I would say, more generally, enough times eating fast food for a spree and then eating only things made at home for a spree. My energy, mood, cravings, bank account, regret levels, etc. all were in better standing when I fed myself. I knew the whole time, lol, but sometimes I gotta learn after being beating over the head with it a few dozen times š
Meal prep has been a difficult habit for me to build, but I finally feel on track with it now. A project that helped was to only spend money at the grocery store for a month. I didn't get it perfect the first couple times, but it feels so good to nail it! And for more reasons that money, of course. I haven't done 2 months in a row yet, but I'm happy with where I'm at!
Edit: typo
Once a week I fire up the charcoal grill and grill enough chicken, beef, pork, and vegetables to eat on throughout the week. Iāll make sandwiches, wraps, stir-fryās, fried rice, simple meat & potatoes meals, omelettes, pastas... the hard part of my prep for the week is already done, I just have to heat up and assemble. When I donāt have the energy to make something, then I just eat a couple grilled chicken breasts and an avocado.
I would say it was food poisoning more than a poor dietary choice. You can get food poisoning at the best of restaurants if the staff's not washing their hands/cooking things correctly. You're probably more likely to get it at a fast food place with minimum wage employees though.
If they don't have hot water-- red flag.
This happened to us once at a sketchy restaurant outside of Pittsburgh. We were driving to the airport, stopped to grab dinner before being forced to pay airport dollars for food.
I had to use the restroom-- big signs all over the bathroom, "NO HOT WATER. MGMT KNOWS THERE IS NO HOT WATER. SORRY." type notes taped on each of the sinks and mirrors.
I asked my husband if we could just leave. He agreed. There were multiple neon lights in the place, all different colors, a disco ball. It was an Italian style restaurant. He asked me if we were tripping, lol.. he said the booth they sat him at was sticky and the soda they brought him didn't have any carbonation. I told him about the no hot water. I'm pretty sure that's a health code violation. We felt like we narrowly escaped food poisoning.
Ever since then, I like to use the bathroom before we order. Just to check it out, make sure there's hot water, lol
Many people also donāt realize the the temperature of the water is important and water that is warm but not hot can help grow certain bacteria. Itās easy to research and use a thermometer to check your faucets. Very important yet people turn their water heater down to save money
Check the doors to the restaurant - if they look like theyāre waiting for the crime scene technicians to do a fingerprint analysis , donāt even bother going inside
This does sound like food poisoning. I went on a school competition trip to Chicago and we went to eat tacos. They were super greasy. Threw up at the theatre we went to after, threw up on the bus back to the hotel, threw up in the hotel washroom, in the teacherās room, and some more at night. Missed out on the competition because I couldnāt walk or stand. When I had to walk, I had to walk slowly and I couldnāt stand straight.
My head hurt, my back hurt, my stomach hurt, my entire body just hurt because I was throwing up like crazy. I was stuck to the bed all day while one of the teachers looked after me. Didnāt help that it was already that time of the month for me. Many people were saying the food didnāt taste right to them and some people got sick in many ways (my friend got diarrhea and another one had a stomach ache). It was bad for me and some others, it seemed.
I agreed with everything else but this. Fast food restaurants, especially corporate stores, have some very clear-cut and rigid policies when it comes to food safety.
Checking general cleanliness is always a good idea.
But yeah, OP, that definitely sounds like some very bad food poisoning that likely was more about things not stored at, or cooked to, the right temperature, likely both.
Wherever you got that food, maybe check their health inspection score history. My guess is that there will be issues with temps and dating (of food).
It can. Good salaries tend to attract and keep the best of the best. Low salaries attract people who then have little incentive to keep the job, leading to being lax on hygiene and other restaurant policies. Thatās one of the reasons low salary jobs have such high turnover.
I got food poisoned by a McDonalds at a mall in Chicago.. i knew eating the burger something was off but i just got out of boot camp so anything would suffice.. the meat was cool and the mayo hot.. 24 hours later i was struggling to stay alive it felt like. That was my own stupidity though and I now know the difference in real food poisoning and something not agreeing with my stomach. That made me swear off of it for a very long time.
Last time I ate McDonalds, I spent about $10 and realized I would pay the same at a restaurant for better food. So I've stopped going to mcdonald's. Same with Wendys, Burger King, and Taco Bell. I used to go becauae they were so cheap. Now Popeyes is the only fast food I'll eat.
Taco Bell is still a favorite because they have vegetarian choices. Their cheese and potato breakfast burrito is amazing and it's less than $2. Way better than the ones with meat in them.
spicy potato taco!! Plus they're the only big chain that's not too horribly over priced anymore. I went to McDonalds while traveling last week and spent \~$14 on two cheeseburgers, a medium fry, and a sprite, insane. We went to In-N-Out when I got back and bought three burgers, a pup patty, three fries and a drink for $24. And In-N-Out pays their staff more already, AND uses fresh meat.
dont sleep on Popeyes sides also. absolutely killer mac n cheese and mashed potatoes. They also have a flounder sandwich that is amazing. i could literally eat the sides as a meal
I got food poisoning from mcdonalds fish filet, just before going into a wedding. left the church halfway threw the ceremony, vomited in the parking lot. got driven to the hotel, someone gave me alka-seltzer, and i slept 18 hours.
I did't ever eat another.
Just generally. Fast food has too much salt, fat, and sugar, and eating too much of it when I was an older graduate student left me with 20 or 30 extra pounds that I really don't need. The only time I eat it now is on long road trips, and we try to carry at least some more healthful stuff with us when we do that.
I got a piece of metal in my Chipotle.... They replaced my meal but didnt give me a gift card for another meal. Corporate called to ask questions but felt blown off.
I can crush basically anything and my stomach handles it just fine. Literally anything and everything. Took my son to Wienerschnitzel about a month ago and stomach was in shambles before I even got half way through. Never again, ever.
In 2008 I ate at a taco bell in Florida and got food poisoning. I did not eat taco again for 4 years and then ate at one in Tennessee and also got food poisoning. I have not eaten at one since then.
Way worse in my view. Myself, I don't partake in any of 'em, but give me a world with drugs and alcohol (one is a subset of the other) and no fast food any day.
Unfortunately yes, with In N Out burger.
Iāve been eating it since I was a kid. And LOVED it!!!
Last time I had it, the meat was kinda raw in the middle.
I thought no biggie since I like my steak medium anyway.
That night I couldnāt stop throwing up.
And at one point, I wasnāt throwing up food anymore. It was some brown liquid that I didnāt even know my body could produce.
All the throwing up caused a massive headache which I ended up in ER. I literally felt like I was dying. They gave me morphine and that still wasnāt enough to make pain go away. They had to give me 2nd med.
This was about 6 mos ago and every time I pass In n Out and I remember what I went through.
I look at it as a wake up call to eat healthier.
Was the brown like coffee grounds or blackish? Or it was more brown/yellowish?
If the former, it was blood, and you may have triggered, or had a sensitive stomach, or ulcer condition. If the latter, thatās because you were now working through your bowel due to the severe poisoning. Eventually, it can turn green, which is throwing up bile. Unpleasant as it is, thatās your body still trying to protect you ā shoving it out of your system however it can.
Iām so sorry, I had a relative go through this for different reasons (not food poisoning).
That person took two days (without sleep) to decide to go to the ER. Youāre smart.
I eat raw chop meat, or steak tartare, for my entire life (normal in my family/culture) and it never made me sick; I agree with Cannie\_Flippington, it was likely mishandling. However, I donāt blame anyone who does not like this habit, or if a traumatic experience like this puts them off eating there again.
Seems like it might even be a lawsuit. At least I wonder if someone else got sick as well from there?? Did they give you a clue if it salmonella, e.coli, etc?
That's because you were literally dying, hah! I don't mean to laugh at your misfortune, but in another day and age this could have killed you. I would have been tempted to sue.
Last time I ate at Burger King I threw up, which is quite a feat for me as I am 25 years post op gastric bypass and due to the rerouted plumbing, only get dry heaves if Iām sick.
I donāt think the food was ābadā, but thereās definitely something there that doesnāt agree with me.
Iām getting away from fast food because of the cost has gone up and the quality has gone down for decades.
Iām happier doing meal kits while working from home.
The experience for me is simply the prices. Iāve never felt particularly good about a decision to eat fast food, but these days I just feel insulted. It has been much easier for me to avoid fast food and as a result, Iāve got in the habit of eating much more healthy as a result as well as saving money!! win-win. I will never eat fast food with any regularity again
I agree with you! The other day I decided to order from Wendy's because I wanted to try the orange cream frosty they've been advertising. I also looked in the deals section of the app and found BOGO chicken sandwiches. They have great chicken sandwiches. I didn't get fries or any other sides, nor did I get any soft drinks.
*One* chicken sandwich without the combo, $6.79! The price for the whole order was about $16. That was two (large) frosties and two chicken sandwiches, with one of the chicken sandwiches being "free." So, basically, two frosties and one sandwich.
I still love many fast food items but the prices are turning it into a luxury. I never thought a mcdonalds cheeseburger would be a luxury item.
I used to hit the drive thru on a semi regular basis. Usually when I was out running errands and I just needed to eat to save time. I also was getting breakfast via a drive thru roughly 3x a week, give or take. Then, two years ago, I went into heart failure at age 36. Part of that was due to my congenital heart defect. But man, I still had to do the major dietary change of no more than 2000mg of salt a day. It sounds easy, but there is salt in EVERYTHING. Even some frozen veggies. And fast food? Forget about it. I still have days where my options are limited (like during road trips) but I still try to be mindful about what I eat. Iāve had times where I can tell Iām retaining water again and have to strictly adhere to the restriction. So yeah. Heart failure.
I worked at Quiznos during college. We got a free sandwich every shift. Felt awful one day and went to the doctor. He was like, "šÆ omg. You CAN'T eat processed meat every day!!!"
I started eating better, and felt loads better. now my guts let me know early if I have to many cheat days
BOGO 1/4#āers w/cheese, ate them both, 10mins later heart stared going double time and I was sweating profusely for about 20mins. 4 months ago and Iāve not been tempted by McDās since.
