finger up nose after touching raw bacon horrendous headaches now

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Help! I suffer severe health anxiety and posting here so I don't turn to Google to make it unnecessarily worse. 6 days ago I handled raw smoked bacon, while doing it (oh this is so embarrassing) I got an itch up my nose, like a tickly hair, so stuck my finger right up there without washing it first, it was a reaction and I didn't think. Now I've started with a really bad headache and sinus pain. Worried I've given myself an infection. All sorts of stuff going through my mind, like brain infections, worms. I know I need to get a grip. Has anyone ever done this?

While eating bacon raw isn't the best thing in the world, there's so many preservatives in there that I think it's pretty safe. I think it's entirely coincidental

That's your anxiety talking.

So yes, you need to get a grip! (But take some pain relief for the headache)

You can eat raw bacon, I wouldn't want to, but you can. They are not related.

The job of the nasal passage is to keep nasties out.
You'll be fine

I love you all. Thank you 💗
I need a kick into reality and I need to do something about this anxiety.

I don’t think the two things are connected.

After handling raw bacon my mum always licks her fingers lol before washing them as she likes the taste and says bacon is a preservative. She's never been sick from it! Don't worry about it, you're absolutely fine and the headache and sinus pain js most likely completely unrelated.

Don't mind eating raw meat one bit and I do eat a lot of raw and very rare meat/fish, but it's the pork the up the nose bit that bothered me. Thank you for all your comments I'm feeling much calmer

Did you end up being ok I just did the same thing and I’m freaking out lol

Stuffing raw bacon up your nose is an effective cure for nosebleeds. So I’m sure you’ll be fine. Honestly - Google it!