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Cereal Food Poisoning

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Last updated: February 2, 2023

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Special K, Shaw's, Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-fxzx6869 • details

I ate Special K fruit and Yogurt cereal this morning and immiadiatly after got heartburn and acid reflux, within an hour I had diarrhea, a headache, and nausea. This is a new food for me as I'm trying to eat healthier and I feel super sick, When… See more

#kellogg #burlington #vermont #unitedstates #fruit #specialk #cereal #yogurt

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Walmart Supercenter, Compass Creek Parkway, Leesburg, VA, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-wjdd1161 • details

I have had green diarrhea the last three times I ate cereal from a particular box of lucky charms. The other box I had has not incurred this effect. This third time was so severe that I made four bathroom trips in a single day and had occasional stomach upset as well. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Green Stool

#luckycharms #walmart #leesburg #virginia #unitedstates #cereal

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Sam's Club, West Marketview Drive, Champaign, IL, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-qbxv3396 • details

Regular Cheerios cereal. My stomach has severe pain and bloating after eating these cheerios. There is no other causes that seem to make sense and I am the only person who ate them. Everyone else is not sick. Cheerios is putting something in their recipe that is not safe. I look like a pregnant man. | Symptoms: Bloating, Stomach Pain

#cheerios #samsclub #champaign #illinois #unitedstates #cereal

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Costco Wholesale, Market Street, Shelby Township, Shelby, Michigan, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-jqfqp652 • details

I bought Lucky Charms a month ago and have been eating it with some reservation. Within about 15 minutes of having the cereal I experience nausea and pain in my stomach. I thought I would try again today, but still the same symptoms. I sometimes give my… See more

#luckycharms #costco #shelbytownship #michigan #unitedstates #ham #bowl #milk #cereal

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H-E-B, 12680 W Lake Houston Pkwy, Houston, TX 77044, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-hjnk4917 • details

On Monday morning, I ate one bowl of the cereal. About a few hours later, I begin to feel sick to my stomache, litterally. I kept going back and forth to bathroom. I had diarrhea the whole week and I was nauseated. I wil never eat Lucky Charms cereal ever again. | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea

#luckycharms #heb #houston #texas #unitedstates #bowl #cereal

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Walmart Supercenter Streetsboro, OH, Singletary Drive, Streetsboro, OH, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-kpzmk618 • details

Great Value Honey Nut O's. UPC 0 78742 12197 0. Best if used by: Nov 25 2023 CHP. Myself and three kids have at different times over the last 2 weeks had stomach cramps and bad diarrhea. My kids swore it was the cereal and I didn't… See more

#walmart #greatvalue #streetsboro #ohio #unitedstates #honey #bowl #cereal

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Cheerios, Clearwater, FL, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-wfwbz367 • details

Cheerios. 2 days in a row after eating bowl of cereal gotten sick few hours after. Stomach cramps and diarrhea. Stopped eating it and fine. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Cramps

#cheerios #clearwater #florida #unitedstates #bowl #cereal

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Honey Nut Cheerios, Walmart, Makaala Street, Hilo, HI, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-bkmrj778 • details

Everytime I eat honey nut cheerios I get diarrhea, I had a roommate test it while I stay the control group, sure enough the cereal caused the roommate to have diarrhea, tried it multiple times. | Symptoms: Diarrhea

#walmart #cheerios #generalmills #hilo #hawaii #unitedstates #honey #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety Honey Nut Cheerios, Walmart, Makaala Street, Hilo, HI, USA Everytime I eat honey nut cheerios I get... photo #1

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Frosted Flakes, Walmart Neighborhood Market, West Florida Avenue, Hemet, CA, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-ttjrb144 • details

I was eating Frosted Flakes dry cereal an 10 mins after I had horrible stomach cramps a bubbling sensation a then had the runs a throwing up. | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Cramps

#kellogg #walmart #frostedflakes #hemet #california #unitedstates #cereal

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Einstein Bros. Bagels, Greentree Road, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

3 years ago •reported by user-ncnnt879 • details

Suspected food poisoning. Symptoms: Stomach Pain, Headache
Suspected source: chorizo
Onset: 4 to 12 hours
Duration: 12 to 24 hours
Sick: Me
Additional information: my stomach hurts and I feel like I cant hold down food, but I am able to eat like food such cereal | Symptoms: Stomach Pain, Headache

#einsteinbros #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #unitedstates #chorizo #cereal

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Special K, Shaw's, Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT, USA

Walmart Supercenter, Compass Creek Parkway, Leesburg, VA, USA

Sam's Club, West Marketview Drive, Champaign, IL, USA

Costco Wholesale, Market Street, Shelby Township, Shelby, Michigan, USA

H-E-B, 12680 W Lake Houston Pkwy, Houston, TX 77044, USA

Walmart Supercenter Streetsboro, OH, Singletary Drive, Streetsboro, OH, USA

Cheerios, Clearwater, FL, USA

Honey Nut Cheerios, Walmart, Makaala Street, Hilo, HI, USA

Frosted Flakes, Walmart Neighborhood Market, West Florida Avenue, Hemet, CA, USA

Einstein Bros. Bagels, Greentree Road, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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