Deadly Disease Violently Targets Teenagers Across America | Diagnosis: Unknown | Real Responders

In the 1980s, when two young children in Idaho are diagnosed with food poisoning, doctors have no idea that within days the situation will get out of control, as two hundred thousand people fall ill in the country's largest case of single source food poisoning.
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[@Miss.kittty]

In 2010, i went to my doctor of many years feeling chilled and feverish. He told me to go home and go to bed as i was getting the flu. I asked him to listen to my chest as it felt tight, he did that, and told me it was fine . The next day, i asked to be dropped off at the emergency department. After X-rays and tests, i had pneumonia in both lungs and swine flu. Listen to your gut feeling and dont ignore symptoms. Im sure some doctors got their license in a cornflake box.

[@MISSMONA2007]

Lawsuit

[@CHELSEABuckhannon]

😂😂😂so true yep all lot of doctors make you really wonder it's not what you but who you knw

[@keywestcatlady]

I came down with a bad flu, several months ago. I was suddenly bed ridden with high fever, headache, congestion, sore throat. I took a tiny 12 mg. Tablet of ivermectin and my FLU WAS GONE, 6 hrs later and I felt Great! No wonder they are censoring it- it’s cures Everything, basically, by killing all pathogens that cause infection, within 48 hours!if IF ONLY they banned fentanyl as much as they’ve banned Ivermectin!

[@zerotodona1495]

@@MISSMONA2007sadly it doesn’t work that way…

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

You're correct about that sadly to say and most shouldn't be doctors and making all that money to not be able to help anyone or even care,hell I can tell anyone to just go home and get some rest and to go take a dadgum Tylenol! SMH!!!

[@dtl2081]

I have twice been misdiagnosed as stress! When it was crushed shoulder bones. There are so many doctors that should never be doctors.

[@tucky2297]

I had pain for years because a doctor general practitioner said my gallbladder pain was all in my head! Finally a wonderful specialists doctor figured it out!

[@littlenan3576]

I have had severe back pain for 54 years. When I was 21 years old I damaged 3 vertebrae in my spine, the doctor dismissed any operation saying it was too dangerous. I think I would rather have tried than had 54 years in pain.

[@jharvey9898]

They aren’t trained to recognize new diseases.

[@kerrykay3665]

Wow! That's horrible

[@littlenan3576]

Thank you so much for that response. I wish the doctors would figure out that it is horrible. @@kerrykay3665

[@reneenewfrock5743]

I was in the Army, got food poisoning once and ended up in the local, civilian emergency room. Noone at the hospital believed me when I told them what I thought it was. My leadership called to check on me. I told them I ate a fish sandwich at BK on post. They sent preventive medicine over there to inspect it. Sure enough, they had "issues" and were immediately closed. That hospital failed in the health care mission miserably.

[@DJTasawennatekenOfficial]

Food poisoning is not salmonella These people didn't have food poisoning they got some and now there's a difference

[@BotanicalAngel]

Myb and bacteria hygiene system I felt nowadays 😂😂gp dr hospital staff just wanted to 😂say jackpot 🎰 u got ♋️ corona biggest headache 🤕 on medicine 💊 bills 💸

[@Hackless5]

Dr's "practice " medicine. They're not God's. 😅

[@patriciarouse16]

Excellent illustration failure to look to know is not care.

[@maryhall1181]

Same here

[@ninjakitty4228]

Leave it to a doctor to immediately blame your period. Even if it WAS her period, this level of pain and GI symptoms is not normal.

[@dincaloooww0372]

During period you don't have intense watery diarrhea and 40 degree Celsius fever . Also the abdominal pains are above the uterus .

[@beaulieuc8910]

good point @@dincaloooww0372

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Just wait'll menopause...those last few months SUCK.

[@SDCourage27]

@@dincaloooww0372yes, you can definitely have all of that with periods. Especially with endometriosis..

[@marciturner4980]

No one has or keeps it in their mind that symptoms mimics other illnesses. Their minds are so closed on their teachings from school to think of other possibilities that are out there.

[@ingridgagnon1866]

Dr. Bishop is a perfect example what is wrong with women's health care. If the solution isn't obvious - just be lazy and dismissive then blame it on menses or ovulation. When I was in the US Army, I broke my hip - it showed up clearly on xrays - they told me I was ovulating and made me go march with a 60-lb backpack - on a broken hip. I found the xrays in my medical records decades later. I got strep throat - they blamed that on PMS. Thank you Dr. Mazar and all the medical professionals who are indeed professionals.

[@memoryrinehart]

I would have demanded to see the x-rays. They were your x-rays afterall!

[@gmw3083]

It's all Western health scare systems. They know how to raise the alarm when there are big profits to be made. When it comes to figuring out the causes of real problems and solving them in real-time, most doctors aren't interested. Next patient. Same as the last. Here's your prescription. Don't miss your next booster....

[@abelis644]

​@@memoryrinehart It's easy to say that now, but how was she to know not to trust her doctors at the time??? You don't expect them to be incompetent, especially as a young soldier.

[@BarbaraGallo-bl3ti]

@@memoryrinehart she was in the army nothing is hers. Everything belongs to United States government even you.

[@Acheron666]

I call B.S You cannot walk with a broken hip. It’s physically impossible to walk any distance on a broken hip, let alone go on a march with 60lbs strapped to your back. If you’re gonna lie, at least make it believable ffs 🤦🏻

[@lem4100]

I can't believe not one doctor thought about food poisoning!

[@ATebbs1]

Doctors are dimissive and clueless

[@This-Is-My-Little-Corner]

And arrogant

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

I guess it's because it wasn't acute

[@loripowers2658]

Sadly Doctors are taught more about giving drugs because the medical board and big pharma corruption

[@robertgrundy5510]

{ would have been very surprised if a UK path lab hadn't diagnosed such cases within three days. Except in the best centres, the American health system is decades behind most of the rest of the western world. And it costs a fortune, which is creamed off by big business. The pathetic stupidity of American exceptionalism.

[@01Koreen]

Had terrible stomach pains that came on suddenly back when I was 28. I went to theDr. He thought it was the flu, told me to return on Monday if the pain hadn’t left. I was back on Monday and he hospitalized me. I laid in bed constantly wrenching up bile across the room. Finally, 4 days later as I was about to die they decide to run a dye through me and discovered my colon had knotted up. They did emergency surgery and took out 18 inches of colon. They thought I had the flu. My Dr. Said I was 6 hrs away from dying.

[@Lizzybaby30500]

Omg I'm sorry but im so glad you're still here ❤

[@deedee2218]

Oh my goodness. What a traumatic experience you had to go through. What made the colon knot up like that? What would be the direct cause or was it a reaction to the vomiting?

[@juniorr2646]

😮JC ✝️

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Oh wow.!! My dad had that but he never liked to go to doctors, so he tried to tough it out. When it got too painful he finally went into the ER. He was close to dying it got so bad, which made surgery much more challenging to the point he nearly died from that.

[@shopsshire9282]

We need to go back to the old medical school days when they used to be able to look at somebody immediately say symptoms and me will be able to diagnose him by looking at them from exterior they depend too much on this technology these days for medical diagnosis. Give me an old fashioned doctor like the TV Doctor Doctor Baker on Little House on the prairie all of these modern doctors that are so incompetent

[@uxb1112]

Q. "What powerful enemy is Gen's body trying to fight?". A. Incompetence

[@v2ike6udik]

GeneralChemtrailPosioninfFoodPoisoning,VaxxPoisioningWaterPosisoningOtherMedicationIntended"side"effects

[@j1947m]

A LOT of this has to do with what INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL COVER; THEY DECIDE PROTOCALS NOW!!!

[@gabe_2544]

Ha, true that.

[@noragonzalez6352]

Take her to ER hospital

[@charlesballiet7074]

and corruption of our medical and food system

[@snahg2356]

I had something similar last year, I'm 59 at the time and basically live alone during the week, my husband is only home on weekends. For two weeks I had the stomach flu(so I thought). Then the next two weeks I had diarrhea and continued nausea, but now bowels are excreting straight blood, at least a cup full, not even mixed with mucas and the pain is so excruciatingly painful. When my husband gets home that night he finally drives me to the ER. They think I'm making up the symptoms and aren't even concerned about the blood secretion. They get the extreme pain under control, pat me on the head and send me home with no answers, no avenues to pursue. Two days later I'm reading online about a peanut butter recall because of salmonella poisoning. My jar of peanut butter coincided with those that were recalled. So the crud of the story is, I had salmonella poisoning for a month and the ER can't even catch it. We don't have healthcare anymore we have sickcare.

