McDonalds...ohhh god.

JatieKo621

So I am in no means a "health nut," I usually eat mostly chicken and veggies but also can eat more starches and "whites" (bread, rice, chips) and empty calories than I should. BUT- I haven't had fast food in awhile and was seriously craving it today. I had a horrible day, fought with a coworker, found out the guy I had been dating is a complete douche, (10000 of excuses) and I finally said F it and went to McDonalds.

I had a cheeseburger and an order of fries, scarfed it down, and less than 20 minutes later I threw up. I haven't had McDonalds in a LONG time, did my body just freak out because of it? I don't feel sick or anything now and actually worked out a few hours later....but I am still a little confused on why that happened.

Has this happened to anyone else before?

I now know that I will NOT go to Mickey D's again. YUCK!

ebony__

I've been tracking for about 20 days.
And eating really healthy.
Yesterday I had a chicken and cheese toasted sandwich and some cookies. I felt really sick. Managed to keep in down but then today I have been in so much pain, my liver hurts and I'm bloated.

angelbabyskies

I'm not sure. But something similar has happened to me.
I just haven't been eating much junk food (not depriving myself) then had a craving for chips and fattening heavy cream coffee. I felt sick after eating it and was actually not interested in eating it again. Maybe your body just doesn't want as much junk (which is great!!)

med2017

it happens and mc donalds is so gross anyway.. look at the way they produce the chicken nuggets aka mechanically separated meat. yuck.

google pictures has the best images if you're wondering how it looks like

fiona2785

You're not on your own! I was out & about eating with other people yesterday, without the healthy choices, so I had a really heavy, fatty food day. My body doesn't throw up easily, so I wasn't sick, but I was awake til 3.30am feeling like my stomach was turning in knots & trying to eat itself. Urgh. Back to healthy today!

MDWilliams1857

It may have just been the stress and no matter what you ate wasnt going to stay down. I dont know. As to the poster that commented on how they do the chicken, I dont care, Its still good. And a Big mac is the best burger on the planet.

shutterbug282

I've been eating pretty healthy for a while now.
I was craving donuts so I had one, after I did I felt so sick and awful. I wasn't sick, but I felt bloated and really icky for a while after.

ShannelHawkes

If you haven't had that type of food for a while, your body was shocked and reacted. Don't beat yourself up over this. Try to keep it from happening again. You'll be fine.

fit4lifeUcan2

I hear this a lot from people who have been eating healthy for a long time. I'm on WW and track mostly on that. I've had similar happen to me when I went to a party and the only food they served was fried junk. I didn't eat much of it just a nibble here and there but got very sick within an hour and felt sluggish the next day. I never did that again! now if there isn't anything healthy to eat I just won't eat. I wait till I get home. Its not worth the pain and agony to eat that junk food.

KS_4691

I've been tracking for about 20 days.
And eating really healthy.
Yesterday I had a chicken and cheese toasted sandwich and some cookies. I felt really sick. Managed to keep in down but then today I have been in so much pain, my liver hurts and I'm bloated.

your liver hurts?

Amy911Gray

Yep--it does happen.

BrianSharpe

I went for a long bike ride yesterday, got all my workouts in last week and felt like having a doughnut yesterday.......it tasted great.

There's nothing wrong with eating junk food (well, maybe except the golden arches.........it is disgusting garbage disguised as food) every now and again.

Usbornegal

On a driving trip with my mom this summer we went to a gas station that had a McDonalds in it and I needed a bit of protein so I had a single regular hamburger. All I could taste was all the salt they put in it!

opuntia

I used to like McDonalds as a kid, but as an adult, I don't like it any more - I can't imagine craving it. But if I eat something unhealthy after I've been eating healthily, my body doesn't like it. I don't throw up, but I feel horrible. I imagine, as someone else said, that the stress of your day also contributed to you throwing up - the digestive system shuts down when you're very stressed, because you go into fight or flight mode. I used to sometimes throw up when I worked night shifts - my body hadn't digested the food - and I think this was because night shifts were a physical stressor to my body. I couldn't adapt to them at all.

On the plus side, your body will now associate McDonalds with throwing up, and you will have an automatic aversion to it now! You'll never crave it again!

ebony__

I've been tracking for about 20 days.
And eating really healthy.
Yesterday I had a chicken and cheese toasted sandwich and some cookies. I felt really sick. Managed to keep in down but then today I have been in so much pain, my liver hurts and I'm bloated.

your liver hurts?

Yes it does

* may be completely unrelated though

tigertrax3

I've been eating clean"er" than most for awhile now and every once in awhile i eat something really bad and greasy. I ALWAYS get sick to my stomach. I think if more people ate better All the time, fast food wouldn't be as bad as it is. Just a theory.

