On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:13:09 GMT, "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>> Interesting. Crash and I both got sick the last time we ate at KFC
>> (about 3 weeks ago). But we were SICK - for a week. Although they
>> weren't able to isolate a specific bacteria, they said that, based on
>> the symptoms, it was likely food poisoning. Can MSG cause severe,
>> week-long problems?
>
>Carol, it's very unlikely that MSG would/could cause the extreme
>symptoms you and Crash had. The most common symptom is mild to severe
>headache. In others it triggers migraine. Still others experience
>gastric distress, but I've never heard of it lasting more than a day or
>so, and never as severe as you describe.
>
>I would say you definitely had food poisoning.

And it was so much fun, too!

>Where I used to live, a new Denny's was built near an area where I
>often shopped. It was a convenient stop for a quick breakfast on a
>Saturday morning of errands. After my mother, a friend, and I got sick
>several times after eating there, we never went back. We weren't
>severely ill, but it definitely had something to do with the food.

Sorry to hear that. But I like your strategy. KFC is not a place I'm
likely to eat again.

Carol
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"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_