[@arizonasunflowers5226]

It’s not easy to find when it’s not in the stomach, but has traveled down to the bowels. Or in Jen’s case, it was down all around in her organs! Now I’m sure there are more modern tests for salmonella. This show is pretty old. They have old-time phones and no one has cell phones or computers

[@scottdavis7180]

the person or company responsible for not properly cleaning their equipment should have to pay medical bills for the people permanently affected by this for the rest of these victim's lives

[@leanneward5244]

Just don’t eat any raw meat or meat that’s not cooked properly or enough.

[@cartergomez5390]

I haven't finished watching because it's 12:43am and I need to sleep but did they eat the raw meat at the fair that was mentioned in the beginning?

[@z.m7483]

No one was talking about raw meat lol @@leanneward5244

[@peggyjones3]

😊😊😊😊

[@angelaberni8873]

It was in the eggs.​@@cartergomez5390

[@glorialoo3165]

Several years ago I suffered the exact kind of pain and symptoms. I couldn’t even take a sip of water the pain would get worse. I realized something in my stomach was not right. So I decided to wash out my stomach by drinking lots of water and induce vomiting. I did this several times and did not eat nor drink anything for several hours during which time I fell asleep. When I awoke I was fine. No pain or other symptoms to date.

[@mtm00]

Wow! That's impressive. Pleased that you followed your intuition and healed yourself.

[@datruth4766]

Lemon juice works for that. Not to be confused with lemonade.

[@lonewolfclan1073]

@@datruth4766 lemon can make acids worse in that situation.

[@lynnebishop875]

Interesting. I got food poisoning on Christmas Eve. Bad experience! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@tomsmith6513]

@@lynnebishop875 yeah, that's because you ate the food on Christmas Eve. That day is cursed, that's why (joking of course). :)

[@EllenCPickle]

This happened to me in 1982-84, I was even accused of having an std which came back negative. I slipped into septic shock, they never really found the problem. They did take my appendix. I was even accused of faking symptoms for pain meds.. Eventually in the 90s they found my ovaries were growing together with my colon. After that I got better. But no one ever had answers for me.

[@EllenCPickle]

@herpesgoddess6746 Ms, I am not Dr. Obalar, perhaps you would like to delete your comment and post in another area.

[@kath3611]

That's outrageous.

[@ShirleyRye]

I had a similar experience of intense pain, over a week’s time, while on vacation in Switzerland. I was admitted to hospital & given high doses of antibiotics over 3-4 days, before I experienced a “popping sensation” … then relief from the pain. X-rays revealed that an abscess, attached to my colon, had burst. Case solved! SJR

[@sarahcarpenter7270]

This goes to show that all these hospitals should have sent out ALERTS seeing if any others was having same symptoms coming into there hospitals

[@sarahcarpenter7270]

He didn’t take a sample of the infection ?

[@singmysong1167]

Years ago, I got food poisoning at the church meal provided at my grandmother's funeral service. I think it was from the deviled eggs left out somewhere for some time before serving to us. Eggs cant be left out at room temp for more than 2 hours, more or less, depending on how warm or cold the season. Anyway, since that horrible event I've learned that a bottle of charcoal tablets from the health food store are good to keep handy and to take, in case of food poisoning. The bacteria will adhere to the charcoal and can be flushed out of your system. It really helps me if I suspect food poisoning. But, again, it's always good to do your own research. Hope this helps someone.

[@sharonfladeland2621]

Charcoal should be in all our cabinets!

[@noramaddy4409]

Thank you for that information on charcoal tablets.

[@singmysong1167]

@@noramaddy4409 ...your welcome, friend

[@beaulieuc8910]

good tip

[@brendaann727]

Great idea. You can do that with goats too as they often can get stomach upset. Drinking water to dilute the stomach contents and/or acidic condition there can also help. Or Magnesium. I would say sugar or other food is not the answer & could make things much worse. Bacteria & viruses thrive on sugar. Doing your own research is good, & asking God for wisdom & help in any crisis.

[@tucky2297]

Have you ever gone to a general practitioner or any specalist and lose that warm abd fuzzy feeling that he didn't have a clue how to treat you? 😢

[@rogerramjet6429]

I've had multiple incorrect diagnosis over very different ailments in my 55 years. Also had a doctor give me four potentially fatal combinations of prescription meds between 2016 till 2023. That absolute moron didn't even know the difference between acute and chronic symptoms. I suspect she only just passed her exams and should not have been practicing.

[@rogerramjet6429]

Medical system will also lie and label problems as ideopathic, if it's the result of vaccine injury. Which happened to me following the polio vax in 1983. Then again in 1987 after a tetanus shot. I've been living with random outbreaks of extreme urticaria ever since.

[@patriciaguillory8424]

Yes, that's why they are classified as Practitioners.

[@martybeckman5178]

Yes I'm dealing with this today and been since 2008

[@Dani-Innit]

Yes. I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and was told by multiple doctors that it was "depression" or "fibromyalgia" even when I told them other family members had it (it's genetic), the doc said that women don't get AS. I was finally diagnosed 5 yrs later. By the time they knew it was AS my spine was fused together and now I have permanent nerve damage. All the docs treated me like a hypochondriac and a drug seeker. Meanwhile my immune system was eating my spine.

[@TeaRose9]

How could these doctors be so ignorant and not believe her when she first went into ER. I can’t stand when doctors don’t believe the patients, especially female patients. 😡😡😡

[@diannefoster3297]

These are the same doctors that give you a covid vaccines for a flu and told you a mask would work to prevent spread of a virus.

[@michaelbelindasalas2024]

Kok

[@michaelbelindasalas2024]

Kk

[@michaelbelindasalas2024]

Oooo

[@alicedruggan9701]

Doctors think their Gods they think there right everytime

[@53mandevilla]

No, it wasn’t masked by her gynecological difficulties… it was masked by you not thinking & looking elsewhere! 😢😢😢

[@annenelson5656]

When you’re a non menopausal woman generally they will explore pelvic organs and with stomach ache they want to make sure she’s not having a miscarriage. But salmonella is so common I can’t believe they didn’t rule it out.

[@elliesharp401]

EXACTLY telling young girls it’s “ovulation” or period pain really grinds my gears

[@lorenrobertson8039]

As a retired/disabled RN I so agree! They should have done bloodwork, screenings for poisons and heavy metal toxicity, and done an O & P. Just so frustrating!

[@tamb7587]

Exactly!

[@annthomson5648]

Yep

[@NikiLivi5]

And look at all the food recalls we are having today. It’s beyond ridiculous!

[@skeptic7567]

That is what we get when business wants deregulation, so it saves them a few bucks. Regulations are there to protect consumers from faulty products.

[@Tina-ls1cg]

What's ridiculous is the poisonous junk they are calling "food"

[@jtte07]

And tainted medication recalls.

[@cece3194]

@@skeptic7567 it's called "depopulation" not just deregulation.

[@QuartzDiamond86]

They are taking dumps in the fields.

[@mene99]

It wasnt the deadly bacteria what jas caused severe damage to this girl. It was the incompetence, delay to diagnose and lack of common sense of the "health professionals". Its terrifying to go to an ER when one gets ill, this is just one example of what happens everyday to sick people

[@RosieMedina-e6k]

You are so right.

[@robinroberts9304]

Years ago I went to my local ER after two days out from groin catherization for heart issue. I. Began to experience much pain and bruising kept going down leg. Yes, I was in contact with my out of town Dr who finally advised me to go to local ER. Well that was a nightmare which almost killed me. The ER Dr tried to convince me I was having UTI problems, go figure, I has to get assertive with him before Dr said well if it will make you happy, I'll send you for ultrasound, I said, that will be a start. Skipping forward, had I not been insistent I would not have been sent to a larger cardiac hospital, where I spent the next three days in ICU. I was hemorrhaging under the tissue,ie the discoloration and the severe pain. So sorry for the length of this post,just want to warn,tell you if you are conscious you have to speak up for yourself. God bless everyone.

[@alanasky7406]

You are so right! They have a practice. They practice on you and me.

[@yolandagrabowski6043]

Don't airtight your lips around the suction device while it's turned on. The staff told me to. It almost killed me.

[@laslobas1234]

I took my husband to the ER because I thought he was going into a coma. The ER doctor ordered xrays of his head because he picked up the chart of the only other person in the ER that day-a woman who fell on her head. They charged us thousands of dollars for irrelevant X-rays and didn’t bother to run tests to see what was really wrong with him. We went to an Ayurvedic physician who diagnosed him with a rare congenital defect. He is recovering well with this help. The doctors were disrespectful and rude to us.

