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Pickle Food Poisoning - Report It Now!

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Jimmy John's, 8th Street, Monroe, WI, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-fdvcy299 • details

Ate the vegetarian, number 13 and a pickle at 1:00 pm. Violent stomach cramps started at 3:30. Violent diarrhea started at 4:45, then vomiting a few minutes later. Still suffering from nausea and terrible diarrhea at 6:15. Chills and body aches have started | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Cramps, Chills, Body Ache

#jimmyjohns #monroe #wisconsin #unitedstates #vegetarian #pickle

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SUBWAY®Restaurants, Ash Street Northeast, Lonsdale, MN, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-ycfmc262 • details

Turkey on Italian herbs and cheese mayo honey mustard pepper jack spinach tomato onion pickle cucumber. Symptoms started about 1/2 hour after eating and continued through the night | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea

#subway #lonsdale #minnesota #unitedstates #cheese #honey #italian #onion #pepper #spinach #tomato #turkey #mayo #pickle #mustard

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McDonald's, Julian R Allsbrook Highway, Roanoke Rapids, NC, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-bcrw4158 • details

I ate the Big Mac with Large fries and a large Fruitopia drink. I woke up to liquid acid stool, bloating, cramping, nasua, headache, dizziness, and sulfur burps . When I vomited I took note that only the McDonald's products were there , the fries about 16… See more

#mcdonalds #roanokerapids #northcarolina #unitedstates #fries #bigmac #pickle

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McDonald's, 6006 Plank Road, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-nfxg1684 • details

I ordered two cheeseburgers with Mac sauce no pickle and a fry and an hour later I was vomiting with terrible diarrhea. Went to the emergency room because I‎t wouldn’t stop and was told I had severe case of food poisoning because of E. coli. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Fever, Nausea, Vomiting

#mcdonalds #batonrouge #louisiana #unitedstates #pickle

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Burger King®, Miami Shores, FL, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-mmkr8826 • details

I had a whopper (minus pickle) this afternoon around 3pm and within the hour started experiencing severe nausea and chills. Barely made it home suppressing the urge to vomit and had an upset stomach that sent me straight to the bathroom.
It's about midnight and still feeling sick... | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Chills

#burgerking #miamishores #florida #unitedstates #pickle #whopper

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SUBWAY®Restaurants, Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-xptp7756 • details

My 7 year old son & I are the only two that had Subway for dinner & we're the only two that are sick. For both of us, it started off as nausea & he woke up & started vomiting & I got up to get a… See more

#subway #cincinnati #ohio #unitedstates #bread #cheese #italian #lettuce #pepperoni #pizza #sandwich #sub #tomato #pickle

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SUBWAY®Restaurants, Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, CA, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-qfjn8989 • details

The only thing I ate yesterday was a 6 inch turkey on wheat bread with cheese avocado pickle and jalapeño & honey mustard. After 2 or 3 hours I started feeling really sick. Like nausea and fever then I finally threw up twice and felt some relief.… See more

#subway #pleasanton #california #unitedstates #avocado #bread #cheese #honey #turkey #pickle #mustard

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Light the night walk, Festival Market, Eau Claire

8 years ago •reported by user-pgck7681 • details

Iwas a registered participant and ate the complimentary hot dog on a bun with a slice of pickle and a scoop of potatoe salad and a cup of black McDonald's coffee. 3 hours after, bloating and nausea began. Followed by severe abdominal cramping and vomiting. Next Norwalk-like… See more

#mcdonalds #calgary #alberta #canada #coffee #hotdog #salad #pickle

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Five Guys, Pittsburgh Mills Boulevard, Tarentum, PA, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-zbgwb927 • details

Sat Sept 21 around 4:30, ate a little cheeseburger with lettuce tomato pickle mustard. A few French fries with ketchup from my husband's small fry. Did not eat the burger bun. And no drink. And didn't finish the whole burger.
Immediately had a stomach ache. Up all… See more

#fiveguys #tarentum #pennsylvania #unitedstates #burger #cheeseburger #fries #lettuce #tomato #frenchfries #ketchup #pickle #mustard

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SUBWAY®Restaurants, East Palomar Street, Chula Vista, CA, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-ddvq8871 • details

My family and I had subway for dinner last night. My spouse had the chicken terriyaki sub, and my child and I split the ham sub. We had American cheese in it, lettuce, tomato, pickle, bell pepper, and the peperocinis. My spouse started having diarrhea a few… See more

#subway #chulavista #california #unitedstates #cheese #chicken #lettuce #pepper #sub #tomato #ham #pickle