Just ate recalled peanut butter, am I supposed to die now?

[RB TexLa]

Exactly what was the problem with the peanut butter? Should I not drive so as to not endanger others?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Salmonella I think. If you get stomach flu symptoms get to a hospital and be

sure to tell them you ate recalled pb.

[RB TexLa]

3. Right, like I'm going to give my money to them n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Food poisoning is no laughing matter. Members of DU have had family die

from eating that pb.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. I know that you think all of this medical mumbo jumbo is a

scam, but do me a fovor, don't call 9.11

I don't want my brothers and sisters in EMS to have somebody like you refuse their service and deny them the courtesy of an AMA

And you know exactly what that is

By the way, if you get flu like symptoms it does apply

Salmonella ain't no joke, but I guess in yuor case you may call them (or rather be taken to the hostpital) after kidney failure kicks in

[RB TexLa]

16. I know the phone numbers for the ambulance service and hospital

I've never called 911 in my life.

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. Ok, still it applies

do not call your ambulance service either, please

After the comments you made I fear for THEIR PROFESIONAL CAREERS

[RB TexLa]

28. Had to look up what you were referring to

In that situation I was talking about something where the person didn't make the call someone else did. Completely different than if I were to call an ambulance service, or otherwise engage someone for medical services myself. But don't let facts get in the way of smarting off.

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. I won't

your post about why should you pay them is proof enough

As I said, don't call them please...

Nor have naybody call for you.. especially call for you

[RB TexLa]

35. I hadn't planned to. That is what I meant by not giving them (a hospital was mentioned)

my money. I don't go to the hospital and then I do not have to give them any of my money. I was not referring to stealing services from anyone.

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. As I said you do not believe in any of this medical care

for you it is a myth'

Hope you don't get salmonella by the way

[RB TexLa]

41. I didn't say anything was a myth.

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. It's the tone of your posts

sorry, that is the IMPRESSION you leave

[AZBlue]

55. Yeah, it's so much more clever to get really sick and possibly die.

This isn't a joke - people on this board have had family members die from this. I think your attitude shows complete disrespect for them and anyone else affected by this.

[RB TexLa]

61. I could have left the last line off

about driving.

I did eat the stuff without knowing it was on the list, and didn't know what it can do. I couldn't remember if there was news of people dieing or not.

[shadowknows69]

2. Well, please don't die

so, monitor yourself and it wouldn't be a bad thing to get to your doctor.

[NMDemDist2]

4. don't laugh

we had a DUer who lost her sister's husband just last week from that shit

[shadowknows69]

66. I wasn't trying to be funny

that was a bit in poor taste I guess. Appy polly loggys. Sincerely.

[NMDemDist2]

68. shawdow, you're always OK in my book

don't ever forget it!

:hug:

[Breeze54]

5. Hope you have a lot

of TP!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. The problem was salmonella.

If you contract salmonella and you're a healthy adult, you probably won't die. But you'll sure as hell wish you hadn't eaten the peanut butter.

What's with the attitude? Nobody's stopping you from eating uncooked chicken.

[quinnox]

7. strange

maybe this is a joke?

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. It almost feels like one, eh?

[quinnox]

12. yea

this is bizarre

[RB TexLa]

13. No I ate a sandwich with it, didn't know it was on the recall list

not a joke, it's not anything I really care about though.

[wicket]

38. Hope you are alright

A DUer's family member died from eating the peanut butter last week :(

[RB TexLa]

59. I'm sure I will be

[Beaverhausen]

20. reminds me of the time this poster was hit by a truck

and didn't want to go to the hospital...

I guess he didn't think there was enough news today.

[Bunny]

26. He's also had some pretty strange conversations with his wife and

her co-workers. I think this post is a bunch of crap, and is especially obnoxious because a DUer just lost her brother-in-law to suspected salmonella poisoning from peanut butter. But you know how some people are - just like to stir up shit. :eyes:

[devilgrrl]

34. I couldn't agree with you more...

which is precisely why a left a snarky comment earlier.

