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Samoas Cookie Illness Report - Girl Scout cookies, Akron Ohio
8 months ago •reported by user-kbpt5965
Akron, Ohio, United States
Girl Scout Samoas - diarrhea and vomiting within 3 hours of eating a few.. Local Girl Scout cookie sales | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting
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Not how food poisoning works; sounds like you caught a stomach bug.
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Hi, thanks for your comment. Foodborne diseases, in general, refer to more than 250 kinds of disease-causing germs. In the majority of people with mild to moderate symptoms of food poisoning (viral and bacterial), symptoms may resolve in about 24 to 48 hours and there is no additional medical treatment needed. But food poisoning can also take more than a few days or even weeks to resolve. Also, you can get sick from food that quickly. TIP: If the contamination is chemical or physical, symptoms can start within minutes. If it is biological contamination, it can start as fast as 30 minutes (e.g. Staph). Other types of contamination can take longer, it all depends on what it was, but it can be fast. Additionally, ccording to the CDC, you may hear norovirus illness be called “food poisoning,” “stomach flu,” or “stomach bug.” Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne illness, but other germs and chemicals can also cause foodborne illness. Have a good afternoon