[@MSevelynjacobs]

I can't believe the doctor would do surgery before he checked for something like that. It just weakened her more and more. Good God that's poor Medical Care

[@adriennewong4020]

More $$$ in his pocket

[@BotanicalAngel]

No,! it could be endometriosis hernia period cramp, 🤮 temperature 🤒 heavy PMS nauseous, shaking 🫨 muscles cramp, hair growth loss/weight gain xxL then loss weight 0-4/4-6 migraine headaches , imbalance hormonal changes, sensory issues to smell smell 👃, nausea to all kinds of foods u loves, then🤮🤢 Skin allergies 🤧 ezama ovaries sis-syndrome : these illnesses go through similar symptoms conditions (both men/ women due to hormone deficiency levels) but women are worsen because monthly blood 🩸 changes period (hence heavy or lower)

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

@@BotanicalAngel and let me guess, all of them can only be checked in surgery and not through non-invasive scans

[@jimmybutler1379]

And what did the test show or was any testing done is the question !...

[@Trainwreck_Art]

Right?! I couldn't believe it when he actually did surgery and took out her appendix without so much as doing a CT or MRI first. That was literally the first thing they did when my son in law presented with horrible abdominal pain at 17; and he DID have acute appendicitis and needed emergency surgery; they pretty much took him straight from the CT into the OR because of how large and enflamed his appendix was.

[@skwervin1]

I spent 25 years in the dairy industry in Australia and stuff like this makes me so angry. We always made sure our tankers were washed fully between loads of milk or cream and our systems were regularly checked by not just our own labs, but also external regulatory bodies. Every batch of product was cleared for Salmonella, Listeria, E.coli, Staphylococcus and other dangerous organisms. A simple valve change in a pipe during a run without a proper decontamination and flush before resuming production can cause this sort of problem. Maintenance staff have to work hand in hand with the floor staff and the quality staff to prevent such problems. This is why Australia has such a rigorous food safety culture. If you knowingly release product to be sold that is contaminated, you face not just a fine of up to half a million dollars PERSONALLY (plant manager, Quality person etc) but also jail time. The company also receives fines of several million dollars per incident. You very rarely hear of anything remotely like this as food recalls are strictly managed and factories are checked often. In all the years I worked either as a lab tech or in the Quality Dept, I have stopped product from being shipped just on the suspicion of there being an issue - and in every case the product has come through as clear and was released for sale. When you test for Salmonella and Listeria, the process takes 2-3 days and if you get a positive or probable positive on the first part of the test, you are notified by the lab so you can initiate a hold, then after the second stage of analysis over 95% of samples then come back negative. This is because there are some innocuous bacteria/additives/flavourings etc which can give a similar response to the first stage of the test as Salmonella, but will not react to the second stage.

[@Nancyspix]

Thank you for your scrupulous attention and exemplary work ethic !

[@Debbie-henri]

It's justice like that which the world 'should' be implementing across all their food industries. Glad to see Australia at least takes this matter so seriously, food poisoning is no fun.

[@MartenKrueger-sx4me]

You have ethics of the highest degree!¡!👏

[@8_x_9.]

⚠️ TRY CRAB APPLE FOR 31DAYS. 1 A DAY ,THAN 31 DAYS OFF NOT TAKING IT. DON'T EAT THE SEEDS SOME ARE TINY LIKE SMALL EGG SHAPED. THE DARK PURPLE IS THE VERY BEST IT'S FULLY RIPENED&PURPLE COLORED. THE RED IS ALSO EXCELLENT TAKE 1 MID DAY TO 3PM.👌 👏. BEST DIGESTION TIME FOR OLDER PEOPLE. NATURAL SUBSTANCE IN IT CAN REDUCE OR ELIMINATE PAIN UPTO 98%ITS NOT A CURE!✅️ 🇱🇺🇨🇦 YOU'RE WELCOME.🎉❤😊.

[@SootSootSootSooty]

Big up my Aussies in the comments!

[@TeaTephiTrumpet777]

The tragedy doctor was it took you so long to treat her for a bad bacteria infection when thats the FIRST thing you always treat for and the easiest to knock out.

[@damonroberts7372]

I can't believe how long it took them to come to such a basic diagnosis. Diarrhea lasting more than 72hr, especially accompanied by fever and severe pain, should be an indication to send a stool specimen for culture, ova/cysts/parasites, and faecal occult blood. Always.

[@ross-smithfamily6317]

Absolutely! 💯

[@77.77.7]

👍👍👍

[@dianelipson5420]

Thank you!

[@vsoraya]

The doctor was looking for surgery in the first place.

[@cherylyoung7899]

Orifino only had small tiny local hospital. And country doctors.. they still do for the most part. Craigmont has a clinic.

[@tamb7587]

You didn’t know what salmonella was seriously ? The main reason you don’t eat under cooked chicken or use a cutting board without washing it after cutting raw chicken on it… Apparently the dr didn’t either which is crazy for such a common Illness…

[@cmvdoo]

Indeed and correct. My momma taught me that.

[@karenstyles2623]

My daughter is more cautious than me about how to cook food. I've underestimated my body too many times.

[@karenstyles2623]

Wish I had listened to my mom more when she was teaching me how to cook.

[@karenstyles2623]

I ovulated alot when I was having my cycles and it was painful. Never blame your PMS on anyone cause they will knock your head off.

[@angelagendreau3586]

It's like the show I saw where a doctor didn't know what sepsis is. Come on. I'm just going to chalk it up to dramatic effect for this show.

[@jamesfrancom8100]

Wow we really need to reevaluate How Doctors are educated. I can't believe it took so many medical people so long to find an answer to a common food poisoning culprit.

[@sunnymcalister2366]

That will happen very soon once Trump is back in office. He is going to move to have all doctors and nurses retrained in actual Health instead of pushing drugs. Plus judges and lawyers will be retrained on constitutional law. All the BS is going to stop!

[@lisashackelford5951]

No we dont

[@neenernener]

In 1989 i didnt know what it was either. My 4 year old got despdesperately ill, lost 4 lbs in 4 days, poop'd blood, was hospitalized, poked, prodded, scanned, tested (including a spinal tap 😢) Never determined where it came from. Now, EVERY time my kids or grands get sick, my mind goes straight to salmonella!

[@ravendove8126]

Wow, shouldn’t you have at least CHECKED for food poisoning before conducting two surgeries??? kind of like a mechanic starts with the little things before moving up to the more pricey parts. 😮

[@georgialouw721]

Moneymaking surgeries!!!

[@AdeleiPeretz]

Yeah... that's the idea.

[@catherinehazur7336]

Its all about the 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@littlenan3576]

You would have thought so wouldn't you.

[@ceciliaalvarez97]

.....about Mechanics: honest Mechanics start small: fraudulent Mechanics start $big$

[@JamesJohnson-kw9gh]

My wife was terribly sick when she was 19, debilitating migraine so severe she was pressing her head against the wall of hospital waiting room to try & escape the crushing pain. They sent her home with Tylenol! Hours later she returned to be sent home again with anti nausea meds. Finally on the 3rd return where she was screaming and sobbing in agony and collapsed on the floor ... they scrambled to help & she was given Tons of tests. Turned out she had bacterial meningitis and almost died.

[@adriandunne4382]

In the 1950's in Australia canned fruit infected with botulism was sold in small grocery stores. The cannery was a small cannery not licensed to export and did not have a testing laboratory. People who ate the fruit became extremely ill and several of them died. It was found that the cans were not being autoclaved for the correct time and at the correct pressure. Botulism is far more dangerous than salmonella and can kill very rapidly by paralysing the respiratory muscles.

[@angelaberni8873]

That's why I never do canning myself. I'm terrified of botulism so I freeze my homemade food.

[@brendaann727]

Best & safest to make food fresh for yourself and family. I had to stop eating out of cans and at eating at restaurants a long time ago because everytime I did I would get sick with some physical problem. I am more sensitive than others but you never know what is beong done with the food others prepare, especially in these times & with all the viruses, etc...

[@LloydsofRochester]

​@@angelaberni8873any food that cannot be canned safely by water bath canning, which is acidic foods, has to be processed at the right temperature for the right length of time. People should always use the FDA and Blue Ball guides for canning and not just make stuff up. If you have a can that's puffed up, or open one and the air puffs out, here's a government advisory: "Boil 30 minutes to ensure detoxifying the food and all container components. Cool and discard the containers, their lids, and food in the trash or dispose in a nearby landfill. Cleaning up the area: Contact with botulinum toxin can be fatal whether it is ingested or enters through any openings in the skin."

