Hello,

I'm a newbie of sorts to this group, but, from the description you gave of
the symptoms I think it may have been a virus. I had exactly the same
symptoms almost two weeks ago. It lasted for about a week or so and was not
pleasant. Several people in the office I work in had the same exact thing. I
also had this problem about the same time last year, if it helps. By the
way, the cramps were the worst I've felt since I had actual food poisoning
a few years back. Symptoms were similar in some ways, but not the same and
did not last as long. I have to admit though, I did not have the first
symptom. Hope this helps.
Have a great day!

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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> >That may be because they use MSG in some of their recipes! MSG stands
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> >extremely allergic to MSG, over 98% of the population is not. It serves
> >to make flavors stronger, and almost pop right out at you. As you can see
> >this recipe does not use any of it but I know that a lot of fast food
> >restaurants are using it in some of their recipes (i.e. KFC).
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> Interesting. Crash and I both got sick the last time we ate at KFC
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> weren't able to isolate a specific bacteria, they said that, based on
> the symptoms, it was likely food poisoning. Can MSG cause severe,
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> Thanks - I'd really like to figure out why we got soooooo sick. Carol
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"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 08:17:28 GMT, wrote:
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> >That may be because they use MSG in some of their recipes! MSG stands for
> >MonosodiumGlutamate. It is a spice, found in your grocery store. It can
> >be sold as MSG or under the brand name "Accent". Some people are
> >extremely allergic to MSG, over 98% of the population is not. It serves
> >to make flavors stronger, and almost pop right out at you. As you can see
> >this recipe does not use any of it but I know that a lot of fast food
> >restaurants are using it in some of their recipes (i.e. KFC).
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> 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?
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> Thanks - I'd really like to figure out why we got soooooo sick.
> Carol
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