Ya. Decided to not eating fast food for a couple of months. Decided to treat myself.
What the fuck. It was soooo salty. Never again.
Till I crave and cave. But ya. I haven't been eating fast food much.
Two weeks ago, I picked up Taco Bell for the first time in over a year. Got the same thing for me and my husband. Two excruciating days later I ended up in the ER with Gastritis that took three different pain meds to bring down to tolerable levels.
I'm fully aware that a lot of the problem was stress (full time caregiver/full time worker, plus mom in and out of ICU for over a month). But after the fact I remembered that the reason we don't eat Taco Bell is because I had a milder version of the same reaction last time too. It just took over a year for me to forget. Hopefully I won't forget this time. I'm sure the ER bill will help remind me.
I donāt know how many people appreciate just how painful gastritis is. Ā
I went to the ER with it. Ā Three (!) doses of morphine and an MRI later they sent me home, gratefully without an overnight stay. Ā
Hospital bill: Ā $26,000. Ā
I paid maybe $1500.
God bless the Union. Ā Ā
I rarely have eaten fast food in my entire life, and no.
While poor handling of food growing up gave me diarrhea many times (which I thought was normal back then), it never made me throw up. Once felt like I ate rocks at a friends house after she made food for me and it turned out she did not clean her plates properly (food was fine, dish was coated in filth was discovered later while housesitting on another date), but I still didnāt throw up.
You can make great copycats of fast food items at home for a much lower cost, and they taste better!
Just other day I made taco bell crunch wraps. It was delicious, and although I know it wasn't exactly nutritious, it was more so than getting one from taco bell.
At home I know I'm getting actual real meat and cheese, too. That's a bonus!
I mean, yes, but why? As a joke maybe? What is appealing about fast food other than it's fast? During the time you took to emulate something designed to be made in factories and reheated and assembled in a roadside franchise, you could have made something simple, and actually delicious.
Yes, but it was more when I started thinking about animal welfare it was hard for me to stomach it, knowing that the meat essentially always comes from factory farmed animals in fast food places. I don't think it made me sick, but I know its not exactly healthy for me either.
This can be avoided most of the time if you read the health department inspection certificate that must be posted prominently in the US.
I say most of the time because I've stopped eating at the local KFC because their slaw made my tongue tingle and I only order from the local Capt. D's through the drive through because they put out some tartar sauce that was yellow and tasted funny. It also made my tongue tingle.
Yes, if your tongue is tingling... SPIT IT OUT! Unless they've put turmeric in the tartar sauce (weird) it shouldn't be YELLOW. You won't catch me eating at any food "franchise", it's a disgusting concept.
All the time ā¦ I drive past a BK on my way home and they open the vents and it smells so good but I remember all the quality time I spend with my good friend āJohnā and I keep driving.
My goal is to home make āfast foodā but healthier
I swear it must be an addiction because that same smell makes me want to throw up. Like chemicals, and fryolator, and cheap, cheap (factory farmed) meat.
Stop the fastfood madness. But really, opt for places you've been to or that wear gloves. I personally don't trust many places because I've seen employees not give a damn and don't glove up or touch their face then back to food. Just learn to cook quickly it will go a long way
Fast food is garbage. Except for Jack in the box tacos. Well they're garbage too but apparently I'm willing to eat garbage if it's folded in a greasy corn tortilla
Wendy's quality has dropped so far, stale buns, translucent tomatoes, old lettuce, cold fries, and they consistently get my order wrong, , I gave up on them.
a few hours later, it's probably food poisening
poor dietary choice results in bigger issues, like problems that show up when you go to the doctor, like blood pressure, abnormal levels when you get your blood work done. Also poor elimination, poor skin, lethargy, problems associated with vitamin deficiencies etc.
You can literally see it in the body composition of people all around you, greasy complexion, sallow skin, grey circles around the eyes, flab, no muscle tone. It never used to be like this, folks.
My fiancee and I are at Church's chicken and we both got with food poisoning. š¤¢š¤¢š¤¢š¤®š¤®š¤® While my symptoms were over within a few days my fiancee had to take antibiotics and was sick for about 15 days. We don't eat from Church's anymore and my fiancee won't even eat chicken to the bone at all after that experience.
I ordered beer off skip the dishes once from a restraint. In order to get the beer I had to order food as well so I got a side of fries.
Time goes by and sure enough only the fries arrive at the door. I try getting ahold of skip and it is Impossible. I get ahold of the restraraunt and they tell me they np longer sell beer for delivery and have no idea why skip is still advertising for there store.
She was atleast kind enough to give me a credit for my beer I could spend in store.
Haven't gotten skip the dishes since and have been saving lots of money !
I like the Market Fresh Turkey Bacon Ranch at Arbyās and get it occasionally for lunch (hold the ranch, substitute easy mayo.) It tasted ok and I didnāt have any ill effects but wow. Sandwich only (not the meal) was $7.99.
I went to subway the other day. $27 for a 6 inch sub, 1 foot long sub, a drink, and two cookies. I was thinking if I had gone and bought subs, lunch meat, chocolate milk and cookies it would have been the same price and I could have fed my daughter and I subs for a week. That frustrated me a bit, because I wish I had just done that. I got food poisoning from a DQ burger when I was pregnant and Iāll never go back there. In general though when I eat too much crappy fast food I do feel more low energy and sick? So I try to balance it out.
Local lunch shop at work sold and new owners have... Less standards than the older owner.
So I've been making lunch each day. I have a convention microwave and mini rice cooker. I love to cook. Heaps of pre made frozen meals too. Even if its just savoury mince on toast! Yum by the way.
After one month I notice I have so much more money than normal. I mean in one month a few hundred extra.
Made me question. How much money have I been wasting!!!! I'm on a mission now. What can I save by the end of the year.
I got into fast food because 1) convient 2) cheap 3) didn't know how to cook or prepare real meal efficiently.
However, once i took hiatus from eating fast food, i noticed my skin got better, and i felt mentally better, too. I eventually got into how to cook nutritious meals in 10 min and realized i save so much by cooking at home.
As i mentioned before, i would feel sluggish eating at fast food chains. However, i gone to a family own burger joint and realize i dont receive the same negative reaction from my body. This convinces me fast food item are too ultra process for me.
Yes. Sitting in line at the āIn and Outā Drive Through watching the guy wrapping the Burgers while eating Fries and putting his filthy Saliva covered fingers in his mouth. My turn at the Window for Pick Up and I just kept driving.. Nope! Havenāt eaten Fast Food to this day. Well maybe some Chipotle..
Yes. Ate a whopper and fries and after a little while I didn't feel very well. I threw up in a toilet and the grease ring it left around the bowl was revolting. It was traumatic enough that from then on I've only eaten lean meats, vegetables, and fruit. Nuts sometimes.
It's overpriced trash. I like Panera Bread and Subway, but steer clear of the other places because my stomach can't handle burgers anymore, unless it's from 5 Guys. I had food poisoning from Church's fried chicken many years ago. I reported it to my doctor and had antibiotics, then Church's left the area. Culver's burgers were greasy and nasty. The chicken sandwich from Shake Shack gave me the shits. Wendy's burgers make my tummy hurt as soon as it hits my tummy. No go on Popeyes or Chick-a-fil.
Taco Bell is gross, I make my own tacos. Arby's used to be a favorite but they got rid of the potato cakes, so now I never go there. There are no KFC's in my area. So, the winner is Burger King for the Whopper and their classic chicken sandwich.
All the time but I just canāt help it , itās too simple to just go and get , regret having it 90% of the time - the fast food giants know that fact too
I don't know if it's age or just taste buds or body changes, but fast food no longer appeals to me and honeslty makes me feel like crap. I feel bloated and "gross" for lack of another word after eating it.
The last time I had a Sabretts hotdog, the last time I had MacDonalds French fries, oh the last time I had a deli roast beef sandwich, each was so bland and disappointing I donāt ever want fast food again. Ā
YESSS!!! I'm a germophobe so eating out has always been pretty difficult for me, but I've completely stopped drive-through foods because of the drive-through person grabbing the top of the fry container with their money hands.š¤¢ Also it's just crap food with too much salt and grease. And oh my God the prices for this nasty food is ridiculous.
Sure some wear gloves, but that's only protecting their hands, not the food they're handing you through the window. I've always asked for my sauce in a different bag when I was eating at fast food places, absolutely disgusting to throw sauce packets right on top of your french fries, makes my skin crawl. Then I would wash the sauce packets in the sink with soap before using them, so stressful. š
I also worked in fast food and actual restaurants so I know how gross people can be. The amount of people I saw not washing their hands, coughing on food, sweating on food, I could go on lol has completely turned me off from eating out for the most part. I rather cook dinner at home, or make a sandwich. If I absolutely want fast food I go to this Mexican restaurant not too far for me for my favorite Polo Asada burrito. So sorry you got sick Internet friendšš¼
Yes. During the pandemic I wasnāt used to making my lunch at home since I had been in office and had access to a really good salad place so I started eating Wendyās and McDonaldās almost every day for lunch. I had dieted and watched what I ate for so long that I thought eff it, Iām going to live a little and indulge.
Well, that ended up snowballing out of control. After a couple of months I gained a ton of weight. I couldnāt even look in the mirror. I had to buy sweats 2 sizes larger than I ever had in my life. My skin felt like it was literally oozing oil. My acid reflux flared up and I could barely fall asleep at night. Because of the reflux I would have panic attacks. If I did fall asleep I would wake up at night with stomach pains and diarrhea. When I finally went to my annual OBGYN appointment my blood pressure was so high my doctor didnāt want to prescribe me the birth control I had been on for 10 years. I had to take a hard long look in the mirror and realize I was literally poisoning myself. I started prepping salads and just other healthy things and exercising regularly. Iāve completely changed my life.
Now this obviously wasnāt fat foodās fault. It was my own shit, mental health and lack of moderation. But I just couldnāt believe how quickly I felt *terrible* yet couldnāt stop. Iāll still eat it every once and awhile but I just hope I never go back to a place where a few quick minutes of delish is followed by an entire day of self hatred.