[@skwervin1]

One factory I worked for wanted to cut back our testing schedule until I explained that the Quality dept is your insurance policy against outbreaks and if you want to take that risk, ok but I will be quitting because I won't take the fall for your penny pinching

[@kitkakitteh]

Exactly Salmonella, botulism and Listeria are easily avoided by correct heat. It’s a no brainer.

[@angelaberni8873]

I somtimes wonder if certain doctors won their certificates for doctoring....in a lottery. Utterly discusting that they didn't test for salmonella IMMEDIATELY!!!😢

[@TheMargo420]

I now am convinced that the Doctors I see did win theirs! They are so "absent" and do not listen to anything I share with them. Sad situation for sure.

[@ElisabethPlesner]

There might be cheating too

[@desratlinda8639]

@@TheMargo420 (You might consider getting a different doctor, to say the least)

[@MultiChubby1]

They will not have a job if they cure you. Our system incentivizes illness. When my daughter's [ unknown ] Lyme infection caused convulsions, heart palpitations etc. they intern said she had anxiety. Now permanently disabled, I could write a book on the intentional incompetency of the medical ' industry.

[@lydialedbetter2041]

.....or at least run bloodwork. That would have shown infection. 😮

[@SumKnight-iw4rw]

When I was nine I got very sick coming home from public park. Stayed in bed with chills, nausea, fever, can’t eat, etc. Parents took me to Dr and he said my appendicitis needed to come out and I started screaming and crying. They left and took me to ER and they did a chest X-ray and said I have pneumonia and would have probably died if I had surgery.

[@debbielevesque-zj5ol]

I am glad You didn t get Operated on , Soo Very Glad Yo Still Here ON Earth ,, GOD BLESS YOU , BE SAFE ND CAREFUL ,, from INDIANTOWNSHIP, Princeton, Maine 🦋 ( nickname)

[@ruthrudnik3214]

Having had both salmonella and appendicitis, the pain is totally different. Other symptoms are different too.

[@AshleySpeaks4U]

Right!

[@TheSpaceyCat]

i haven't had either before. Could you mention those differences? just curious!

[@ruthrudnik3214]

@aria9443 for salmonella, pain is in the stomach accompanied by projectile vomiting. Appendicitis pain was in abdomen on right., dull. Feel crappy all over and low fever.

[@gabriellehollis9081]

I’m mad that I watched this. That’s the first thing that came to my mind with the symptoms, so I don’t understand why it took so long to get diagnosed.

[@earlestes8649]

Yeah I’m 66 years old when I was 13 I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. At 15 the doctors diagnosed me with the flu twice within about four days at Riley hospital ER. When I actually had a bowel blockage that turned green and ruptured in about four days. Needless to say in the last 4550 years I’ve had numerous operations I had a four and Transplant done an 07. Doing real better but I don’t trust doctors one bit. One of them times I had pick lines in and they said I was coming for the pain medicine, when I was actually having osteomyelitis on my spine. They may come for their pain medicine though. I was pretty upset don’t ever trust doctors. Always get a second opinion.

[@gabriellehollis9081]

@@earlestes8649 That’s awful, I am so sorry.

[@rachelcampbell9960]

Yeah I thought the same, its pretty shocking that the docs didn't test for such an obvious cause, 😢

[@KBM144]

So failure to clean a truck properly has given these people a lifetime of illness.

[@waleyefish9026]

It's not only that, Soft serve ice cream machines are cleaned by individuals that don't know how or what they are doing. These machines, if not cleaned properly, are breeding grounds for this disease and others. I would skip the cone or shake.

[@KBM144]

@@waleyefish9026 @ Thank you for that massive information

[@joro3038]

When I was housekeeping for a local ice cream factory, I noticed black streaks being left on the factory isle floors. Turns out that the truck bed the forklift drove into to dump the trash, was filthy & black from not being washed out. The forklift was transferring this bacteria straight to the factory floor. I quit, unwilling to work for a company that stupid. You always knew who had been eating the ice cream before it's froze at below -0 temp to kill off bacteria. They're diarrhea was always grey.

[@karenshadle365]

So, doc didn't order a stool sample analysis when he heard about the diarrhea?

[@minmin-bk1gn]

Exactly, American health care is hopeless

[@brendamiller4078]

Unbelievable!!+

[@pearlhanson3590]

I know of many doctors that don't understand REAL HEALTH CARE. Because they are trained in SICK CARE approach and process. Connected to their profit management pharmaceutical industry.

[@brandyjean7015]

But it was her menses...final answer! No need for testing or critical thinking here...

[@littlenan3576]

So neglectful!!

[@krystaldaniels7940]

I found out I was pregnant back in 2002 when I went to the hospital with food poisoning! I had never been so sick in my life, camped out on the bathroom floor doubled over in pain throwing up violently non stop for hours! The hospital happened to run a pregnancy test too. Came back and informed me that I was pregnant and had salmonella! My little sister was sick too, in the bed next to me. We had eaten half raw hamburgers the day before🫣🤢

[@tamb7587]

Omg poor you ! Thats terrible!

[@rdallas81]

WOW. That's scary! Hope you've been well since!

[@uxb1112]

Why did you eat half raw hamburgers?

[@rdallas81]

@goodearth27 IKR!

[@k9maiden64]

through. Just like red meat and steaks, I like mine rare. My brother-in-law and I also loved medium-rare hamburgers, but when I heard about salmonella and that a boy scout going camping had just eaten a small piece and nearly died, I never ate raw hamburgers again.

[@jennia.7261]

I started my cycle at 12 yrs old...at 13 yrs old began vomiting violently....bleeding for 2 and 3 weeks a month...with excruciating abdominal pain....it was horrible....surgery revealed not only that my appendix was about to rupture...but endometriosis...and two enlarged ovaries with cysts...one of which was as large as a tangerine....what a terrible awful time....drs removed the appendix...cut down the size of the ovaries...removed the cysts...and...after a second surgery the following year to clean up more endometriosis....I did pretty well, thank God. I look back on that terrible pain and sickness and feel so sorry for my young self...and am thankful for my wonderful parents. My mom was a true momma bear 🐻....love and miss her so much!

[@tiagomarques715]

Low white blood cell count is a classic sign of Salmonella

[@melissas.2905]

That was my first thought

[@syzygy4365]

Oh, good to know. ⁰

[@deenugent473]

I'll keep this in mind in case something like this happens.

[@Filcanadianfamily]

I had a low wbc and neutrophils on my test but i have no symptoms. My doctor told me to take a retest in spring. I asked for another test ASAP but not allowed

[@user-fi4st7ni8r]

you catch Salmonella from Turtles too.

[@sourgrapes7301]

I was in Minnesota, a teenager, and in 1994 went onto the ER with terrible abdominal pain and symptoms like this. My brother and I were sick, but got better...both have arthritis as we approach 50. This was real.

[@henrikfox8960]

they all sleep with a my pillow

[@MegaTriumph1]

I was in Minnesota when the recall and warning went on the news. I never heard of that brand since I was only in the state four years. I'm trying to remember the brand name Blue Bella Ice cream?.

[@wj-s4378]

​@@MegaTriumph1It was Schwan's Ice cream

[@ivajai1]

@@MegaTriumph1Blue Bell.

[@kathleenmichlin8616]

Schwans delivers food in California too. My aunt had food delivered to her home but where I lived in California the people running that chain were terrible! I only ordered once or twice because he would try and make-it up to me! Yeah right!

[@JUBY11RAM]

Why is the doctor guessing what she has instead of knowing? Unbelievable! And then he is concidering surgery? Incompetent.

[@strong4520]

I tell you, there’s nothing like having caring parents on your side. Look at how her dad just picked her up. 😢😊

[@brendaann727]

Yea that's a real dad alright!!

[@lisasternenkind6467]

The dads were great, but the moms need to learn a lot. These kids only suffered because the mothers didn't have the knowledge a mother needs to have. It takes more than giving birth to a child to be a mother.

[@juanitajepson689]

@@stations8572 LOL

[@maryng-qui-sang3305]

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[@deltadaze6836]

That's funny. I considered her dad pathetic for not just making her go to the hospital in case it was appendicitis...as one who's had a heart transplant, her fear of surgery means nothing to getting her better. Typical of listening to a child who knows nothing instead of acting like a true adult who cares for their child...

[@areneesouder]

It's scary to think that all these doctors couldn't diagnose salmonella. I would have thought that early on. Why didn't they test for that from the beginning?

[@orchidbloom6966]

Because they are doctors and knows everything! Most of us experienced misdiagnosed with out testing just guessing.

[@leslielandberg5620]

They may have missed it on the histopathology test as it is an exotic strain and might not have showed up.

