Tub of hummus

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    That's all definitely food poisoning. The liquid on top may have just been oil that separated out since it was in-house at a health food store, so they probably didn't use any stabilizers. Happens sometimes when I make hummus at home.

    • Tofu_Lewis [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Ahh that makes sense. I had/have never experienced such rapid onset food poisoning, it usually takes a bit. Thanks!

      • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Yep, salmonella usually takes several hours, but Staph can hit you in minutes. If it was within seconds, it may have been a food allergy, but that sort of thing is hard to guess at unless you can get an ingredient list or have an allergy workup done.

        • Tofu_Lewis [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Holy shit staph hummus.

          Yeah, I thought it was an allergy thing because there were lots of allergic reaction symptoms (I forgot to mention tingling of the tongue) but I've been able to eat hummus since then with no similar reaction. Maybe it was one particular unique ingredient they added, but it probably was food poisoning.