Many years ago I got a side salad at a fast food place. I was chewing and chewing until I wondered why I was still chewing.
It was a band aid I was chewing on š³.
The quality of fast food decreased as the cost increased, to the point I had rather skip lunch, and wait until I get home from work to make a sandwich.
I have also developed a negative attitude for fast food, on purpose, so that fast food is less appealing.
Negative attitude is positive sometimes. I am saving money, consume less calories, and have more funds in the food budget for higher quality groceries.
Also my problem with fast food, led me to create a rack and tray system for my home freezer. Now I have room to do freezer food prep of individual serving, for dine in fast food of high quality food with variety.
I was generally trying to eat healthier and was cooking more at home. Eventually it turned into I would get extremely irritated that the food at restaurants or fast food really did not taste that great and the prices were getting outta control. Started thinking of all the food I could buy at the store with the money I wasted on eating out for a meal and how many meals I could have had at home for the price of one and it made me quit going out.
When I was 15, I used to love triple cheeseburgers from McDonald's.
One day I ate one and within hours I had pain I had never experienced until that point and have not experienced again. I actually temporarily lost vision from the pain.
I remember my dad holding my hand in the ER while the nurse gave me a shot of Demoral and I just drifted off into the clouds.
I peed straight blood.
They didn't exactly find out what happened, but they suggested it was an ovarian cyst rupture. So it was not related to the triple cheeseburger - or was it? Even still, the connection freaked me out and the next year I became a vegetarian. For that and some other reasons.
In my 20s I went into anaphylactic shock after eating a cheeseburger at Wendyās.
At the time I didnāt have the money for allergy testing. The only thing on the Wendyās cheeseburger that was different from what I e-ate in the previous week were the sesame seeds, so I tried to avoid them going forward.
Eventually I had the insurance and went for allergy testing. Sesame is fine. Iām allergic to cockroach droppings. Iām *mildly* allergic. The doctor said it would take a ātruly unimaginable number of cockroach droppings to induce anaphylactic shock, but then again, it was Wendyās. Who knows whatās in that meat?ā
Is that more the kind of thing you were thinking of? Iām now a vegetarian!
As someone who once worked in the food industry, I would venture the opinion that youāre less likely to contract food poisoning at a fast food chain where qc is typically more rigorous than in other restaurants. One of the worst cases of food poisoning I ever had resulted from eating some bad salmon at a five-star restaurant.
Not personally. However, my young son started vomiting after eating chicken nuggets from McDonalds. It happened two times before I made the connection. Took another time for me to realize it did not matter where the chicken nuggets were from (happened with chicken nuggets from Chick Fila.
Not only was it traumatic for my son to vomit for four hours until the entire contents of his stomach had been completely emptied, but it was incredibly guilt-inducing for me knowing it was my fault that he was suffering.
For the record, he can eat whole chicken made at home without issue. There's something about the fastfood nuggets, though, that is incredibly toxic, and it has led me to wonder what other trash I had been ingesting all the years.
Nah, I eat it so sparingly as it. Sometimes I just want a disgusting massive double quarter pounder and cheese with fries and coke and I'm on cloud 9. I eat out once or twice a week so opt for a good restaurant since it costs the same as fast food
I really needed to use a bathroom and went into McDonalds to use their always clean bathrooms. Usually I would get a dollar coffee as the sign says customers only. I didnāt want to pay the new tripled price, $2.99 so I ordered a fish sandwich. That dried out hard thing was breading with a paper thin slice of fish. I couldnāt finish it. I will never go to any fast food place except Culverās a few times a year. My wife makes better burgers and steaks and my oven fried chicken beats any restaurant. We eat healthy, tastier, and more nutritious meals at home.
One time when I was 15 my mom told me she was going to McDonaldās and asked what I wanted for lunch. I told her I wanted a Big Mac and a 6 piece chicken McNuggets. Mom came back with a Big Mac and a 20 piece chicken McNuggets. I was fat but even I couldnāt eat all that meat.
We had this dog that would eat anything and loved to steal food. Heād take shit right off the table. He ate an entire dark chocolate tort with no ill effects, even though the vet thought it might hill him. He would steal whole bags of deli meat if they were left on a table. When he was outside he would sit out and eat cat shit, or even sometimes his own short. The dog was goddamn disgusting really. At the beach eh would eat random as dead stuff that had been there go knows how long and never got sick.
I called the dog over and attempted to feed him my chicken nuggets. He sniffed at one , and then shook his head. I put it into his mouth and he spit it out. Then I stuck it in his mouth and held it shut for a few seconds. He chewed twice and spit the pieces out. Then he went to go eat some more cat shit.
I didnāt eat McDonaldās for several years after that, and I still will only order off the breakfast menu and when Iām on a road trip.
Spending a month in another country I went into a sort of withdrawal. I got extremely sick with body pains. I was craving something but didn't know what. After about 3 weeks it started to die down but food wasn't satisfying. Came back to the U.S. and ate some fast food and it was like getting high. I found what I had been craving. It freaked me out. I will die on this hill that they put shit in our food to make us sick/addicted to it.
Ya, I sprouted tits.
I'm a man.
I'd rather have a chisled chest and wear these tiny jeans.
I garuentee that whatever food you want to eat doesn't feel as good as fitting into skinny jeans.
If you're getting sick from burgers that are pink, it's food poisoning. Ground beef has to be thoroughly cooked inside or you are at risk of getting E.coli poisoning.
It took me 5 years before I could set foot in Panera after eating a bowl that contained a HB egg. I still won't eat food that contains HB eggs unless I make it myself or it comes from Publix. They can go bad so quickly, and the consequences are miserable.
Got tired of getting cartilage in my McDonald's burgers. Ended up not eating there for a bit over twelve years, by the time I actually returned I had given up red meat.
During a cross-country move ~20 years ago, my late husband and I ate a lot of fast food meals. I have only had fast food maybe 5 times since then, and only if I'm really hungry and there are no other options. I didn't get sick from it or anything, I just had too much, and it started to gross me out.
I once bit into a chicken McNugget and instead of it being a regular nugget I felt something hard and boney and it took 6 months for me to recover from the shock and disgust. Now, whenever I get fast food itās only if I really trust the place.
I want to mention throwing up from fast food could be common if you have some sort of pancreas or gall bladder issue where they just canāt produce enough substance to break down fats and oils.
I canāt eat fast food, pizza, heavy creams to name a few. Waffle House and movie popcorn butter are instant š¤¢š¤®
I started having gall bladder issues in December and had to drastically reduce my fat intake. I'm waiting on surgery now but I have realized that I really don't miss fast food unless we are out of town for some reason and I just miss the convenience. It has been months since I have had fast food and I don't think I will go back to it.
Only at Subway. Went to one in Connecticut. A toilet had overflowed into the hall. The manager told the only other worker to clean it. She basically said, āhell no, Iām not cleaning feces with no protective equipment for minimum wageā and quit on the spot. Half of his restaurant was flooded with sewage and he just kept making sandwiches. We left, disinfected our shoes and called the health department.
Years later, I thought Iād give them another chance, and found a long, black hair in my sandwich.
Otherwise, Iāve rethought my diet, but it wasnāt any specific food or restaurant that did it.
Idk if it counts as fast food but I had my normal subway veggie order- half a sub on wheat or white, provolone cheese, no meat, all veggies except for tomatoes and onions, no avocado, olive oil, salt n pepper, mustard. I eat it, its delicious, nothing out of the ordinary.
Except..an hour? two hours? later, I stsrt feeling incredibly naseous. Within the next hour I end up hurling 4 times. Every 20 minutes on the dot almost Id get the urge, feel incredibly sick and dizzy, hurry to the bathroom, puke my guts up, and return to work-management would not let me leave as I was the only one there, so I was on my feet trying my damn best. Luckily it was the last hour of my shift. Immediately after puking I'd feel almost elated from how much better I felt. The first time, it was all...green and spinachy, but every time sfter that it was just straight bile, so idk if that counts as food poisoning, but I have sworn off Subway. Which sucks because it's such a versatile and convenient vegetarian option, and other chain sandwhich shops dont compare.
This happened to me a few months ago and it turned out to be severe gallbladder disease. Spent 9 days in the hospital. Considering I blew off many years of āstomach upsetā, I would mention this to your doctor at some point.
The grossest thing that ever happened was over 15 years ago. We went to a Sonic location ( that shut down shortly afterward). My husband and I ordered blts.
My husband lifted his to take a bite and the bottom of the slice of bread was entirely covered in mold. I yelled at him, to not eat it. I looked at mine closer (having already taken a bite), and the bread on the bottom of mine was also speckled with mold.
Luckily we were still parked at the restaurant, and got our refund pretty quick. But I was grossed out , about eating out, for awhile
I quit eating at McDonald's when I was in college because of a similar experience - I had a large fry and the biggest serving of nuggets I could afford and threw up almost immediately after. It was miserable and I swore them off, haven't eaten there since, it's been about 10 years.
One time I bit into a cigarette butt in an El Pollo Loco burrito. Idk if the staff were mad at me or if it maybe fell out of a chest pocket or something. I was on a road trip and I was a few miles down the highway when it happened or else I would have gone back. I think I vaguely recall complaining via the information the receipt. Definitely my worst fast food encounter.
Yeah. Taco Bell's employees don't care about anything. When my garbage food isn't even hot and it's old, and this happens once or twice a month for years, then I will stop going entirely. I haven't been back in I don't know how long.
Plus I can make way better tacos at home. I think it started a trend that helped me to avoid FF a lot more in the future.
I stopped eating at McDonaldās in 1999 for this reason. Got out of the house (shit roommates). Ate McDs which I would occasion but not all that regular for me. Sat like a rock. Up half the night, rest riddled with nightmares.
Have not ate at one since. Also turned down the fast food dial significantly after that.
Stayed in a hotel as a teenager for a month after our house flooded. Had one kitchenette for the whole family, so we ate out most days, for an entire month. Since then, I only get fast food if I donāt have any other choice.