Totally unnecessary and completely pointless.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. And when bush Sr was taken to the hospital after fainting

this OP also made snarky remarks about it

I get the feeling that the OP does not beleive in any of our modern medicine, in any way, shape or form

[devilgrrl]

43. I get the feeling the OP is as far away from "liberal" as Ann Coulter.

I've never seen this person post anything that remotely resembles liberal ideals or philosophy.

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Neither have I

and she hates to be called on it...

Libertarian, with a right trend

You can be a lefty and a libertarian too, that is why I made the distinction

[devilgrrl]

50. I don't care for "libertarians" of any stripe...

to be "libertarian" is an excuse to be a self-centered asshole. An unproven political philosophy with nothing to back it up. I find them to be a lower life-form than Republics.

[nadinbrzezinski]

53. How did a frined of mine put it

Libertarians are Republicans who do a doobie.

[RB TexLa]

45. No, I know that I like you and everyone else are free human beings

and each of us chooses when, if and from whom we purchase medical services.

[nadinbrzezinski]

52. Unless you are unconscious

called implied consent

Or disoriented, again called implied consent

But I am sure you refuse to even acknowledge that

Why don't you use the goggle?

You might be surprised.

And yes I have taken plenty of unconscious people to the hospital and one actually threw a fit after they gave him the sugar he needed because we took him to the hospital

He'd be dead otherwise, but free to choose his medical care.

I guess he was a philosophical ally of yours.... the IVs were removed and we pointed to the door...

Key point, he was stable when that was done.

[RB TexLa]

57. I understand that, but after someone is conscious they are free human beings

And I understand AMA's. I understand there are people who just do what a medical person tells them. And there are people who don't want to do what a doctor or someone recommends, it's their choice. It's a basic concept of freedom, I own my body.

[nadinbrzezinski]

60. If youa re disoerineted by law

you are not considered able to make those decisions

Sorry... I know you believe such, but no

And there is PLENTY OF LEGAL PRECEDENT

Ans you ARE a libertarian

[RB TexLa]

62. not a libertarian, sorry

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. Reread your posts

have a good life and please don't bother EMS, or the ER or doctors

[kath]

8. you should freak out, run to the ER if you have the least little symptom,

and blame every little thing that happens to you for the next month on the peanut butter.

And anyone who dies within a month of eating this peanut butter, even if the symptoms don't resemble those of salmonella, and of course even if there is no stool culture or blood culture growing salmonella, well, THE PEANUT BUTTER KILLED THEM.

[angstlessk]

17. Ya know, kath, I have never sued anyone for anything, have never

collected unemployment...never had a penny in my bank I did not earn from the sweat of my brow...BUT IF people are dying because giant conglomerates want to make money...SUE THE MOTHER FUCKERS!

[kath]

25. I totally agree with you that people should sue for corporate negligence. And I am

absolutely against "tort reform", which is code for "removing the people's right of recourse against slimy, motherfucking corporations". Do I think that it is an absolute abomination how unsafe our food supply (and that of our pets) has become, due to a lack of government oversight? - absofuckinlutely!!

My point was that people are losing their heads in response to the media-induced panic. Common sense and scientific, reality-based thinking are still called for. Someone rushed their kid to the ER because she ate PB and had a tummy ache - no diarrhea, no vomiting, no fever, just a tummy ache. And in terms of deaths, in the absence of a positive culture for Salmonella, and in the absence of the symptoms of Salmonella infection (and perhaps in the presence of other symptoms that don't go along with Salmonella infection) it doesn't make sense to blame a death on the peanut butter.

[angstlessk]

33. I dont think you can just 'blame' PB..there are tests that can prove

the disease is what caused the illness...I have no insurance..so I doubt very much I would go to the hospital if I got sick with salmanella.

[kath]

37. Well, you usually don't even need to see a doctor if you have any sort

of gastrointestinal illness, including salmonella - ONLY if you are having diarrhea and/or vomiting to the point where you are getting dehydrated.

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. High Fever

Shakes

Diarrhea

Vomiting

All of those are markers that something is wrong, all of them together may mean your body might need antibiotics

Let them go on long enough, organ failure may occur

Of course you also have to think of high risk factors, (AGE, Diabetes, renal or heart disease)

And if you do not have medical insurrance, unfortunately your only choice is the ER

In an ideal world we would have single payer and you'd go see a doctor in the early stages, well before you are truly sick

[kath]

54. Should have included high fever in my list, along with dehydration. But, even with a

single-payer health care system (which I am strongly in favor of) there is STILL no need to run to the doctor every time you have a cold, a sore throat, or a stomach bug.

