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    Travel Montezumas Revenge: Timelines/Suspects ??

    Question for the medically inclined/trained on this board: What would be the likely timeframe from consuming tainted food, or drink for being inflicted by "Montezumas Revenge" (aka "Travellers Diarrhea", or even just the garden variety culminating in an urgent manner)? In some of the "few" events that have happened in over 2 decades of travelling, my suspected timelines from consumption to "1st attack" has been from 20 minutes to nearly 18 hours. All the google searches tell about cause & treatment, but say little/nothing about likely foods, or time. (Eg- was it the tainted drink consumed 24 minutes ago, or the maybe undercooked beef burito consumed over 24 hrs ago?). Please feel free to comment on any of the below cases:

    Case #1- Prime suspect is sauteed mushrooms eaten at Chinese buffet (2 coworkers had been sickened on different occasions eating there), but the 17-18 hr. time interval seems a bit long. Another possibility might have been a pizza with a partial mayo based topping consumed 5-6 hrs. earlier.

    Case #2- Fast attack? 30 - 40 minutes after chicken dinner @ Boston Garden, got it real bad. But could it have been the vanilla cream vending machine cookies that I ate 6 hrs earlier (got an isolated stomach cramp 2-3 hrs after that & before dinner)

    Case #3- 3 suspects on this 1: The mixed drink with dirty ice cube (9-10 hrs), the cheese omelette (12 hrs), or the fast food burger (18 hrs).

    Case #4- Fast attack?? This happended the longest ago, walked back to hotel (1 mile walk) after fast meal at McD's. Really can't recall what I had earlier meals. About halfway back, started feeling the urgent need. Made it to room OK. Had I been 5 seconds later, I'd be wearing brownjeans instead of bluejeans.

    In the spirit of the season, hope all board members had enjoyable/safe travels this holiday season.
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    Default Re: Montezumas Revenge: Timelines/Suspects ??

    Activated charcoal in capsules. Absorbs toxins. the best after the first twinge.

    Then Imodium.

    whatever was served and not above 140 degrees. Dirty Ice cubes are bad. Always drink from cans never bottles.

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    Default Re: Montezumas Revenge: Timelines/Suspects ??

    Do you have any food issues? All your attacks come after eating some sort of cheese/dairy. Just curious.

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    Default Re: Montezumas Revenge: Timelines/Suspects ??

    Truthfully? I understand the need to eat on the fly when you're travelling, but your food choices kinda suck.

    #1) Chinese buffet. Enough said. Cheap ones have poor food conditions and aren't known for being terribly sanitary. That to me sounds like poor sanitation/cross contamination.

    #2) Do you mean Boston Market or is this another restaurant? Again, cafeteria style food. And why, WHY would you eat anything out of a vending machine? *dies*

    #3) Dirty ice cubes.

    #4) McDonalds is gnarly and MANY individuals I know get sick from eating there.

    Have you considered an MSG intolerance?

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    Default Re: Montezumas Revenge: Timelines/Suspects ??

    You better toughen up or you wont last too long. As Darwin showed us, your gonna fall behind the herd stopping every half hour to take a crap. Then it's Lion, Hyenas and Vultures for you.

    Here's a list of foodborne pathogens, their symptoms and incubation periods.
    (Looking at the list I bet no one will want to eat out any more)
    http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foo...n/l1/L1p8.html

    And I agree with Mediocrity, ... Chinese Buffet = Big Mistake
    Although I disagree about Mcdee's, fast food chains tend to be very particular about sanitation and food safety, but there are exceptions.


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    Default Re: Montezumas Revenge: Timelines/Suspects ??

    Thanks for replies. Not a biology major here- Would incubation period mean the time from consumption of tainted food/liquid to first sign of symptoms?

    These 4 cases happened anywhere from 6-28 years ago, so no MSG, or lactose issues. Yes, med, that was Boston Market (other nearby choice was Burger King)- thinking too much about basketball, or Olympic Gardens, LV .

    mm- I'll try not to read you link prior to dining out.
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    Default Re: Montezumas Revenge: Timelines/Suspects ??

    Quote Originally Posted by minnow View Post
    Thanks for replies. Not a biology major here- Would incubation period mean the time from consumption of tainted food/liquid to first sign of symptoms?

    These 4 cases happened anywhere from 6-28 years ago, so no MSG, or lactose issues. Yes, med, that was Boston Market (other nearby choice was Burger King)- thinking too much about basketball, or Olympic Gardens, LV .

    mm- I'll try not to read you link prior to dining out.
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