bad mom

So my 10 year old has food poisoning.  A couple of weeks ago I made homemade mayo.  That of course means raw eggs.  I was fine because I used eggs that I believe are from better sources then most factory farmed eggs, so they would be safer and less likely contaminated.  We ate the mayo, all of us in several dishes over several days and were fine.  Well, almost 2 weeks later I went to use it and saw big red spots on it so I threw it out.  Coincidentally, that same day Megan says she isn't feeling well, and starts throwing up and having diarrhea.  I wondered ho we got the stomach flu when we hadn't been out to the store or park or museum or anything (usually you can tell where you where in the last few days that you might have caught a bug).  We had been home all week!

I started to worry about everyone else getting sick, but had this nagging feeling about the mayo.  So I asked if she had used it at all lately.  She said yes in fact she had made herself a deviled egg two days before!  I asked if it looked or smelled funny.  She said there were some brown dots but she scooped around them!!!

Oh no!  So I am confident that she has salmonella poisoning.  I have done lots of research and it seems likely.  She has been feeling bad for 4 days (though today she seems better) and no one else has gotten sick.  I have been making her drink lots of fluids and I wish I had some homemade broth to give her.  But I tried getting her to eat some yogurt, but she really doesn't want to eat much, most things make her nauseous and gag.  But I got some probiotic pills and she seems to be able to take them fine.

I am thankful she seems to be getting better.  I have never had food poisoning and no one else in the family has either.  I have been a bit freaked out and I feel so bad.  I should have paid attention and thrown it out after the recommended 3 days.  I feel horrible that my baby is suffering.  I hope that the fact that she hasn't thrown up since yesterday means she is on the mend.