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. Oh agreed

but if I ate any of the tainted PB

And I had any of those S&S I'd be calling the triage nurse

I fall in the high risk group

The way it is handled is that you call the triangle nurse on the phone and they make the decision whether you need to come in to be seen.

It is not the way it worked when I was growing up south of the border that my mom called and made the appointment.

Last year I had a very bad stomach flu, the triage nurse said, look drink plenty of fluids, make sure you eat a bland died and if you have not gotten better or have gotten worst in the next 24 hours call back...

Unsaid was, if it is really, and i mean REALLY bad, go to the ER

[sinkingfeeling]

10. No, I just finished my 9th. jar of the stuff with the '2111' code on the lid! Not dead yet!!

[Nikki Stone1]

23. Your 9th jar?

?

[angstlessk]

14. Well, if you do die you just screwed your family any chance to sue

since you ate it willingly AFTER the warning!

[devilgrrl]

18. I'm not sure if you'll die... Why? Are we supposed to care if you do?

:sarcasm:

[tandot]

19. I just got over a 3-day spout of vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps,

and bloating.

If you think it is worth the jar of PB, go ahead.

If you start to vomit and have diarrhea (which in my case always coincided) remember to drink a lot so you don't get dehydrated. Just put a couple of bottles of water in the bathroom. That is where you might spend a lot of time. If you can't keep anything down, you might need to go to the ER to have IV fluids administered.

Have at it :evilgrin:


edit for spelling and to add: When I say "drink a lot" I mean stuff like water, juices, gatorade, etc. ... vodka, beer, rum, and other alcoholic beverages might not be helpful

[Carni]

64. Half apple juice and half water on ice

Is great for re-hydration and nausea.

[whoneedstickets]

21. If you die, can I have your golf clubs?

Or any fishing gear you might have?

[Lex]

22. Coincidentally, there is a very bad norovirus going around right now

that causes pretty much the same symptoms as the salmonella poisoning.

I didn't have the tainted peanut butter, but I did get that stomach virus and I felt like I was going to die (not really, but sort of). It was horrible. Not your average stomach virus.

[tandot]

31. Maybe that was what I had.

I didn't eat any PB either.

[Lex]

48. I had salmonella poisoning in college (years ago) and this norovirus

was just as bad, but the norovirus had *more* throwing up (sorry TMI) than the salmonella did.

It was terrible.

It's been hopping from state to state. http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&tab=wn&q=norovirus&btnG=Search+News

[wicket]

49. I had it too

It was horrible!

[junkiebrewster]

27. A Question....

Can I have your stereo?

Seriously, though, I unknowingly ate some of the recalled PB a few weeks ago and came out fine. It's a crapshoot as to whether or not it will affect you.

[RB TexLa]

30. I'm sure it won't affect me. I had just not paid attention to what it was supposed to or could

do.

[hfojvt]

40. the recall is a crap shoot

they recalled an entire production run because some of it was tainted. That means some of it is not, but why take a chance? Myself I had already eaten at least half a jar of 2111 product before anyone heard of the recall, but I also had some past stomach troubles that I could not explain. Ironically enough too, I just made a batch of cookies yesterday from potentially tainted PB. They should be okay as salmonella is not supposed to survive the baking any more than the potential salmonella from the eggs is. All the same, I am not chowing down on cookies yet.

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. BUH BY RG...been nice knowin' ya!

:hi:

Go to the hospital and take the peanut butter with you, but DON'T let them keep it! Your family will need it for a lawsuit.:)

[jwirr]

46. What brands?

[KamaAina]

51. Of course not.

You're supposed to SUE!!

[NNN0LHI]

58. As the Roaming Gnome would say I'm gonna die! n/t

[JNelson6563]

65. No offense but can I have your car?

Mine's really gettin' old and, well, if you won't be using yours...

;-)

[gravity]

67. Are you dead yet?

[RB TexLa]

69. Guess not. I don't think anything is going to happen to me

Just wondered what it is that can happen.