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Spaghetti Buffet Illness Outbreak - SDA Church Buffet -- weekly F,
12 years ago •reported by user-bkvhr551
I am male , mid 50s. Hadn't been to this church, was curios. Was told not to eat the spaghetti by some large woman attending the church. Ignored her -- thought she was trying to pick up on me or something, but looking at it, some of the spaghetti had a gray and old look. Spaghetti is CHEAP Took a bit and mixed with beans. Thought it was my head playing tricks on me. Started feeling bad that night & worse into next day. Got severe headache , very tired, but then felt hungry & thoroughly microwaved safe safely frozen Vegan dinner. Thought it might calm headache. Took Tylenol for headache after eating. Laid down & Inside half hour, SORRY for eating. Onset fast, extreme. Ran to bathroom. Sat down and to my shock, lost stomach contents violently from both ends. SO sick, in so much pain, thought of calling 911 & going to ER. Too sick & weak to clean bathroom floor. Threw down cleanser & towel, grabbed roll paper towels for self to clean up. Had to run back number of times, but took BUCKET with me. This is FREE Sabbath buffet. Kids and adults were hospitalized, I hear. Church has hot admitted fault, blaming :"stomach flu" which was not the the cause. Doctor confirmed FOOD POISONING, Timing. Have lost >12 pounds from illness/recovery. Fever persisted nearly 13 full days. Was unable to eat for 5 full days: Kept liquids in system. Old, unrefrigerated spaghetti "recycled". Never would have thought. People seemed really nice. Feeding "poor kids" from bad bad areas. Hope all are ok. BEWARE. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Fever, Vomiting, Headache, Weakness
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