Food poisoning or just a bad bout of stress?

So last night we had our 4th of July meal early...you know the works, hot dogs, hamburgers, all on the grill. Stuff like that. I didn't eat all that much, just two grilled hot dogs, and within an hour I was pretty nauseous, and by the end of the night I was in the bathroom for a good hour or so. TMI, but relevant.

Though, it doesn't go without question that I've been particularly stressed over what I'm only HOPING are severe stress/anxiety symptoms, which I'd elaborated on in a previous post--they've left me bedridden and particularly sore, which...just makes matters worse.

I went to sleep with tingling feelings in my hands and that same feeling + soreness in my joints/legs -- a bit weird for my age, but I've had weird symptoms thanks to anxiety/stress before, went to sleep (ie: passed out at 6am), and woke up with a sore lower back, (TMI) excessive 'mucus' down /there/, feeling slightly feverish (though I don't think I have a fever and I don't have means of checking) and just generally unwell, the nightmare that followed prior to waking up not exactly helping me in any way.

What I was getting to was, could this just be a bad bout of food poisoning, or is this the product of a long period of stress/anxiety??

Did you have any vomiting? That's always a good place to start whether it's an ibs flare up or food poisoning/bug. If you are just passing mucus now and you didn't have any vomiting I would guess at IBS made worse by the stress and anxiety you have had.

Hope you feel better soon

No vomiting, no -- though I tend to not vomit at all in general. I'm /terribly/ bloated now though, and had as TMI as it is had awful diarrhea last night in comparison to being backed up the week priror. 

Either way, this is super uncomfortable. >~<

If you had a reaction to what you ate within one hour, that sounds like food poisoning or you are intolerant to a particular food.  Stressing about your symptoms will nake you feel worse. Try cutting these foods from your diet for a few weeks to see if you feel better, then slowly reintroduce them one at a time to see if you have the the same reactions.