[@crand20033]

An ice cream machine that wasn't cleaned properly led to the deaths of 3 people in Washington, officials say. Three people died from Listeria infection linked to milkshakes from a Frugals restaurant. The restaurant is cleaning all its machines, Frugals said in a statement.Aug 20, 2023

[@desratlinda8639]

Cause their stupid and shouldn't be practicing medicine

[@DJTasawennatekenOfficial]

Salmonella not something easy to detect Because it literally is similar to the flu Most people who have a think they have the flu and most the time doctors think it is and mistake it for the flu because the symptoms are similar God you people today need to learn before you open your mouth on your internet seriously.

[@suzettebavier4412]

These are food poisoning symptoms...what is Wrong with these doctors and nurses?!?!?!?!

[@Robin-lh9wr]

GREAT QUESTION!! 😝

[@lisashackelford5951]

Not always it can be other things

[@joannacurran8475]

This is unbelievable. Salmonella has been a well informed diagnosis since the 89s

[@mtc-j9i]

American medicine is trash. I know a lady who had salmonella in Germany about 30 years ago, and she was rushed to the hospital, they did some tests, discovered it, and after a couple weeks in hospital she was well. Here in the states, they don’t even HAVE THE TEST for salmonella at the ERs. They have to send out to a government health agency to diagnose it! I was told this when I suspected salmonella for my kid (luckily it wasn’t). American medicine is a joke.

[@allinaday9882]

1890’s?

[@underthetornado]

This was early 80s

[@jonathanray7931]

The first cases might have started in Idaho but the outbreak was pretty much nationwide and it was in 1994, not the 1980s. Also salmonella has been a well documented diagnosis since at least the 1950s or so. It's just that many in the general public didn't quite understand it till probably the 2000s or so. And also this documentary was in 2004, apparently, because Jennifer(?), the girl in Orofino, said during her interview something like "here it is 10 years later and I'm still having pain." So the outbreak was in 1994, ten years later was 2004 so this documentary was done roughly 20 years ago now. So I wonder if a "how are they doing now" episode will ever be aired. Probably not because of the current socio-political environment we are in. But we never really know for sure. Maybe later this year (2024) we will get an update on the patients on the anniversary of this broadcast. We will see.

[@Asylar343]

@@underthetornado I think at one point in this vid they accidently say it's the 80s, but right at the start they say 1994, the year when this salmonella outbreak happened.

[@johndavis6119]

I was raised by my grandparents. Because of what they went through in the early 20th century they never trusted canned food, especially tomatoes, unless the contents were cooked thoroughly. This even applied to canned milk. This is why we need food inspectors in every plant every day. You see the sole purpose of any business is to make the owners rich. Nothing else matters to them, unless someone is standing over their shoulder telling them if you take that shortcut it’s gonna cost you all your money. Next time a politician says we don’t need regulations, think about those two kids who had a serious genetic flaw triggered by a completely preventable illness just because some psychopath saw a chance to get richer.

[@user-r.u.sane.70m81m]

The 45th Administration lifted regulations on the manufacturing process after the Obama Administration had increased regulations.

[@donna4815]

and they want illegals aliens to work with food not speaking English or anything about hygiene

[@lydialedbetter2041]

My husband got sepsis AND e-coli 2 days into open heart surgery IN THE HOSPITAL. Went into acute liver failure. The doctors had no idea what was going on with his bloodwork !!! God literally cured him miraculously after laying hands on him and praying for healing. Doctors were scratching their heads as we left 72 hours later. 🎉🎉🎉

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3167]

Amen. God is a God of Miracles. Praise God thank you for sharing your testimony with us.

[@vannaduffy9555]

Sure as if anyone believes this nonsense Lying to support your religious beliefs is not what Jesus would do Shame

[@maryloomis8075]

@@vannaduffy9555 I personally know of a man who got chicken pox from his 6 yr.old son. The pox went to his lungs. Hospitalized... they told his wife he wouldn't make it 2 days, as his lungs were full of pox and filled with fluid. The priest was called and gave him the last rites. He was out of the hospital 2 days later. Believe what you want ...when all else fails, faith in God is the only medicine.

[@donna4815]

@@vannaduffy9555 God helps those that help themselves

[@faithevolution552]

I've had salmonella food poisoning, it is painful, sweating, shaking, weakness, throwing up, bloody diarrhea...the fourth time I had to get two units of blood...it is so awful 😱don't ignore pain.

[@penngidget]

I listen to my body now thank you 2:37

[@MarijaEnchantix]

Or... you could eat not-raw meat and eggs. That would prevent it. Salmonella is usually because of your own choices in food consumption.

[@jaelynn7575]

I always ignore pain now b/c the medical community does NOTHING.

[@jacobmygindpedersen1138]

​@MarijaEnchantix I got it from a desert at a congress. The people in the video got it from ice cream. There are so many potential sources you just can't control. Life is a risky business.🤷‍♂️

[@Cloud_vr_gt]

Wait the 4th time?? You had salmonella 4 times?!??

[@karrenwebb3341]

Appendix issues need to have an amylase and a lipase to R/O. YOU DON'T just cut someone open!

[@jeanfloyd968]

This is why we have doctors, to prevent comments like this from people who think they know as much as a doctor. Appendicitis is not always an easy diagnosis despite tests. A "grumbling appendix" can scar the appendix to the point it cannot rupture and backlog toxins into the intestine. This can go on slowly simmering for over a year in my case and not show up through tests. I don't blame any of the doctors who could not diagnose it.

[@karrenwebb3341]

@jeanfloyd968 Having intestinal issues, doctor should have ordered a stool panel as well.

[@barbrn]

I was a surgical floor nurse years ago. An old Ukrainian surgeon told me "if the patient is hungry then it's not appendicitis" (labwork was ok)

[@belindaschmidt9964]

What??? Lipase and amylase aren’t indicative of appendicitis

[@tamraboyd1624]

I had salmonella once from some KFC chicken. The sickest feeling ever. My husband prayed for me and at that moment I through up. Thank the Lord.

[@BarbaraGallo-bl3ti]

If the diarrhea is persistent, check for bacteria in the stool. Jen‘s doctor was a surgeon his curie is to operate. He was thinking on the wrong line.

[@glorioskiola]

“When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Typical tunnel vision.

[@vonmajor]

Can only imagine how much worse he could make the condition. Now she has to recover from the trauma of surgery on top of whatever else she is fighting.

[@vsoraya]

In my opinion, the doctor didn't follow the general rules. If he had tested the first girl for intestinal and stomach bacteria, it could have a different outcome.

[@Lauradahl-creations]

Probably wanted more money

[@aminakishk6571]

Doctors have few tools, surgery, meds, and that is it…it is their med school teaching that is wrong… they want your med. insurance, they want to keep you ill or sick so to keep using their program…it is greed, and no care for the suffering , the hospitals are also to blame, they are also greedy, your doctor can actually kill you, infections are gotten while you are in hospital, staff infections, pneumonia , and even can damage a use of your thumb, give you fentanyl to go with the ventilator and you will die of not being able to draw air as that is what fentanyl does…………..they killed my sister and my friend….the ventilator is highly expensive so the hospital is glad so glad to get to use one on you…it rakes in high money for the hospital and everyone….horror stories found true in hospitals kept secret do leak out, watch what you eat, your diet is a guard or your downfall, fruits and vegetables should be eaten everyday no processed foods…sorry there goes your happy eating…smoking while pregnant….sloppy eating habits…innocent foods …. Big med, Big Pharma, Big food connections, school foods, keep going, look it all up….

[@donnaengel6413]

Were no blood or stool cultures ordered to check for salmonella or other bacterial infections? That should have been first protocol with presentation of those GI symptoms, with follow up cultures ordered at regular intervals. 😮

[@kumabear3529]

That was my first thought too. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, my first thought is food poisoning. ( btw. Are you from a medical background?)

[@Lizzybaby30500]

Exactly this is insane

[@MaN-pw1bn]

i don't know how you wouldn't think about food poisoning first with symptoms like this.

[@seaislevel7233]

I see people commenting about how the resturant or who ever responsible should have to pay the medical bills. I went through this same ordeal back then and the doctors filled me with barium water to the point that my esophegus exploded while they all laughed behind the glass. It goes way deeper than pwople realise

[@victoriousjoy9338]

Omg!!! They laughed?? 😢

[@Nancyspix]

Dear god 😢

[@earlestes8649]

Some of these doctors should never have been doctors same with nurses. I had surgery at 13 else ready to colitis. I’ve had an ostomy ever since. At 15 I was diagnosed with the flu when I had a bowel blockage. At Riley hospital ER. It ruptured about four days later Gang Green. I lost all my intestines, but 4 feet of the jejunem. Over the years had many issues. Have pain constantly from arthritis. Got a four Oregon transplant in 07.. Doing much better but not because of doctors. I’m 66 now.

