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post #31 of 40
4/12/11 at 4:38am
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post
Most people don't recognize food poisoning. If you've had diarrhea and/or vomiting for a period of about 48 hours, that's almost always food poisoning. Researchers say the average American gets a light case 2-3 times per year. The scary part is that that is one of the lowest rates in the world.
There's also viruses, and believe it or not people will actually smear feces (or let their children do it) in public places on shelves, displays, carts, etc. I was in a store once and found a cart completely covered in baby poop, presumably from a diaper that couldn't handle it. Of course the parent(s)/guardians did nothing about it.
And the lovely thing is that you can pick up things that hand sanitizer and even washing your hands will not get rid of.

But the flip side of this is that in ERs if you come in with vomiting, fever, and diarrhea they automatically assume it's a norovirus. If you get antibiotics in a situation that you shouldn't have them it makes you much sicker.
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post #32 of 40
4/12/11 at 7:33am
Guess they want you to floss while you eat. If I go to Macs I usually get a parfait. Hope no floss in there
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post #33 of 40
4/12/11 at 10:51am
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post
Researchers say the average American gets a light case 2-3 times per year. The scary part is that that is one of the lowest rates in the world.
I guess I can consider myself lucky that I am not in the "average" group. I rarely vomit. Haven't in 10 years, actually. I am extremely cautious with food though. I make sure my hands are clean, I check dates and smell everything before it goes into my mouth. If I am not 100% sure its safe to eat, I don't eat it.

I am so picky about where I eat out too. I often check the website we have where you can see health inspections from any restaurants. Shows the date and what problems they seen. I find most times its food thats not being stored properly. (Raw meats being stored over top of other food in fridges). Yuck.
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post #34 of 40
4/12/11 at 11:30am
Mcdonald's food always makes me feel ill, I stopped eating it a couple of years ago when I realised it was that giving me the tummy troubles...
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post #35 of 40
4/12/11 at 11:40am
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Originally Posted by LuvMyParker View Post
I guess I can consider myself lucky that I am not in the "average" group. I rarely vomit. Haven't in 10 years, actually. I am extremely cautious with food though. I make sure my hands are clean, I check dates and smell everything before it goes into my mouth. If I am not 100% sure its safe to eat, I don't eat it.
I am, too, actually. I can only think of twice that I actually definitely had food poisoning. When I was 9 from McDonalds (thus never eating anything other than fries from there until recently- now it's all toxic to me) and those Taco Bell tacos. Ironically I usually never ate hard shell tacos - much less fast food ones.

Other times weren't food poisoning, unless you consider ingesting Splenda and wheat food poisoning..
The C. Diff happened as a result of my compromised GI, excessive antibiotic use, and working at a place where people smeared feces on stuff.
The rest of the times I've been sick it's been the celiac disease or reactions to medications. And in that, the latter is more likely to cause vomiting.

I'm ridiculous with my cleaning procedures...
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post #36 of 40
4/12/11 at 3:33pm
You guys are grossing me out!

Regarding public places and all the disgusting things that I've seen in them when I worked in retail, I always use hand sanitizer that I keep in the car after leaving a public place. I've seen too many disgusting things and I'd rather be safe than sorry.

I quit eating at McDonald's a long time ago when I realized that everytime I ate there I would end up with stomach cramps & diarrhea.

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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post

I'm ridiculous with my cleaning procedures...

Me too. I've never gotten sick from eating in my own home, and you'd be hard-pressed to find any cat hair in the food I make. I'm a fanatic when it comes to what I stick in my mouth, and how it's prepared. I've turned down dinner invitations from people I know whom I thought weren't very sanitary...
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post #37 of 40
4/12/11 at 4:29pm
I get cat hair on stuff. It's not on my dishes or in the food, but when you sit down with your plate uncovered some can float and land on your food. Likewise falling for the cat wanting pettings before you go to eat pretty much guarantees you'll transfer some fur. But I don't see that as particularly dangerous to anyone.


Again, hand sanitizer does not kill the worst bacteria that is likely to make you very ill. Just look up what Clostridium isn't susceptible to. Don't assume that using it will protect you. Instead get into the habit of never touching your face (and especially mouth) when out touching things in public.
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post #38 of 40
4/12/11 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
I get cat hair on stuff. It's not on my dishes or in the food, but when you sit down with your plate uncovered some can float and land on your food. Likewise falling for the cat wanting pettings before you go to eat pretty much guarantees you'll transfer some fur. But I don't see that as particularly dangerous to anyone.
I'm not saying there isn't any cat hair in my house. Geez, if you sit down on the furniture, you end up looking like a cat! If I happen to pet one of them before eating, I brush my hands off thoroughly. I know that the hair wouldn't make me sick, but I just don't like fuzz in my mouth! .

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Again, hand sanitizer does not kill the worst bacteria that is likely to make you very ill. Just look up what Clostridium isn't susceptible to. Don't assume that using it will protect you. Instead get into the habit of never touching your face (and especially mouth) when out touching things in public.
Well, I don't know just how well hand sanitizers do actually work, but I do know that I haven't been sick in over 4 years. I use them after going out in public till I can get home and wash my hands thoroughly.
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post #39 of 40
4/12/11 at 5:36pm
^Your immune system may just be doing it's job for the most part. That or you've been lucky.
Since you'll be visiting the hospital the next few days I definitely suggest the "no touching anywhere near your mouth" rule. The nastiest stuff can be found at hospitals.
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post #40 of 40
4/12/11 at 5:54pm
So gross, I'd have
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