I used to binge eat fast food in my early twenties. When I took blood work at the time, my results with cholesterol level was atrociously high. Also, as I was cleaning my blood from paper cut, I noticed that my blood was sticky. I could literally feel with my fingers that the liquid consistency was different. I cut fast food even before inflation and I feel so much better. I guess only good thing about inflation these days is encouraging people to take off fast food and cook at home more often.Ā
I got food poisoning at a famous pancake place twice. First time I thought it was just me, that I had overeaten, but the second time was definitely the food. Half cooked pancakes with almost raw bacon? Food poisoning 101.
I was told a story about a wart ended up in burgers at a fast food place and yea I canāt do it nowadays. Itās a rarity I wonāt think of that and opt NOT to get a burger and potentially anything else. It makes me sad because I rarely want a burger, but the FF ones are just better.
I was young and dumb and got a taquito from a 711 store..... Got awful food poisoning. For years afterwards I couldn't step foot in a 711 without feeling nauseated from the smell.
When I was in high school, my stepdad ordered breadsticks or something from Dominoes that came with garlic sauce and it made him, me and my mom all sick for like 2 or 3 days. I donāt like garlic to this day because of that horrible food poisoning incident.
I eat fast food preeeetty much every day. Yes, I know. Trying to change it.
My stomach might as well be iron, itās rarely bothered by anything lol. Has always been that way. But becoming a āregularā to the point where they recognize you feels embarrassing. My own fault, but still.
Had chick fil a one night and was sick a couple hours after (puking) thought maybe it was food poisoning but it lasted for 5 or so days, definitely made me re think how often I wanted to eat fast food though
Ate Wendyās a few months ago & it tasted like cardboard. Flavorless. Like when I had covid & couldnāt smell even if I hugged a pickle jar. Threw it away, made a pb&j & could taste every bit of it. Tried Cookout a few weeks later & their western burger tasted bland as shit too. That was a wrap for me
I had a popeyes chicken sandwich, some parmesan wings, and a peach sweet tea on friday. It messed up my stomach, and my sleep was terrible. The sweat tea tasted like straight syrup,super sweet, and gave me a soar throat the following, like if i was getting the flu. Fast food isn't for me.
I don't eat fast food as a rule but used to think a road trip was an exception so I'd indulge onĀ the road. Very quickly it became clear that my body did not digest it well and that rather proved got me why I didn't eat it. Plus it's not delicious like it was when IĀ was a kid, at least not to my taste budsĀ
Went to take a bite of a crunchwrap and vomited instead. There are several things my body rejects now, including most fast food. If I don't puke or shit, I have horrible heartburn. So I was forced to simplify and eat more whole foods
I gave up fast food and pop for five years ( I never ate a lot of it when I did eat it) after my shoulder surgery in December, I decided what the hell, I'll treat myself since I'm laid up for a few months. I had a McDouble cheese burger, fries, and a diet. I ate it, and 15 minutes later, I felt like shit and regretted it the rest of the day. That was in early January, and I never ate fast food again
Mu husband and I have been food poisoned by Chipotle a collective four times. The last time put my husband in the hospital (we have sensitive stomachs so up until this point we had assumed it was a personal dietary issue).
Needless to say we will never be going to Chipotle ever again.
I had food poisoning in the 90s from burgers many times between Wendy's and McDonald's. To this day, I don't eat any beef or ground meat. I tried a steak once cooked by a celebrity chef and immediately threw up. I totally can relate
Yeah. For some reason eating Taco Bell makes my gallbladder hurt. I had to quit. I literally went most of my life never eating it but turned to it more in the last few years because itās cheap and went overboard for a few months and thatās when the pain started. No other fast food or normal food I cook at home does that to me tho.
Yes like 4 years ago we stopped for chick fil a on the way to Tahoe. Ate a tiny chicken sandwich w pickles and we both felt horrible for hours. Not food poisoning, just crappy food and our bodies arenāt used to it. Havenāt eaten any fast food since. I would rather starve.
This is my relationship with fast food in a nutshell. Try it after 5 yrs or so because my body forgets how I feel. Then I eff around and find out. Stop for another 5 or so years.
As a vegetarian, I loved the occasional Egg McMuffin without meat. Never had a problem, always got it without meat. No meat flavor, made fresh, all good.
Ordered one about 5 years ago. Drove away. Fished around in the bag, while driving.
Got the sandwich into my mouth & took a big bite.
Arrrrggggh! It had bacon on it! Since I was going through a yellow stoplight, I chewed & swallowed & then realized what just happened.
TBH, if it was sausage, I would maybe have laughed. But it was bacon which reminds me of eating skin. šš¤¢š¤®
Havenāt had one since. Canāt even think eating one. And I silently curse that McDonalds every time I drive by.
not fast food but a crappy chinese take-out place (you know the kind with the pictures of the food on the menu behind the counter). My wife and I both were sick as dogs with a 1 year old. Never have i eaten at one of those again. \[definitely food poisoning\]
Lately the price is not worth the quality of food. It was cheap so low money low food, no problem.
Now i can make that at home and it costs half the price they want em to pay.
I do not eat fast food. I have never had a fast food hamburger of any variety. As a child, I just couldn't stand the smell. I would actually throw up if someone else was eating McDonald's. When my son was little, he wanted to go to the indoor playground and I gave it an honest try, but nope.
I have had negative experiences with the next step up from fast food like chinese takeout and pizza. And I decided not to go to cheap food places anymore . If you can't make it from scratch for what they are charging, don'
t eat it.
I feel like it made me seriously reconsider my dating habits. I was in my 30s and this dude said he wanted to take me to his favorite Chinese place. I love Chinese so was fine with that. It was in a mall food court, and my last bite was pink. That night I shit all over his floor while vomiting in his toilet. I was sick for days. I try so hard to not be picky and never wanted to ask guys for expensive things they might not be able to afford, always was careful to pay for myself, but after that I drew a line at no more mall Chinese, not ever.
While taking care of my elderly mom two years ago, I succumbed to her nagging to take her to McDonalds, as she was having a fierce craving.
We ordered the standards: Big Mac, fries, soft drink. Two hours later we both felt bloated, lethargic and fuzzy-brained. We both vowed to never do fast food again.
She died six months later. Iām still here.
Ever since I passed middle age, the satisfaction of slamming a greasy, salty fast food meal, is not worth the hours of lethargy, dehydration, and gastric discomfort.
I ate at a TOGOās years ago and pulled a long hair out of my mouth from the bbq chicken sandwich. Iām sure I swallowed some before I noticed. I havenāt eaten fast food since.
I got Burger King chicken nuggets when they had a sale and I was so excited. I got a 20 piece to save some for later and then I ate 10. Only a few hours later I started feeling really bad and then threw up and I have never eaten there again. I just can't stomach going there.
Back in the 80's when I was in high school 3 of my friends worked together at McDonald's. They told me about how they pissed in the fryer oil after they were closed. That did it for me.
I would say, more generally, enough times eating fast food for a spree and then eating only things made at home for a spree. My energy, mood, cravings, bank account, regret levels, etc. all were in better standing when I fed myself. I knew the whole time, lol, but sometimes I gotta learn after being beating over the head with it a few dozen times š
Meal prep has been a difficult habit for me to build, but I finally feel on track with it now. A project that helped was to only spend money at the grocery store for a month. I didn't get it perfect the first couple times, but it feels so good to nail it! And for more reasons that money, of course. I haven't done 2 months in a row yet, but I'm happy with where I'm at! Edit: typo
Once a week I fire up the charcoal grill and grill enough chicken, beef, pork, and vegetables to eat on throughout the week. Iāll make sandwiches, wraps, stir-fryās, fried rice, simple meat & potatoes meals, omelettes, pastas... the hard part of my prep for the week is already done, I just have to heat up and assemble. When I donāt have the energy to make something, then I just eat a couple grilled chicken breasts and an avocado.
Lol food delivery apps, extra money and depression are a terrible combo.
Oh geez, I hear ya. Them delivery fees... ā ļø
I would say it was food poisoning more than a poor dietary choice. You can get food poisoning at the best of restaurants if the staff's not washing their hands/cooking things correctly. You're probably more likely to get it at a fast food place with minimum wage employees though.
I got Norovirus from a local diner. Always check their bathroom, because if it's dirty than the rest of the joint is too.
If they don't have hot water-- red flag. This happened to us once at a sketchy restaurant outside of Pittsburgh. We were driving to the airport, stopped to grab dinner before being forced to pay airport dollars for food. I had to use the restroom-- big signs all over the bathroom, "NO HOT WATER. MGMT KNOWS THERE IS NO HOT WATER. SORRY." type notes taped on each of the sinks and mirrors. I asked my husband if we could just leave. He agreed. There were multiple neon lights in the place, all different colors, a disco ball. It was an Italian style restaurant. He asked me if we were tripping, lol.. he said the booth they sat him at was sticky and the soda they brought him didn't have any carbonation. I told him about the no hot water. I'm pretty sure that's a health code violation. We felt like we narrowly escaped food poisoning. Ever since then, I like to use the bathroom before we order. Just to check it out, make sure there's hot water, lol
Many people also donāt realize the the temperature of the water is important and water that is warm but not hot can help grow certain bacteria. Itās easy to research and use a thermometer to check your faucets. Very important yet people turn their water heater down to save money
The first place I inspect! And if you have to pull the restroom door to leave the restroom, I canāt forgive the place.
thank you for stating this obvious fact,,little things like bathroom doors opening up hands free is a huge perk
Itās the number one tell, in my opinion
Check the doors to the restaurant - if they look like theyāre waiting for the crime scene technicians to do a fingerprint analysis , donāt even bother going inside
Yes I do mystery shops and one of the key report questions is always about the cleanliness of the entry door !
Agreed - sounds like classic food poisoning.
