OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> If you get sick within minutes of eating something, is it food poisoning
> or is it food allergy/sensitivity?

Or various non-bug causes such as scombroid (not that it
applies here, it's caused by seafood). It can hit in
as little 20-30 minutes. You don't even need to have
an allergy or sensitivity to get it.

All in all, it *is* possible to develop symptoms caused by
a bug within two hours, S. Aureus being a good example.

http://www.safefood.net.au/content.cfm?sid=467

Staphylococcus aureus

Onset of symptoms: The onset of symptoms is usually 1-6 hours.
The onset and severity of the illness is usually dependent
on the individuals susceptibility to the toxin, the amount
of contaminated food eaten, and the amount of toxin in the
food ingested.

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Reg