[@Trumpet1965]

Holy moley!! 😡MG!!!

[@raeraebadfingers]

Wait you don't have an esophagus anymore?

[@holmcm751]

I love the dad who's saying how there's nothing to do in a hospital because you just sit there and worry about your kid. And your exhausted. ❤ Bless his heart. The guy wasn't even a little thinking about the future when his kids would be sitting there thinking the same exhausting thoughts about their parent.

[@hallieadams4225]

My head pounding and so just sick, I ended up at the ER. Long story short..nothing to relieve pain, sent home. In the AM..phone call from hospital director..I had meningitis (viral) and strep (septic). Amazingly the hospital apologized profusely.

[@terryannblack5189]

Ovulating does not cause diarrhea. That is a typical male answer to every stomach problem a female may have.The doctor isn't in the least bit embarrassed to say these stupid things.

[@jaelynn7575]

Maybe not ovulation, but I always used to get the runs when I had my period for a number of years.

[@beaulieuc8910]

same here, the runs helped to reduce the pain too @@jaelynn7575

[@cronchcronch4136]

Actually, it does! Side effects of heightened progesterone during periods can include diarrhea.

[@leacipurr]

I dont necessarily get the runs, but I have to poop a lot the first couple days. I always assumed it was from my ovaries swelling up and pushing everything to come out

[@krystalhubbard893]

Yeah, where's his dignity.

[@psychedelicpython]

I remember the 1994 ice cream recall by Schwan’s due to Salmonella outbreak. My mother and her next door neighbor would get food from Schwan’s often at that time in Spokane, Washington. Thankfully my mother never brought from them though. It’s very tragic that these people have to suffer, and they’ll suffer for the rest of their lives because the company didn’t cleanse the truck properly.😡

[@Tony-yd1vx]

A good reason not to buy mass produced food.

[@sheilasmith7779]

Hygiene has done more to reduce human deaths, than anything else. By Hygiene I am including food factories as well.

[@vanessangauru4721]

WAS YOUR FREEZER TURNED OFF MAYBE THAT'S WHY YOU GOT SICK SORRY 😊

[@psychedelicpython]

@vanessangauru4721 - my mother never got sick from Schwan's food, and neither did her next-door neighbor. The teenagers who this video was about got sick from Schwan's brand ice cream, and it's something that could have been prevented.

[@notanotherfuckingnikki]

I remember it happening because we ordered from Schwann's all the time and my grandmother was flipping out about this

[@joannadavis6716]

At 77 I contracted salmonella from a woman who cleaned for me, she was vomiting and had diarrhea but came anyway, I handled the rags, mops and vacuum handles and then had such an illness. I was treated with high powered antibiotics, it was damaging my heart. I was lucky to have survived. The house cleaner ate fast food that was not properly cooked. She was sick for months.

[@raymondtorres-gy8uj]

I really hope they SUED the hell out of that company, they need's to pay for her medical bill's for life & make sure she lives in confort for life too....These people always put profit over safety

[@mgsa5722]

Yes it's also carelessness

[@James_Bowie]

1985 USA, Salmonella Typhimurium, 2% Pasteurised milk ("Blue Brook" brand) from one processing plant.

[@pragmapoint7951]

I hope they keep the doctors responsible as well. Menstrual problems and surgery ??? ... when you have diarrhea ??? Salmonella or dysentery should have been on the short list of suspicions from the start. This is the medical care you get when you can become a doctor with a Batchelors degree in whatever, followed by just a few years of actual medical training.

[@lornacereno705]

I haven't seen any laboratory works like blood chem stool exam urine exam endoscopy etc ..why abrupt opearation

[@zebeart8808]

I can't understand why salmonella is not one of the first things that is checked. What is wrong with our medical system in this country?

[@kartikadamon]

How could these parents be so uniformed to not take charge and get the girl to the hospital. It was shocking to watch.

[@53mandevilla]

Monthly cycle? Is that doctor stupid? See, they always look for a medical condition first off… see what we can get in tests, $$$, that’s what it’s all about! I have no faith anymore.. they don’t think food poisoning is common? I’ve had salmonella myself along w my entire family, my kids! They kept telling us on phone oh, it’s just the flu! We almost died, stupid hospital… well, we forced our way into ER anyways & they found out all of us, after 3 days, we’re severely dehydrated… then they finally did testing & admitted! Don’t take No for an answer people… go with your instincts… it could mean your life! 😮😮😮😢😢😢

[@Og-Judy]

If you listened carefully, food poisoning usually happens in more than one person. She had a previous history of ovarian and menstrual issues. If the mom and/or dad had eaten the ice cream then all three would have been sickened and pointed to food poisoning. Even the two siblings. Had it not been for the astute lab technician to notice the salmonella they would have likely not known sooner either .

[@donnamitchell7707]

We have a problem with that right now in Canada. A few people have died from it. It's in cantaloupes. They recalled them, but people ate them. It was all over the news. Have a great day ❤️🙂⚘️.

[@laurajeanpatterson36]

R u sure?

[@donnamitchell7707]

@@laurajeanpatterson36 That's what the medical professionals are saying on the news. Have a great day Laura 🙂⚘️.

[@amandatolleson7740]

🙏🏻

[@jaelynn7575]

Yeah, I'm very careful with cantaloupes now. I never buy pre-cut chunks. I always get a whole one, scrub the outside very well and cut it carefully so as not to introduce what may be on the outside to the inside.

[@donnamitchell7707]

@@jaelynn7575 I find the ones already cut up have no taste compared to getting it fresh. Watermelon is the same way. You have to be very careful with food nowadays, and wash everything really good. Have a great day Jaelynn🙂⚘️.

[@jeanmariemissale5663]

I got sick at a wedding at the Famous Narragansett Inn on Long Island N.Y. ! Couldn’t hold food on my stomach for at least 3 weeks . Throwing up ! Diarrhea ! Terrible pain . My stomach was awful for about three years . Everything i ate went right through me . Constant bouts of diarrhea ! We sued the Inn , and 100 guests were also sick . Even the bride . They said it was either the cutting board or the chicken !

[@virtualwhispers]

Now we have been having food recalls almost every single day - All of these companies are not doing quality control before the foods go out the door - They need to be held accountable - Everyone has to eat, and these companies are trying to kills us!

[@debbieschultz9768]

Thank our government!!!!!

[@ruthrudnik3214]

I remember going into emergency with intense stomach pain and seeing the nurse setting up stirrups, I asked what they were for. She said with abdominal pain, the doctor does a gynecological exam. I said to her, I don't know about you but my stomach is up here. No gyno exam. Reaction to new antibiotic on empty stomach.

[@Good-DaySunshine]

Yikes! Which antibiotic was it?

[@niikolettedraws]

My immediate reaction was 'foodborne illness'. As it got further along it became 'salmonella probably'. She had GI symptoms and they didn't immediately take stool samples? She had low white blood cell count in the middle of an infection and they didn't think, 'oh, salmonella notoriously causes that'? I don't know if there's anything they could have done for this poor trio at that point to prevent the onset of Reiter's syndrome, but the sheer amount of time it took to narrow down GI symptoms + pain as food poisoning is... wow. Great job guys /s

[@hoobyhoo]

They're called "practicing" physicians. Practicing being the key word

[@michelleporter1775]

My mom used to have a favorite joke about doctors. It would actually be funnier if it wasn't so true.. Mom: What's the difference between God & a doctor? Answer: God doesn't think He's a doctor. They're Soo arrogant & egotistical many have a "God Complex." ☹️

[@MrJerryk55]

U r ignorant.

[@cmvdoo]

Salmonella is not some dangerous mystery disease..it's rather common.

[@cherylkoski7184]

mystery

[@SurvivedaReset]

there were lots of clues that it was a food borne infection ... to me. But doc made a lot of big bucks w surgery and such. should have tried yogurt or milk kefir or sauerkraut

[@SurvivedaReset]

it was the surgery that spread the infection to kidneys and other tissues?

[@annep.1905]

@@SurvivedaReset yes, but, as the documentary pointed out, she had other health problems that masked the problem, and salmonella is not common in certain areas of the country.

[@boardwalkbw7130]

It is people like you giving excuses excuses making our standard of care lower and lower@@annep.1905

[@shahedabegum4030]

The worst thing to happen to anyone when sick, is a dr to not believe them one bit, n that makes my blood boil!!!

