Forgive my off topic posting. Do not, do not, do not eat day-old guacamole!! Not knowing any better, that’s what I did.
Didn’t matter that the mushed avocado dip was refrigerated overnight — apparently some bacteria that crept in, and the green stuff made me so violently ill today!!
It was awful. About 20 minutes, after eating a few bites of the guacamole, with a few chips, I got the most scary heart palpitations, got feverish and perspiring, head all dizzy, nauseous, then threw up, and still, hours later, I’m queasy and a little lightheaded.
Thanks to my dear friend Jill Baron, a physician in New York City, who helped me through this!
I don’t ever remember having food poisoning like this! Oh, my poor aching stomach. Next posting will be on topic again.
Does anyone here know why day-old, refrigerated guacamole could do this?
3 thoughts on “Off Topic Totally — Ugh! Food Poisoning”
Sorry to hear you got so sick. I hope you are starting to feel better.
Oh I hear you. Food poisoning is awful. Got it from a chinese food buffett last year. Don’t ever want to eat there again. Don’t know why guacamole did that to you. Was it made fresh to start with???
Your friend probably didn’t want to upset you more, but no way you got food poisoning in 20 minutes. Four hours minimum, and more likely 12-24, as I understand it — your doctor friend no doubt knows more than I do.
Eating can trigger sickness for other reasons, certainly. It’s happened to all of us. And I’m glad you’re feeling better.
Incidentally, I’ve eaten guac from the fridge after a week. It didn’t taste so good anymore, but no problems. I assume you covered with plastic or put in tupperware, so it wasn’t exposed to the Fridge Environment.
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