"Christopher Helms" > wrote in message
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>
> <RJ> wrote:
>> I got the container from the fridge,
>> and had a delightful breakfast of chilled, cubed cantaloupe.
>>
>> Within two hours, I was regretting breakfast !
>> I spent the rest of the day, rushing to the bathroom.
>>
>> Today, feeling much better, ( but 5 pounds lighter )
>> I pondered ; "What happened ? "
>
>
> "Within two hours" is awfully quick. Maybe it was someting you ate the
> day before. Not every nasty thing that makes you sick acts that
> quickly.
>

Feeling ill from food poisoning within two hours is entirely possible.
Staphylococcus aureus onset can be within one to eight hours. I had this
once; I started feeling ill before I even left the restaurant. My doctor
said that rapid-onset food poisoning makes you feel really rotten, but
there's usually a shorter recovery period than with the delayed-onset types.

Here's a site with some information on various types of food poisoning:
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.html

I wouldn't wish food poisoning on anyone. First you're afraid you're going
to die, and then you're afraid you're *not* going to die...

Karen