[@annthomson5648]

And it's actually fairly common

[@debbielevesque-zj5ol]

I m from Maine( Princeton) , it's Soo Common Here too an DR. doesn t believe any1 , thinking that's all u want is PAIN Meds, Its B S , Every1 has different bodies , em Don t know what yo going through, Its Sooo SAD 😔 DR Doesn t Believe ya, Its Crazy , Ya Know

[@anniehills3580]

I have had pain for almost a decade...doctors dont bother to investigate further, just give more pain meds. Last month, I had surgery to remove a 4 inch stone from my liver!! Relief, at last. Dont give up looking for answers.

[@khismet]

Holy Yikes!😳

[@lauraw.5015]

I'm so sorry. A 4" stone is extraordinary. I have problems finding good doctors myself. It seems their usual MO is treat the symptoms, not find the cause & try to fix it. That's if they even believe your symptoms. It irritates the heck out of me.

[@jonathanray7931]

There are some doctors in this day and age who have broken away from the medical system & gone on their own with some of their colleagues. They all have advertorials online and as I recall, at least two of them (Stephen Gundry and Brian Paris) say that the medical system doesn't want anyone to get better because it profits from "disease care" or "sick care". As far as I can tell, these two and the others I am thinking of seem pretty legit. There is also Frank Schallenbarger. There are also several others I am thinking of (a few men and a couple of women) but I can't remember their names. But from what I have seen from all of their advertorials, they seem to have pretty good ideas and products to try out if any of those solutions could help anyone. I have not tried any of the solutions myself but I am just putting information out there for others to see so they can try out the solutions. Happy researching.

[@Wh3nth3wick3drul3]

How did you finally get it diagnosed? We've done ultrasound, upper endoscopy, stool sample, medications, etc.

[@24kapparel]

There are many nasty people in the food industry. They do not wear hair nets, gloves, wash their hands or clean properly. I see it everyday and it is gross. Just the other day I was at 711 and I told the employee to wash their contaminated hands before preparing my pizza and they had the balls to get mad at me because I told them to wash their dirty hands. They thought that putting gloves on their nasty hands promptly after rudely accepting my money to deposit into their Cash Register then proceed to walk right past their big stainless steel sink to go place gloves over their contaminated dirty money hands was in compliance with food handlers laws The 711 cashier walk right past their big stainless steel sink, put gloves on, unwrapped the shrink wrap away from my frozen pizza, picked up a spatula, pizza pan then opened the oven and went right back over to the Cash Register . Once the pizza was ready they proceeded to perform the same exact movements by walking right past the sink , retrieved gloves then removed my pizza from the oven with the same unwashed spatula , slid the pizza into a cardboard 711 pizza box then picked up a pizza cutter to cut the pizza up, closed the pizza box lid, grabbed napkins and handed the contaminated pizza, pizza box and napkins off to me. I lost my entire appetite. Violation after Violation. Wow

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Dude if you EAT ANYTHING from 7/11, you're ASKING for food poisoning! Wtf...call the nearest pizza joint and grab it on the way. Never, EVER let anyone at some gross place like 7/11 touch your friggin food. EVER. I once saw an Indian guy behind the counter PICKING HIS NOSE. It was a long line and NOBODY NOTICED because they all had their dumb faces in their stupid phones! One of few times I was rendered speechless. Never trust anyone with your life where food sanitation isn't really a thing in their country (lack of indoor plumbing in many places is just disgusting...look it up in National Geographic, there was an article a few years back...) OR, where they barely make minimum wage. Look out for a gross house or kitchen and the WORST offenders are often rich people with a dishwasher, a maid AND kids!!

[@ericachitwood2465]

Yep so never eat gas station food-EVER no matter what!

[@meshell1399]

I seen this guy working at 711 scratching his head then started to prepare someone's pizza at 711..the guy said he didn't won't it..be careful these guys who work at 711 are very nasty they don't wash there hands at all.

[@jacquelinebell6201]

Hope you reported them. They're the sort who could cause problems.

[@lorim8070]

I have had 4 perforated intestines starting from 15 months old then not till about 14 years old. I am 79 now and had 34 surgeries.The doctor thought I would die. I had surgeries,the only thing that helped. I past out several times. Today I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and that I must have had it for several decades. I am a mother of 5, taught my 3 youngest at home, they each have their own businesses and very active happy lives.

[@sarahh5604]

Anyone else who grew up in MN and the moment they said "delivered to their door" you knew EXACTLY what brand they were avoiding the name of? Lol.

[@cynthiarende2159]

Could you tell me the brand please?

[@kristyjean6219]

@@cynthiarende2159I don’t know why no one in the comments won’t say the name.

[@laceybradbury2492]

It's schwans but it has been in other comments tagging you in case you didn't see​@@kristyjean6219

[@LightBlueVans]

@@cynthiarende2159apparently it’s Schwan’s ice cream

[@Emmas-Studio]

Oh I have had that after eating at a sushi place. I’ve never been so sick. I thought I was going to die. Firemen had to carry me out of the house. Absolutely horrid.

[@Mina.15]

OMG 😳

[@littlenan3576]

I could not eat sushi. The very thought makes me feel sick.

[@sissy4506]

Ooooo I'd NEVER eat raw 🐟 🐠 🎣 🤢🤢🤮🤮

[@Shadowcat1954]

Sorry for the typo.' Xray.' Not, 'Exray.' It wouldn't let me edit it.

[@iamsunnysideup7115]

As the mother of a chronically ill child, food poisoning is the first thing that I have his doctor check for whenever he has gotten sick like this and I've been correct every single time. I am lucky though, that we have an extremely responsive and devoted physician caring for our kid. I cannot imagine him being sick for the rest of his life because no one thought of something so simple to take care of! I still remember this outbreak and the other one where burger meat was the culprit. That one killed a few people, among them a toddler who ate the burger from Jack N the Box and I believe it caused them to go out of business.

[@elliesharp401]

I had a dr tell me I had “ovulation pain” - ended up being my appendix. I had dismissive drs saying it’s ovulation if it’s not period pain. I think I’d know if I was in constant pain all year round from “menses”

[@2degucitas]

That's why the dr. is supposed to do a physical exam and do the rebound test on the abdomen to rule out appendicitis. Menses and ovulation don't usually have GI distress symptoms.

[@mnemosynevermont5524]

Asshat MDs

[@tahliamobile]

In Australia I was sent home from ED, having been sent there by a Dr with suspected appendicitis. The hospital nurse told me it might be indigestion and to go home to see if it resolved. The next day I went to another hospital after a night of intense pain. The second hospital waited for two days, Monday noon, when the surgeons started. I was told they would only operate if emergencies didn't come in. At some point my vital signs failed and they rushed me into surgery, the fourth day after initially presenting with pain. My appendix had burst and was gangrenous. It's not the worst story I have about Australian hospitals. I have zero faith in then.

[@msjannd4]

​@@tahliamobileThat's horrific! 😢

[@tahliamobile]

@@msjannd4 yes, and worse still, opiates make me feel sick so the only thing they offered me was Panadol, once.

[@joiedevivre7376]

Oh my gosh! It took them weeks to find out it was salmonella?! Are they living in the middle ages?

[@ATebbs1]

No, just in American healthcare where the doctors are dismissive and clueless

[@Lana-cj2jw]

​@@ATebbs1A bit like the NHS in the UK but not as bad. That and the malady many NHS drs suffer from, a god complex. My old GP is a psychopath. Crippled for life by bad faith drs and surgeon...the latter being a shoulder specialist. Turns out he wasn't a knee surgeon at all. Nobody told me. I didn't think I had to ask if he was qualified to operate on a knee. Well you don't do you if you've been referred by your Dr to have a knee stabilisation due to frequent dislocations. You live and learn, but at what price?

[@katieharrington2845]

Im getting very similar symptoms lately and 😢i can only imagine the pain they felt. I better be good to myself and see a doctor. 😢😢😢 The pain comes suddenly and goes by. Abdominal pain is awful 😞😞😞 God help them😢😢😢

[@rhondah1587]

Ha! I called it right off. I've had food poisoning twice and recognized the symptoms. I didn't even go to the hospital for it. It begins with the feeling of spikes of pain in the stomach followed by weakness then projectile vomiting and nonstop diarrhea for several days and fever. The body is trying to eliminate the toxin from the body. Once it is out and if you are normally healthy, you get well. These people were unfortunate to have a rare condition that will devastate their lives. Sad.

[@laurielaurie8280]

I've had it too. I knew what it was when I got it. I got mine the first day on a new job. I ate a chicken sandwich out of one of their vending machines. Never again.