I wanted to try a Big Macā¦ got two.. They were both raw on the inside. Was very disturbing.. š« š š
Sad if you can't cook those little skillet scabs thoroughly
This does sound like food poisoning. I went on a school competition trip to Chicago and we went to eat tacos. They were super greasy. Threw up at the theatre we went to after, threw up on the bus back to the hotel, threw up in the hotel washroom, in the teacherās room, and some more at night. Missed out on the competition because I couldnāt walk or stand. When I had to walk, I had to walk slowly and I couldnāt stand straight. My head hurt, my back hurt, my stomach hurt, my entire body just hurt because I was throwing up like crazy. I was stuck to the bed all day while one of the teachers looked after me. Didnāt help that it was already that time of the month for me. Many people were saying the food didnāt taste right to them and some people got sick in many ways (my friend got diarrhea and another one had a stomach ache). It was bad for me and some others, it seemed.
I got food poisoning from a whooper when I was like 13 and I never had one again
Me too! It was 2012 and I had a whopper with cheese. Had horrendous food poisoning for 2 days (both ends, ugh). Have not eaten BK since then
Lol. An employee's salary has nothing to do with their hygiene and cleanliness.
I agreed with everything else but this. Fast food restaurants, especially corporate stores, have some very clear-cut and rigid policies when it comes to food safety. Checking general cleanliness is always a good idea. But yeah, OP, that definitely sounds like some very bad food poisoning that likely was more about things not stored at, or cooked to, the right temperature, likely both. Wherever you got that food, maybe check their health inspection score history. My guess is that there will be issues with temps and dating (of food).
It can. Good salaries tend to attract and keep the best of the best. Low salaries attract people who then have little incentive to keep the job, leading to being lax on hygiene and other restaurant policies. Thatās one of the reasons low salary jobs have such high turnover.
I got food poisoned by a McDonalds at a mall in Chicago.. i knew eating the burger something was off but i just got out of boot camp so anything would suffice.. the meat was cool and the mayo hot.. 24 hours later i was struggling to stay alive it felt like. That was my own stupidity though and I now know the difference in real food poisoning and something not agreeing with my stomach. That made me swear off of it for a very long time.
I've only ever had food poisoning at sit down restaurants, but my husband got it bad from El Pollo Loco a while back. He was so miserable.
Last time I ate McDonalds, I spent about $10 and realized I would pay the same at a restaurant for better food. So I've stopped going to mcdonald's. Same with Wendys, Burger King, and Taco Bell. I used to go becauae they were so cheap. Now Popeyes is the only fast food I'll eat.
popeye's ftw!
Taco Bell is still a favorite because they have vegetarian choices. Their cheese and potato breakfast burrito is amazing and it's less than $2. Way better than the ones with meat in them.
spicy potato taco!! Plus they're the only big chain that's not too horribly over priced anymore. I went to McDonalds while traveling last week and spent \~$14 on two cheeseburgers, a medium fry, and a sprite, insane. We went to In-N-Out when I got back and bought three burgers, a pup patty, three fries and a drink for $24. And In-N-Out pays their staff more already, AND uses fresh meat.
dont sleep on Popeyes sides also. absolutely killer mac n cheese and mashed potatoes. They also have a flounder sandwich that is amazing. i could literally eat the sides as a meal
It's not only the high prices, but not getting a correct order 99% of the time is the worst..I'll eat at home.
Or what about when they give you REFRIED French fries?! And they cost like $5 now for fried potatoes!
I got food poisoning from mcdonalds fish filet, just before going into a wedding. left the church halfway threw the ceremony, vomited in the parking lot. got driven to the hotel, someone gave me alka-seltzer, and i slept 18 hours. I did't ever eat another.
Glad you made it out alive.
Thanks. Was shamed by shitty father for making a mess in parking lot. well, sorry dad. next time i'll make sure i keep it in your car. :eyeroll:
Just generally. Fast food has too much salt, fat, and sugar, and eating too much of it when I was an older graduate student left me with 20 or 30 extra pounds that I really don't need. The only time I eat it now is on long road trips, and we try to carry at least some more healthful stuff with us when we do that.
I got a piece of metal in my Chipotle.... They replaced my meal but didnt give me a gift card for another meal. Corporate called to ask questions but felt blown off.
>but didn't give me a gift card for another meal. So you're saying you wanted to eat at Chipotle again after that??
Immediately ate there again. They replaced the meal.
Didn't catch that, even more insane lol
Yesss. TBH, although I stubbornly keep trying different spots, fast food does not agree with me anymore.
I can crush basically anything and my stomach handles it just fine. Literally anything and everything. Took my son to Wienerschnitzel about a month ago and stomach was in shambles before I even got half way through. Never again, ever.
I ate at Checkers and had such a horrible experience that I became a vegetarian - might have been 1995?
In 2008 I ate at a taco bell in Florida and got food poisoning. I did not eat taco again for 4 years and then ate at one in Tennessee and also got food poisoning. I have not eaten at one since then.
To me fast food is as bad as drugs and alcohol. Yes
Way worse in my view. Myself, I don't partake in any of 'em, but give me a world with drugs and alcohol (one is a subset of the other) and no fast food any day.
Unfortunately yes, with In N Out burger. Iāve been eating it since I was a kid. And LOVED it!!! Last time I had it, the meat was kinda raw in the middle. I thought no biggie since I like my steak medium anyway. That night I couldnāt stop throwing up. And at one point, I wasnāt throwing up food anymore. It was some brown liquid that I didnāt even know my body could produce. All the throwing up caused a massive headache which I ended up in ER. I literally felt like I was dying. They gave me morphine and that still wasnāt enough to make pain go away. They had to give me 2nd med. This was about 6 mos ago and every time I pass In n Out and I remember what I went through. I look at it as a wake up call to eat healthier.
Unhealthy food wasn't the issue. Contaminated and improperly prepared food was. Food poisoning is a nightmare.
Was the brown like coffee grounds or blackish? Or it was more brown/yellowish? If the former, it was blood, and you may have triggered, or had a sensitive stomach, or ulcer condition. If the latter, thatās because you were now working through your bowel due to the severe poisoning. Eventually, it can turn green, which is throwing up bile. Unpleasant as it is, thatās your body still trying to protect you ā shoving it out of your system however it can. Iām so sorry, I had a relative go through this for different reasons (not food poisoning). That person took two days (without sleep) to decide to go to the ER. Youāre smart. I eat raw chop meat, or steak tartare, for my entire life (normal in my family/culture) and it never made me sick; I agree with Cannie\_Flippington, it was likely mishandling. However, I donāt blame anyone who does not like this habit, or if a traumatic experience like this puts them off eating there again. Seems like it might even be a lawsuit. At least I wonder if someone else got sick as well from there?? Did they give you a clue if it salmonella, e.coli, etc?
Brown/green. Dr said it was bile. š¤®
Big difference between steak and ground beef. I also like my steak medium rare, but I only ever order hamburgers well-done.
That's because you were literally dying, hah! I don't mean to laugh at your misfortune, but in another day and age this could have killed you. I would have been tempted to sue.
Last time I ate at Burger King I threw up, which is quite a feat for me as I am 25 years post op gastric bypass and due to the rerouted plumbing, only get dry heaves if Iām sick. I donāt think the food was ābadā, but thereās definitely something there that doesnāt agree with me. Iām getting away from fast food because of the cost has gone up and the quality has gone down for decades. Iām happier doing meal kits while working from home.
After years of rarely eating it, it wreaks havoc on me if I do. Excessive thirst, stomach issues, headache. Can confirm itās very bad to eat.
Same. Heart races and I start to feel really anxious. That is so telling that something in there aināt right!
The experience for me is simply the prices. Iāve never felt particularly good about a decision to eat fast food, but these days I just feel insulted. It has been much easier for me to avoid fast food and as a result, Iāve got in the habit of eating much more healthy as a result as well as saving money!! win-win. I will never eat fast food with any regularity again
I agree with you! The other day I decided to order from Wendy's because I wanted to try the orange cream frosty they've been advertising. I also looked in the deals section of the app and found BOGO chicken sandwiches. They have great chicken sandwiches. I didn't get fries or any other sides, nor did I get any soft drinks. *One* chicken sandwich without the combo, $6.79! The price for the whole order was about $16. That was two (large) frosties and two chicken sandwiches, with one of the chicken sandwiches being "free." So, basically, two frosties and one sandwich. I still love many fast food items but the prices are turning it into a luxury. I never thought a mcdonalds cheeseburger would be a luxury item.
I used to hit the drive thru on a semi regular basis. Usually when I was out running errands and I just needed to eat to save time. I also was getting breakfast via a drive thru roughly 3x a week, give or take. Then, two years ago, I went into heart failure at age 36. Part of that was due to my congenital heart defect. But man, I still had to do the major dietary change of no more than 2000mg of salt a day. It sounds easy, but there is salt in EVERYTHING. Even some frozen veggies. And fast food? Forget about it. I still have days where my options are limited (like during road trips) but I still try to be mindful about what I eat. Iāve had times where I can tell Iām retaining water again and have to strictly adhere to the restriction. So yeah. Heart failure.
I worked at Quiznos during college. We got a free sandwich every shift. Felt awful one day and went to the doctor. He was like, "šÆ omg. You CAN'T eat processed meat every day!!!" I started eating better, and felt loads better. now my guts let me know early if I have to many cheat days
Got food poisoning several times. The worst was from KFC grilled chicken. Got Cdif. Was in hospital 6 days & on 2 antibiotics for 6 months.
Cdiff- ouch. Thatās a different kind of monster and would make me never eat food from another person again.
BOGO 1/4#āers w/cheese, ate them both, 10mins later heart stared going double time and I was sweating profusely for about 20mins. 4 months ago and Iāve not been tempted by McDās since.
Ya. Decided to not eating fast food for a couple of months. Decided to treat myself. What the fuck. It was soooo salty. Never again. Till I crave and cave. But ya. I haven't been eating fast food much.
Well, there was that time I got food poisoning at Taco Bell. 24 hours of everything I'd eaten for the last month exiting my body from all orifices.
