be sure the pork is to blame, but I have had, on and off,stomach ache, unpleasant trips to the loo, nausea, and general indigestion for nearly a week. Just when it seems to get better (Tuesday, yesterday) and I eat normally, I then get worse again.
So, I googled stomach upsets after eating gone off pork and have frightened myself that I may have trichinosis. Apparently, you get the stomach upset first (tick) but then weeks later can get fever, aches, pains etc. Usually people recover without medication but this is all caused by roundworms. So, should I go to the GP do you think? Could they help at all? If I have roundworms, I need them gone don't I? Or do I just wait to see if the fever stage sets in? WWYD?