[@pfloroff83]

I had food poisoning several times and it is not anything close to a pleasant experience. Felt sick about 3 hours after and for the next three days back in 2020. Finally ended with my vomiting up an entire meal. Felt fine the next day

[@rhondah1587]

@@pfloroff83 Had that too but that's not salmonella. That's something else that just is eating something slightly off. A good vomit and it's over. Not the same as real food poisoning.

[@Miakitty4233]

I've had it once, and I pray never again. Me and my son ate at Burger King, and we both fell victim to it. Never ate at Burger King again.

[@alwayslernin4400]

Rhonda, I remember one time in my life having this and it was exactly as you described. It was coming out of both ends at the same time and the projectile vomiting was so bad I was scared I was going to choke to death. Once my system got everything out of it I was fine. Took about 4 days. No eating or drinking. The best thing you can do is wait and clear your system fully, don't try to eat. It's kinda neat how your body takes over to protect itself.

[@duncanbauer7309]

If you've ever taken an Elderly Family Member to a Doctor's appointment, you've probably noticed how submissive the became. They have learned it can become a Life-Threatening Issue to Question or challenged their Position. Although outwardly professional, they can have the Silent Fuse of a Taxi or City Bus Driver.

[@user-gj7ml7ml3h]

Oh yes! If I ask my dr more than 1 question per visit, he documents that I’m confused and angry while it’s he that’s angry. Terrible dr shortage now

[@heathermariearmbrust]

Exactly and exactly what keeps me away which is sad af

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3167]

This is heartwrenching. How terribly sad. Praying for these kids.

[@noramaddy4409]

As patients, we and our relatives need to advocate for ourselves. If the family are not knowledgeable enough to demand a stool test or whatever they think might be of interest in the circumstance then often health sys-insurance/hospital profits and inadequate medical training can result in more ill health or death. Why were the children not transported to the hospital sooner and kept under observation in the hospital longer? because the American health system is criminal in that it would incur great cost to the parents and most cannot afford that. The mentality fostering individual greed instead of social cohesion even in a public health system and an education system that only teaches those who can afford the fees and not those with interest and curiosity in the subject results in further ill health and death and qualified persons without the enquiring mind regardless of the profession.

[@lesaeckert4538]

I also have Reuter’s syndrome or reactive arthritis since 1987. My heart goes out to these people, a lifetime of pain.

[@amandatolleson7740]

😢🙏🏻

[@rebel1969X2]

Was your appendix removed?

[@krystaldaniels7940]

My oldest son was diagnosed with that when he was around 9yrs old after having strep throat. Scared me to death, he had swelling that looked like tennis balls under the skin on his elbows and knees!! Now at 21yrs old, he gets some swelling and arthritis pain in his joints whenever he gets a virus. It sucks but it was never as bad as that 1st time again😢

[@marciturner4980]

​@@krystaldaniels7940Swelling and arthritis is mimicking Rheumatoid Arthritis, which is what I have (and Osteoarthritis). So I understand the constant and severe pain that people are having who has Rheuter's Syndrome very well. The only good thing with Rheuter's Syndrome is your joints don't deteriorate and bones becoming disconnected as one of my joint has already. Wish none of your loved ones gone through that and developed Rheuter's Disorder from that. Arthritis is not fun to have period. Lately I have been crying almost every single day or night and becoming even more depressed and worse because of them arthritis gotten worse. I have both Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis at the same time. Developed Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 18, and 42 now. And developed Osteoarthritis around age 30 or so. They are extremely painful and I have and still am losing more physical ability to do things physically myself. Weather also makes them feel even worse all year around now then before.

[@Helena-ox7cr]

If its the pathogen on joints, can't rimapen antibiotics just cure it? It can reach the joints.

[@littlepoolefam3]

Just thought I would point something out here. At 43:00, there is a backflow prevention assembly (a valve thingy to some) installed in the improper orientation. It's the valve that has the wheels that are locked up with a chain. That backflow prevention assembly is only approved to be installed in the horizontal orientation. I know this because I worked for USC's Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research for approximately 20 years. These are the folks that invented the first approval process for backflow preventers, as well as the first field test procedure for them. These valves prevent any sort of contaminated or polluted water from going back into the drinking water system, and if they are not installed correctly, they can fail and cause a good deal of harm to the public. I am pretty certain that this was not the cause of these illnesses, but it is certainly something that could cause cross-contamination with a city's water. it's crazy how missing one thing, like properly cleaning a tanker truck can cause so much damage to the public.

[@rondasparks]

Why don't y'all do a damn CT scan instead of guessing 😂

[@ryanehlis426]

Iv had salmonella poisoning before, I got violently sick for a few days, diarrhea and vomiting 🤮 it was from eating raw eggs. But I recovered on my own after a few days.

[@lauralaplace9945]

I have had chronic stomach pain problems, I’ve had Colonoscopy, Polyps , Ulcer Colitis , I always have pain and nausea , flare ups vomiting , spitting up. I’m 59 now , it started in my 30’s . It’s horrible.

[@TheRuthdobson]

Do you eat highly prossesed foods? I too had stomach issues for years then I changed my diet. I cut out refined sugar, all highly prossesed foods. I now eat nuts, seeds, fermented foods, beans and pulses, highly fibre high protein...all my stomach issues have gone.

[@alfredchipembele8591]

The first thing you do in diarrhoea and vomiting accompanied by a rise in temperature is take the specimen to the lab for R/E (routine exam and culture & sensitivity). Its sheer luck that there were no deaths. Otherwise without specimen, it would have taken years to figure out what had caused those infections!

[@KS-kj9rk]

It took 4 week for my hospital to do this , came bk as camplyobacter

[@thomasstecyk792]

Twelve days! Why were the children not in the hospital after three days? Twelve days is a little much.

[@Filcanadianfamily]

Broken system, same here in Canada

[@TheRuthdobson]

And the uk too😢​@@Filcanadianfamily

[@BlueGiraffes01]

I work with the elderly population and anytime one is sent to the ER for medical assistance they’re diagnosed with a UTI! Really. They could have a bone exposed and leave with a UTI diagnosis and some antibiotics.

[@bbeloveth53bahtgad37]

Chicago had a salmonella mass outbreak back in the eighties from contaminated milk bought in stores. My friends a couple contracted salmonella. They were very sick it lasted over a month they couldn't eat or drink they were so sick. I kept the children because they couldn't do anything but lay in bed, in pain, and use bathroom. They lost so much weight by the time they were well.

[@sassypackratstudios361]

I got sick from that milk and was hospitalized.

[@lees9410]

@@sassypackratstudios361wow

[@TROY-p9v]

2010 , I almost died of ecoli . It is similar symptoms but much worse x 10. Bleeding because of the bacteria literally eating you alive . The most Horrible experience of my life .

[@jennifertarin4707]

There was a nasty outbreak of 0157:H7 at the county fair where I grew up, caused by contaminated ground water that killed at least one child. I don't remember what they did to prevent it from happening again, but I know it cost a lot of money for this farming community and a lot of heartbreak.

[@StevenStadel]

Watching that child go through that made me cry! I couldn't imagine seeing my daughter or my boys going through that.

[@kumabear3529]

Do these people not do blood tests? Food poisoning was the first thing I think of when I think of diarrhea and vomiting

[@Phoenix8Rising]

Gastoenoritis has the same symptoms, but only lasts until bug is expelled from the body.

[@amyexner]

When you have stomach problems; don’t eat any dairy products.

[@misstortitude]

Kefir can shorten a bout of food poisoning, probiotic dairy foods are excellent for stomach problems

[@Rebecca-1111]

Apple is the best coming back up. J/S

[@ross-smithfamily6317]

Yes ... NO to dairy when you are sick!

[@Antiguanian]

Not pasteurized or homogenized milk. Raw milk is an old time cure.

[@msind1633]

@@ross-smithfamily6317Yes. No dairy for 24hrs.

[@bettyedavis5912]

Thank you for posting this RR. I take it as a warning, a cautionary tale, one might say. It is scary but it is better to be aware.

[@pragmapoint7951]

I had hysterectomy to fix a pain issue. The pain did not go away, turned out, it was a muscle cramp. It goes down with some stretching excersises and returns when I neglect to streatch. There you go... Doctors love to cut.

[@Good-DaySunshine]

😬

[@ambicateiler3152]

Sure. You make more money in performing surgeries than simply doing some series review and research.

[@carolinechurch5053]

To all the people saying it was salmonella who cares. Obviously these patients weren’t making it up. Give them a break.

[@nancygrimm2897]

They’re not criticizing the patients, but the doctors.

[@connybenattaia445]

My sister had this when she was a teenager 15 years ago. She was so sick for so long and to this day she is still affected by the long term issues that sometmes comes along.

[@jaelynn7575]

I remember when this happened. I was in college taking a lot of science classes.