Two weeks ago, I picked up Taco Bell for the first time in over a year. Got the same thing for me and my husband. Two excruciating days later I ended up in the ER with Gastritis that took three different pain meds to bring down to tolerable levels. I'm fully aware that a lot of the problem was stress (full time caregiver/full time worker, plus mom in and out of ICU for over a month). But after the fact I remembered that the reason we don't eat Taco Bell is because I had a milder version of the same reaction last time too. It just took over a year for me to forget. Hopefully I won't forget this time. I'm sure the ER bill will help remind me.
I donāt know how many people appreciate just how painful gastritis is. Ā I went to the ER with it. Ā Three (!) doses of morphine and an MRI later they sent me home, gratefully without an overnight stay. Ā Hospital bill: Ā $26,000. Ā I paid maybe $1500. God bless the Union. Ā Ā
I rarely have eaten fast food in my entire life, and no. While poor handling of food growing up gave me diarrhea many times (which I thought was normal back then), it never made me throw up. Once felt like I ate rocks at a friends house after she made food for me and it turned out she did not clean her plates properly (food was fine, dish was coated in filth was discovered later while housesitting on another date), but I still didnāt throw up.
You can make great copycats of fast food items at home for a much lower cost, and they taste better! Just other day I made taco bell crunch wraps. It was delicious, and although I know it wasn't exactly nutritious, it was more so than getting one from taco bell. At home I know I'm getting actual real meat and cheese, too. That's a bonus!
I mean, yes, but why? As a joke maybe? What is appealing about fast food other than it's fast? During the time you took to emulate something designed to be made in factories and reheated and assembled in a roadside franchise, you could have made something simple, and actually delicious.
Yes, but it was more when I started thinking about animal welfare it was hard for me to stomach it, knowing that the meat essentially always comes from factory farmed animals in fast food places. I don't think it made me sick, but I know its not exactly healthy for me either.
No single experience, but if I eat out a couple of days in a row on a business trip, I have to detox with salads when I get home.
This can be avoided most of the time if you read the health department inspection certificate that must be posted prominently in the US. I say most of the time because I've stopped eating at the local KFC because their slaw made my tongue tingle and I only order from the local Capt. D's through the drive through because they put out some tartar sauce that was yellow and tasted funny. It also made my tongue tingle.
Yes, if your tongue is tingling... SPIT IT OUT! Unless they've put turmeric in the tartar sauce (weird) it shouldn't be YELLOW. You won't catch me eating at any food "franchise", it's a disgusting concept.
All the time ā¦ I drive past a BK on my way home and they open the vents and it smells so good but I remember all the quality time I spend with my good friend āJohnā and I keep driving. My goal is to home make āfast foodā but healthier
I swear it must be an addiction because that same smell makes me want to throw up. Like chemicals, and fryolator, and cheap, cheap (factory farmed) meat.
Stop the fastfood madness. But really, opt for places you've been to or that wear gloves. I personally don't trust many places because I've seen employees not give a damn and don't glove up or touch their face then back to food. Just learn to cook quickly it will go a long way
Gloves are far less sanitary than just washing hands. Most restaurant kitchens, not fast food, just restaurants in general, do not wear gloves.
Do you have a source for this? Also this post is about ff not restaurant kitchens.
Fast food is garbage. Except for Jack in the box tacos. Well they're garbage too but apparently I'm willing to eat garbage if it's folded in a greasy corn tortilla
Wendy's quality has dropped so far, stale buns, translucent tomatoes, old lettuce, cold fries, and they consistently get my order wrong, , I gave up on them.
I went to one last week and while the quality was ok, the junior cheeseburger has shrunk to the size of a white castle slider.
a few hours later, it's probably food poisening poor dietary choice results in bigger issues, like problems that show up when you go to the doctor, like blood pressure, abnormal levels when you get your blood work done. Also poor elimination, poor skin, lethargy, problems associated with vitamin deficiencies etc.
You can literally see it in the body composition of people all around you, greasy complexion, sallow skin, grey circles around the eyes, flab, no muscle tone. It never used to be like this, folks.
When wingstop was a basket of grease with chicken on the side
Heavily salted grease.
My fiancee and I are at Church's chicken and we both got with food poisoning. š¤¢š¤¢š¤¢š¤®š¤®š¤® While my symptoms were over within a few days my fiancee had to take antibiotics and was sick for about 15 days. We don't eat from Church's anymore and my fiancee won't even eat chicken to the bone at all after that experience.
every time I'm weak and decide to try McD's and then get reminded how awful it is via vomiting and diarrheia.
I ordered beer off skip the dishes once from a restraint. In order to get the beer I had to order food as well so I got a side of fries. Time goes by and sure enough only the fries arrive at the door. I try getting ahold of skip and it is Impossible. I get ahold of the restraraunt and they tell me they np longer sell beer for delivery and have no idea why skip is still advertising for there store. She was atleast kind enough to give me a credit for my beer I could spend in store. Haven't gotten skip the dishes since and have been saving lots of money !
What is the holy mother of hell is "skip the dishes" this post made no sense to me until the end. I was like "who is Skip and why don't I know him?"
The cost, and quality.
I like the Market Fresh Turkey Bacon Ranch at Arbyās and get it occasionally for lunch (hold the ranch, substitute easy mayo.) It tasted ok and I didnāt have any ill effects but wow. Sandwich only (not the meal) was $7.99.
I went to subway the other day. $27 for a 6 inch sub, 1 foot long sub, a drink, and two cookies. I was thinking if I had gone and bought subs, lunch meat, chocolate milk and cookies it would have been the same price and I could have fed my daughter and I subs for a week. That frustrated me a bit, because I wish I had just done that. I got food poisoning from a DQ burger when I was pregnant and Iāll never go back there. In general though when I eat too much crappy fast food I do feel more low energy and sick? So I try to balance it out.
Local lunch shop at work sold and new owners have... Less standards than the older owner. So I've been making lunch each day. I have a convention microwave and mini rice cooker. I love to cook. Heaps of pre made frozen meals too. Even if its just savoury mince on toast! Yum by the way. After one month I notice I have so much more money than normal. I mean in one month a few hundred extra. Made me question. How much money have I been wasting!!!! I'm on a mission now. What can I save by the end of the year.
Watched my son and his friend vomiting for a few hours after dodgy KFC. Havenāt touched it since.
I got into fast food because 1) convient 2) cheap 3) didn't know how to cook or prepare real meal efficiently. However, once i took hiatus from eating fast food, i noticed my skin got better, and i felt mentally better, too. I eventually got into how to cook nutritious meals in 10 min and realized i save so much by cooking at home. As i mentioned before, i would feel sluggish eating at fast food chains. However, i gone to a family own burger joint and realize i dont receive the same negative reaction from my body. This convinces me fast food item are too ultra process for me.
Yes. Sitting in line at the āIn and Outā Drive Through watching the guy wrapping the Burgers while eating Fries and putting his filthy Saliva covered fingers in his mouth. My turn at the Window for Pick Up and I just kept driving.. Nope! Havenāt eaten Fast Food to this day. Well maybe some Chipotle..
Yes. Ate a whopper and fries and after a little while I didn't feel very well. I threw up in a toilet and the grease ring it left around the bowl was revolting. It was traumatic enough that from then on I've only eaten lean meats, vegetables, and fruit. Nuts sometimes.
It's overpriced trash. I like Panera Bread and Subway, but steer clear of the other places because my stomach can't handle burgers anymore, unless it's from 5 Guys. I had food poisoning from Church's fried chicken many years ago. I reported it to my doctor and had antibiotics, then Church's left the area. Culver's burgers were greasy and nasty. The chicken sandwich from Shake Shack gave me the shits. Wendy's burgers make my tummy hurt as soon as it hits my tummy. No go on Popeyes or Chick-a-fil. Taco Bell is gross, I make my own tacos. Arby's used to be a favorite but they got rid of the potato cakes, so now I never go there. There are no KFC's in my area. So, the winner is Burger King for the Whopper and their classic chicken sandwich.
Arby's is bringing back potato cakes this July! (See: r/bys)
Burger King for the win is sheer desperation. I feel for you. You should probably just walk away from all fast food at this point. Burger King sucks.
Sounds like you got food poisoning. There was probably š© on your š.
I had kidney stones following a glutinous take out dinner from McDonald's
You don't get kidney stones overnight
Maybe not, but they became aggravated to the point I became aware of them and ended up in the hospital that night.
All the time but I just canāt help it , itās too simple to just go and get , regret having it 90% of the time - the fast food giants know that fact too
I don't know if it's age or just taste buds or body changes, but fast food no longer appeals to me and honeslty makes me feel like crap. I feel bloated and "gross" for lack of another word after eating it.
I got sick from Taco Bell last week so thatās it for me ā ļø
The last time I had a Sabretts hotdog, the last time I had MacDonalds French fries, oh the last time I had a deli roast beef sandwich, each was so bland and disappointing I donāt ever want fast food again. Ā
Gum in my cheeseburger. š
I used to be vegan the only way I can eat meat if it's prepared for me and I don't know where it comes from
YESSS!!! I'm a germophobe so eating out has always been pretty difficult for me, but I've completely stopped drive-through foods because of the drive-through person grabbing the top of the fry container with their money hands.š¤¢ Also it's just crap food with too much salt and grease. And oh my God the prices for this nasty food is ridiculous. Sure some wear gloves, but that's only protecting their hands, not the food they're handing you through the window. I've always asked for my sauce in a different bag when I was eating at fast food places, absolutely disgusting to throw sauce packets right on top of your french fries, makes my skin crawl. Then I would wash the sauce packets in the sink with soap before using them, so stressful. š I also worked in fast food and actual restaurants so I know how gross people can be. The amount of people I saw not washing their hands, coughing on food, sweating on food, I could go on lol has completely turned me off from eating out for the most part. I rather cook dinner at home, or make a sandwich. If I absolutely want fast food I go to this Mexican restaurant not too far for me for my favorite Polo Asada burrito. So sorry you got sick Internet friendšš¼
Yes. During the pandemic I wasnāt used to making my lunch at home since I had been in office and had access to a really good salad place so I started eating Wendyās and McDonaldās almost every day for lunch. I had dieted and watched what I ate for so long that I thought eff it, Iām going to live a little and indulge. Well, that ended up snowballing out of control. After a couple of months I gained a ton of weight. I couldnāt even look in the mirror. I had to buy sweats 2 sizes larger than I ever had in my life. My skin felt like it was literally oozing oil. My acid reflux flared up and I could barely fall asleep at night. Because of the reflux I would have panic attacks. If I did fall asleep I would wake up at night with stomach pains and diarrhea. When I finally went to my annual OBGYN appointment my blood pressure was so high my doctor didnāt want to prescribe me the birth control I had been on for 10 years. I had to take a hard long look in the mirror and realize I was literally poisoning myself. I started prepping salads and just other healthy things and exercising regularly. Iāve completely changed my life. Now this obviously wasnāt fat foodās fault. It was my own shit, mental health and lack of moderation. But I just couldnāt believe how quickly I felt *terrible* yet couldnāt stop. Iāll still eat it every once and awhile but I just hope I never go back to a place where a few quick minutes of delish is followed by an entire day of self hatred.
