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Meatball Subs Cause Illness - Subway, Chicago Illinois
1 year ago •reported by user-mtkk5778 • business
2579 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, 60647 Illinois, United States
Got 2 meatball footlongs Saturday 08/26/2023. Within 30 minutes of eating, felt upset stomach. Ended up having diarrhea. For over a week constant diarrhea. No solid bowl movements nearly 2 weeks later. Developed flu like symptoms within 4 days, stuffy nose, runny nose, phlegm, coughing, vomiting. Started off thinking it was food poisoning but this is way worse. Started immediately after eating on 08/26/2023, and now 09/06/2023 starting to get better. Will never eat at this location again. Had good experiences at this location previously, but after being horribly sick for nearly 2 weeks I will never go to this subway again. | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Something else, Runny Nose, Cough
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Fortunately, your illness is very, very unlikely to have been caused by the Subway sandwiches. Based on your symptoms and rapid onset of illness after eating, it is more probable that you were suffering from influenza or COVID. No food poisoning causes respiratory symptoms, and very, very rarely have such a short incubation period. The onset of illness after eating was just poor timing, but coincidental nonetheless. Hope you are feeling better today.
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Hi, thanks so much for your comment. TIP: How, when, and if you become ill after eating contaminated food will depend on the ‘bug’, but also the amount of exposure, your age, and your health. Food poisoning can be especially dangerous, and even life-threatening, for people with weakened immune systems. Also, 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. Finally, food poisoning from Subway does happen and the chain has been involved in several recent outbreaks. In 2017, 18 people had symptoms linked to Norovirus from a Normandy Park, WA location. Salmonella is a commonly reported diagnosis and diarrhea & nausea are the most reported symptoms from Subway. Hope this is helpful. Have a good afternoon and thank you for your time. Your friends, SafelyHQ Support.
Agree, seems more like covid (known to cause GI symptoms and respiratory symptoms) or an adenovirus or something similar.
I think the first bout was from a Gram-positive organism in the sandwich. The sickness later in the week sounds like a respiratory illness that the victim was more susceptible to due to decreased immunity from the food poisoning.