Spokez70

A year ago I typically ate breakfast at McDonalds every single morning of the week- along with a few lunches and dinners. That habit was at the top of the list when I got serious about trying to improve my health and for 2012 I have kept away. But a few weeks ago we took the kids there for a hot fudge sundae treat and the grease smell coming out of the drive-thru window was so gross it made me want to throw up. So yeah I can totally see how it would turn your stomach.

By the way I had a Sundae too and it was soooo good- they give you double hot fudge for 25 cents.

pamperedlinny

Whenever I break down and eat greasy stuff that I'm not used to anymore I feel fine until the next morning. Then my stomach gets a bit queasy and I get the runs. Yuck! But I keep going back every month or so for a day. I enjoy it knowing there will be a cost and plan to not feel well the next day. (horrible I know) but at least it reminds me why I don't eat like that daily anymore.

AmyFett

My stomach gets sick after fast food. Still have it sometimes. It's soo gooood, lol. Same with Chinese, I get sick at the thought of it, but it's so yummy!

MaraDiaz

I've gotten McDonald's twice without the bun or fries. First time it sat perfectly fine with me, second time made me sick.

McDonald's has always been like that for me. It's like the fast food lotto, you never know what it's going to do to you.

DMZ_1

No idea why that happened.

stevwil41

I've never had that problem as long as I didn't overeat. It may have been a combination of nerves and the greasy food. It's hard to say.

runnerchick69

So I am in no means a "health nut," I usually eat mostly chicken and veggies but also can eat more starches and "whites" (bread, rice, chips) and empty calories than I should. BUT- I haven't had fast food in awhile and was seriously craving it today. I had a horrible day, fought with a coworker, found out the guy I had been dating is a complete douche, (10000 of excuses) and I finally said F it and went to McDonalds.

I had a cheeseburger and an order of fries, scarfed it down, and less than 20 minutes later I threw up. I haven't had McDonalds in a LONG time, did my body just freak out because of it? I don't feel sick or anything now and actually worked out a few hours later....but I am still a little confused on why that happened.

Has this happened to anyone else before?

I now know that I will NOT go to Mickey D's again. YUCK!

The last time I went there I had a Quarter Pounder with Cheese...a half hour later I was in the bathroom and lets just say throwing up was not my problem LOL That grease ran right through me but I had a HUGE craving for one so I thought ok where's the harm; I figured out in a huge hurry where the harm was :laugh:

polishmehappy

So I am in no means a "health nut," I usually eat mostly chicken and veggies but also can eat more starches and "whites" (bread, rice, chips) and empty calories than I should. BUT- I haven't had fast food in awhile and was seriously craving it today. I had a horrible day, fought with a coworker, found out the guy I had been dating is a complete douche, (10000 of excuses) and I finally said F it and went to McDonalds.

I had a cheeseburger and an order of fries, scarfed it down, and less than 20 minutes later I threw up. I haven't had McDonalds in a LONG time, did my body just freak out because of it? I don't feel sick or anything now and actually worked out a few hours later....but I am still a little confused on why that happened.

Has this happened to anyone else before?



I now know that I will NOT go to Mickey D's again. YUCK!

My best guess (based on a similar thing that happened to me last week) is that your body (liver) reacted badly to the sudden intake of fat because you have been eating healthier, low fat foods.

I ate a piece of chocolate cheesecake last week at work (going away party for a co-worker) and less than one hour later I felt physically ill. My liver & stomach twisted in pain and I felt like I was going to throw up. I have bad stomach issues, including a large, sliding hernia that squeezes food back up into my esophagus. I have been feeling incredibly better since I started eating healthier but...if I do eat anything high in fat I feel sick all over again.

Hang in there we all have setbacks from time to time you are not alone

p0kers0ph

I know I have to use the bathroom a lot more after eating something greasy. My stomach doesn't agree with it at all anymore.

SBlost

I've been eating clean"er" than most for awhile now and every once in awhile i eat something really bad and greasy. I ALWAYS get sick to my stomach. I think if more people ate better All the time, fast food wouldn't be as bad as it is. Just a theory.

I totally agree!! I cant eat it any more, makes me sick and im in the bathroom right away afterwards.

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

Hmmm...interesting. I've never had anything like that happen to me.

AmandaTWaH

It was probably all of the grease. When I go there I order from their new "low calorie" menu. It lists things based on calories. I'll usually get a yogurt parfait and something else. In the morning I get an egg muffin with no ham.

Aviva92

There is just something about McDonalds that makes me not feel right. I haven't had it in years, but back when I'd have it maybe a couple times a year, I would feel lethargic and just disgusting for the rest of the day. I never threw up from it though, but that doesn't seem like a stretch to me.

ktleeanderson414

I'm sorry that you had a rough day and its probably because of inhaling it so quickly. No worries McDonalds is a weakness of mine as well. The mcnuggets are sooooo good though! Its so terrible for my stomach though. Grease doesn't sit well there...hope you're feeling better and all is well!

Acg67

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