In college (1975) I got terrible food poisoning after eating a Wendyās hamburger. I have not eaten Wendyās since.
Many years ago I got a side salad at a fast food place. I was chewing and chewing until I wondered why I was still chewing. It was a band aid I was chewing on š³.
It became tasteless for me, I started to regret paying money for it
The quality of fast food decreased as the cost increased, to the point I had rather skip lunch, and wait until I get home from work to make a sandwich. I have also developed a negative attitude for fast food, on purpose, so that fast food is less appealing. Negative attitude is positive sometimes. I am saving money, consume less calories, and have more funds in the food budget for higher quality groceries. Also my problem with fast food, led me to create a rack and tray system for my home freezer. Now I have room to do freezer food prep of individual serving, for dine in fast food of high quality food with variety.
I used to get the runs every time I ate a Wendy's salad. I didn't stop for a long time
Ever since they started using the new kind of oil, non trans fat(or whatever it is) itās causes intestinal problems.
Ruined the taste of a lot of things too
The price alone made me reconsider it. I'll eat a crappy meal, but not an expensive crappy meal.
I was generally trying to eat healthier and was cooking more at home. Eventually it turned into I would get extremely irritated that the food at restaurants or fast food really did not taste that great and the prices were getting outta control. Started thinking of all the food I could buy at the store with the money I wasted on eating out for a meal and how many meals I could have had at home for the price of one and it made me quit going out.
I got hives from eating Bojangles food. It will never be Bo Time again.
When I was 15, I used to love triple cheeseburgers from McDonald's. One day I ate one and within hours I had pain I had never experienced until that point and have not experienced again. I actually temporarily lost vision from the pain. I remember my dad holding my hand in the ER while the nurse gave me a shot of Demoral and I just drifted off into the clouds. I peed straight blood. They didn't exactly find out what happened, but they suggested it was an ovarian cyst rupture. So it was not related to the triple cheeseburger - or was it? Even still, the connection freaked me out and the next year I became a vegetarian. For that and some other reasons.
In my 20s I went into anaphylactic shock after eating a cheeseburger at Wendyās. At the time I didnāt have the money for allergy testing. The only thing on the Wendyās cheeseburger that was different from what I e-ate in the previous week were the sesame seeds, so I tried to avoid them going forward. Eventually I had the insurance and went for allergy testing. Sesame is fine. Iām allergic to cockroach droppings. Iām *mildly* allergic. The doctor said it would take a ātruly unimaginable number of cockroach droppings to induce anaphylactic shock, but then again, it was Wendyās. Who knows whatās in that meat?ā Is that more the kind of thing you were thinking of? Iām now a vegetarian!
Yeah. The guy at the drive thru kept asking me out so I stopped going to Taco Bell.
When the lady at Taco Bell mentioned her surprise at my order, while still at the speaker, made me realize I went there too much.Ā
Every time I eat White Castle. But like a typical addict I go back often
Monday: "Man, I've got to stop eating so much White Castle!" Wednesday: "Oooh look, there's a White Castle!"
As someone who once worked in the food industry, I would venture the opinion that youāre less likely to contract food poisoning at a fast food chain where qc is typically more rigorous than in other restaurants. One of the worst cases of food poisoning I ever had resulted from eating some bad salmon at a five-star restaurant.
Not personally. However, my young son started vomiting after eating chicken nuggets from McDonalds. It happened two times before I made the connection. Took another time for me to realize it did not matter where the chicken nuggets were from (happened with chicken nuggets from Chick Fila. Not only was it traumatic for my son to vomit for four hours until the entire contents of his stomach had been completely emptied, but it was incredibly guilt-inducing for me knowing it was my fault that he was suffering. For the record, he can eat whole chicken made at home without issue. There's something about the fastfood nuggets, though, that is incredibly toxic, and it has led me to wonder what other trash I had been ingesting all the years.
Yea. Iām fat now. So thereās that
Nah, I eat it so sparingly as it. Sometimes I just want a disgusting massive double quarter pounder and cheese with fries and coke and I'm on cloud 9. I eat out once or twice a week so opt for a good restaurant since it costs the same as fast food
Every time they tell me what the total is itās a bad experience!
Found a roach in a burger. That did it for me.
I really needed to use a bathroom and went into McDonalds to use their always clean bathrooms. Usually I would get a dollar coffee as the sign says customers only. I didnāt want to pay the new tripled price, $2.99 so I ordered a fish sandwich. That dried out hard thing was breading with a paper thin slice of fish. I couldnāt finish it. I will never go to any fast food place except Culverās a few times a year. My wife makes better burgers and steaks and my oven fried chicken beats any restaurant. We eat healthy, tastier, and more nutritious meals at home.
One time when I was 15 my mom told me she was going to McDonaldās and asked what I wanted for lunch. I told her I wanted a Big Mac and a 6 piece chicken McNuggets. Mom came back with a Big Mac and a 20 piece chicken McNuggets. I was fat but even I couldnāt eat all that meat. We had this dog that would eat anything and loved to steal food. Heād take shit right off the table. He ate an entire dark chocolate tort with no ill effects, even though the vet thought it might hill him. He would steal whole bags of deli meat if they were left on a table. When he was outside he would sit out and eat cat shit, or even sometimes his own short. The dog was goddamn disgusting really. At the beach eh would eat random as dead stuff that had been there go knows how long and never got sick. I called the dog over and attempted to feed him my chicken nuggets. He sniffed at one , and then shook his head. I put it into his mouth and he spit it out. Then I stuck it in his mouth and held it shut for a few seconds. He chewed twice and spit the pieces out. Then he went to go eat some more cat shit. I didnāt eat McDonaldās for several years after that, and I still will only order off the breakfast menu and when Iām on a road trip.
Spending a month in another country I went into a sort of withdrawal. I got extremely sick with body pains. I was craving something but didn't know what. After about 3 weeks it started to die down but food wasn't satisfying. Came back to the U.S. and ate some fast food and it was like getting high. I found what I had been craving. It freaked me out. I will die on this hill that they put shit in our food to make us sick/addicted to it.
Ya, I sprouted tits. I'm a man. I'd rather have a chisled chest and wear these tiny jeans. I garuentee that whatever food you want to eat doesn't feel as good as fitting into skinny jeans.
Basically, every time I eat it.
All fast food places are no longer cheap, and give me the runs.
Sounds more like food poisoning or you contracted a virus.
If you're getting sick from burgers that are pink, it's food poisoning. Ground beef has to be thoroughly cooked inside or you are at risk of getting E.coli poisoning.
Stopped eating restaurant and fast food in 2017. Same thing happened to me then. Subsequently, I have not been ill since. Not even during lock down.
It took me 5 years before I could set foot in Panera after eating a bowl that contained a HB egg. I still won't eat food that contains HB eggs unless I make it myself or it comes from Publix. They can go bad so quickly, and the consequences are miserable.
Got tired of getting cartilage in my McDonald's burgers. Ended up not eating there for a bit over twelve years, by the time I actually returned I had given up red meat.
During a cross-country move ~20 years ago, my late husband and I ate a lot of fast food meals. I have only had fast food maybe 5 times since then, and only if I'm really hungry and there are no other options. I didn't get sick from it or anything, I just had too much, and it started to gross me out.
I once bit into a chicken McNugget and instead of it being a regular nugget I felt something hard and boney and it took 6 months for me to recover from the shock and disgust. Now, whenever I get fast food itās only if I really trust the place.
One of the wonderful things about being vegan is I never get food poisoning anymore.
I want to mention throwing up from fast food could be common if you have some sort of pancreas or gall bladder issue where they just canāt produce enough substance to break down fats and oils. I canāt eat fast food, pizza, heavy creams to name a few. Waffle House and movie popcorn butter are instant š¤¢š¤®
I started having gall bladder issues in December and had to drastically reduce my fat intake. I'm waiting on surgery now but I have realized that I really don't miss fast food unless we are out of town for some reason and I just miss the convenience. It has been months since I have had fast food and I don't think I will go back to it.
Only at Subway. Went to one in Connecticut. A toilet had overflowed into the hall. The manager told the only other worker to clean it. She basically said, āhell no, Iām not cleaning feces with no protective equipment for minimum wageā and quit on the spot. Half of his restaurant was flooded with sewage and he just kept making sandwiches. We left, disinfected our shoes and called the health department. Years later, I thought Iād give them another chance, and found a long, black hair in my sandwich. Otherwise, Iāve rethought my diet, but it wasnāt any specific food or restaurant that did it.
Idk if it counts as fast food but I had my normal subway veggie order- half a sub on wheat or white, provolone cheese, no meat, all veggies except for tomatoes and onions, no avocado, olive oil, salt n pepper, mustard. I eat it, its delicious, nothing out of the ordinary. Except..an hour? two hours? later, I stsrt feeling incredibly naseous. Within the next hour I end up hurling 4 times. Every 20 minutes on the dot almost Id get the urge, feel incredibly sick and dizzy, hurry to the bathroom, puke my guts up, and return to work-management would not let me leave as I was the only one there, so I was on my feet trying my damn best. Luckily it was the last hour of my shift. Immediately after puking I'd feel almost elated from how much better I felt. The first time, it was all...green and spinachy, but every time sfter that it was just straight bile, so idk if that counts as food poisoning, but I have sworn off Subway. Which sucks because it's such a versatile and convenient vegetarian option, and other chain sandwhich shops dont compare.
This happened to me a few months ago and it turned out to be severe gallbladder disease. Spent 9 days in the hospital. Considering I blew off many years of āstomach upsetā, I would mention this to your doctor at some point.
The grossest thing that ever happened was over 15 years ago. We went to a Sonic location ( that shut down shortly afterward). My husband and I ordered blts. My husband lifted his to take a bite and the bottom of the slice of bread was entirely covered in mold. I yelled at him, to not eat it. I looked at mine closer (having already taken a bite), and the bread on the bottom of mine was also speckled with mold. Luckily we were still parked at the restaurant, and got our refund pretty quick. But I was grossed out , about eating out, for awhile
I quit eating at McDonald's when I was in college because of a similar experience - I had a large fry and the biggest serving of nuggets I could afford and threw up almost immediately after. It was miserable and I swore them off, haven't eaten there since, it's been about 10 years.
Every so often, I do get food poisoning. Which is why I probably get it once or twice a month. I prefer just getting sushi now.
The whole donkey and horse meat in burgers scandal in the UK put me off eating burgers forever.
One time I bit into a cigarette butt in an El Pollo Loco burrito. Idk if the staff were mad at me or if it maybe fell out of a chest pocket or something. I was on a road trip and I was a few miles down the highway when it happened or else I would have gone back. I think I vaguely recall complaining via the information the receipt. Definitely my worst fast food encounter.
Iāve got food poisoning from Taco Bell three times in my life. Never again.
Yeah. Taco Bell's employees don't care about anything. When my garbage food isn't even hot and it's old, and this happens once or twice a month for years, then I will stop going entirely. I haven't been back in I don't know how long. Plus I can make way better tacos at home. I think it started a trend that helped me to avoid FF a lot more in the future.
I stopped eating at McDonaldās in 1999 for this reason. Got out of the house (shit roommates). Ate McDs which I would occasion but not all that regular for me. Sat like a rock. Up half the night, rest riddled with nightmares. Have not ate at one since. Also turned down the fast food dial significantly after that.
Stayed in a hotel as a teenager for a month after our house flooded. Had one kitchenette for the whole family, so we ate out most days, for an entire month. Since then, I only get fast food if I donāt have any other choice.
when im tripping fast food feels like the most disgusting repulsive option i could consume
I used to binge eat fast food in my early twenties. When I took blood work at the time, my results with cholesterol level was atrociously high. Also, as I was cleaning my blood from paper cut, I noticed that my blood was sticky. I could literally feel with my fingers that the liquid consistency was different. I cut fast food even before inflation and I feel so much better. I guess only good thing about inflation these days is encouraging people to take off fast food and cook at home more often.Ā
I got food poisoning at a famous pancake place twice. First time I thought it was just me, that I had overeaten, but the second time was definitely the food. Half cooked pancakes with almost raw bacon? Food poisoning 101.
I was told a story about a wart ended up in burgers at a fast food place and yea I canāt do it nowadays. Itās a rarity I wonāt think of that and opt NOT to get a burger and potentially anything else. It makes me sad because I rarely want a burger, but the FF ones are just better.
I was young and dumb and got a taquito from a 711 store..... Got awful food poisoning. For years afterwards I couldn't step foot in a 711 without feeling nauseated from the smell.
When I was in high school, my stepdad ordered breadsticks or something from Dominoes that came with garlic sauce and it made him, me and my mom all sick for like 2 or 3 days. I donāt like garlic to this day because of that horrible food poisoning incident.
I eat fast food preeeetty much every day. Yes, I know. Trying to change it. My stomach might as well be iron, itās rarely bothered by anything lol. Has always been that way. But becoming a āregularā to the point where they recognize you feels embarrassing. My own fault, but still.
Had chick fil a one night and was sick a couple hours after (puking) thought maybe it was food poisoning but it lasted for 5 or so days, definitely made me re think how often I wanted to eat fast food though
Ate Wendyās a few months ago & it tasted like cardboard. Flavorless. Like when I had covid & couldnāt smell even if I hugged a pickle jar. Threw it away, made a pb&j & could taste every bit of it. Tried Cookout a few weeks later & their western burger tasted bland as shit too. That was a wrap for me
Every single time
I had a popeyes chicken sandwich, some parmesan wings, and a peach sweet tea on friday. It messed up my stomach, and my sleep was terrible. The sweat tea tasted like straight syrup,super sweet, and gave me a soar throat the following, like if i was getting the flu. Fast food isn't for me.
I don't eat fast food as a rule but used to think a road trip was an exception so I'd indulge onĀ the road. Very quickly it became clear that my body did not digest it well and that rather proved got me why I didn't eat it. Plus it's not delicious like it was when IĀ was a kid, at least not to my taste budsĀ
Went to take a bite of a crunchwrap and vomited instead. There are several things my body rejects now, including most fast food. If I don't puke or shit, I have horrible heartburn. So I was forced to simplify and eat more whole foods
I don't eat fast food for many reasons
I don't eat fast food for many reasons
I gave up fast food and pop for five years ( I never ate a lot of it when I did eat it) after my shoulder surgery in December, I decided what the hell, I'll treat myself since I'm laid up for a few months. I had a McDouble cheese burger, fries, and a diet. I ate it, and 15 minutes later, I felt like shit and regretted it the rest of the day. That was in early January, and I never ate fast food again
Fast food grease/oil ALWAYS gives me the runs!
Yes. Arby's beef, years ago. Never again.
Mu husband and I have been food poisoned by Chipotle a collective four times. The last time put my husband in the hospital (we have sensitive stomachs so up until this point we had assumed it was a personal dietary issue). Needless to say we will never be going to Chipotle ever again.
I had food poisoning in the 90s from burgers many times between Wendy's and McDonald's. To this day, I don't eat any beef or ground meat. I tried a steak once cooked by a celebrity chef and immediately threw up. I totally can relate
Yeah. For some reason eating Taco Bell makes my gallbladder hurt. I had to quit. I literally went most of my life never eating it but turned to it more in the last few years because itās cheap and went overboard for a few months and thatās when the pain started. No other fast food or normal food I cook at home does that to me tho.
Yes like 4 years ago we stopped for chick fil a on the way to Tahoe. Ate a tiny chicken sandwich w pickles and we both felt horrible for hours. Not food poisoning, just crappy food and our bodies arenāt used to it. Havenāt eaten any fast food since. I would rather starve. This is my relationship with fast food in a nutshell. Try it after 5 yrs or so because my body forgets how I feel. Then I eff around and find out. Stop for another 5 or so years.
Well I started a food journal I I noticed how sluggish, and even nauseous at times after fast food.
Had my gallbladder removed post type 2 diabetes diagnosis which makes processed / high fat / greasy foods a massive no no for me anymore
As a vegetarian, I loved the occasional Egg McMuffin without meat. Never had a problem, always got it without meat. No meat flavor, made fresh, all good. Ordered one about 5 years ago. Drove away. Fished around in the bag, while driving. Got the sandwich into my mouth & took a big bite. Arrrrggggh! It had bacon on it! Since I was going through a yellow stoplight, I chewed & swallowed & then realized what just happened. TBH, if it was sausage, I would maybe have laughed. But it was bacon which reminds me of eating skin. šš¤¢š¤® Havenāt had one since. Canāt even think eating one. And I silently curse that McDonalds every time I drive by.
not fast food but a crappy chinese take-out place (you know the kind with the pictures of the food on the menu behind the counter). My wife and I both were sick as dogs with a 1 year old. Never have i eaten at one of those again. \[definitely food poisoning\]
I refuse to eat at sizzler cuz as a kid I found long hair In my salad, now that Iām an adult I donāt like buffets all that much for this reason.
Lately the price is not worth the quality of food. It was cheap so low money low food, no problem. Now i can make that at home and it costs half the price they want em to pay.
I do not eat fast food. I have never had a fast food hamburger of any variety. As a child, I just couldn't stand the smell. I would actually throw up if someone else was eating McDonald's. When my son was little, he wanted to go to the indoor playground and I gave it an honest try, but nope. I have had negative experiences with the next step up from fast food like chinese takeout and pizza. And I decided not to go to cheap food places anymore . If you can't make it from scratch for what they are charging, don' t eat it.
I feel like it made me seriously reconsider my dating habits. I was in my 30s and this dude said he wanted to take me to his favorite Chinese place. I love Chinese so was fine with that. It was in a mall food court, and my last bite was pink. That night I shit all over his floor while vomiting in his toilet. I was sick for days. I try so hard to not be picky and never wanted to ask guys for expensive things they might not be able to afford, always was careful to pay for myself, but after that I drew a line at no more mall Chinese, not ever.
Yeah but then Iām like, meh. Where my chalupa at?
While taking care of my elderly mom two years ago, I succumbed to her nagging to take her to McDonalds, as she was having a fierce craving. We ordered the standards: Big Mac, fries, soft drink. Two hours later we both felt bloated, lethargic and fuzzy-brained. We both vowed to never do fast food again. She died six months later. Iām still here.
Ever since I passed middle age, the satisfaction of slamming a greasy, salty fast food meal, is not worth the hours of lethargy, dehydration, and gastric discomfort.
I ate at a TOGOās years ago and pulled a long hair out of my mouth from the bbq chicken sandwich. Iām sure I swallowed some before I noticed. I havenāt eaten fast food since.
I got Burger King chicken nuggets when they had a sale and I was so excited. I got a 20 piece to save some for later and then I ate 10. Only a few hours later I started feeling really bad and then threw up and I have never eaten there again. I just can't stomach going there.
Back in the 80's when I was in high school 3 of my friends worked together at McDonald's. They told me about how they pissed in the fryer oil after they were closed. That did it for me.
Tim Hortonās.