Food poisoning = trip to Celebration Hospital ER

[nepean]

We spent 5 1/2 hours in the ER at Celebration a few years ago with DD. After several blood tests, two units of IV fluid with some medication she finally quit vomitting. It was a virus and she could have got it anywhere. We had been in Orlando for about 5 days at that point. We told the housekeeper and the desk manager and told them to disinfect our room on check out including replacing the complete bedding, but they didn't seem too concerned. I wonder if the next family got sick. Since then I always Lysol the whole room on arrival and wipe down all surfaces. Last year we had a nice housekeeper and she sent out the spreads and blankets for washing when we arrived. It was her idea. Needless to say she got a huge tip.

Nepean

 

[Habbott]

To OP, so sorry to hear of your son's ordeal. Hope he is on the mend.

Regarding the hand sanitizer mentioned in a PP's post, we were told by an infectious disease specialist (MD) that hand sanitizer was actually more effective at killing bacteria on our hands than hand washing....since I guess a lot of people don't do a thorough enough job.

Unfortunately, we've had experience with some nasty stuff. For myself, I was susceptible to a deadly ecoli virus because being on antibiotics made my immune system compromised. although reported to the health dept., they never interviewed me nor did they do a followup that I was aware of. So, sometimes things don't happen as they should.

But there are some viruses like the Norwal virus that are resistant to anything but hand washing and take very few spores to get the nasty virus. It's very easy to spread in populations like cruise ships and amusement parks.

 

[wdwmaw]

Yes, hand washing alone is not effective against several things, this is why we use the clorax wipes. Hand santizer actually kills the good bacteria you body has to protect itself along with the bad bacteria. Hand santizers are also being taken away from day care centers, esp with infants since they put their hands in their mouths and hand santizer is made of alcohol. We just find it much easier to pass out wipes and rub hands down. Don't have the awful smell and to be effective you need really wet your hands with hand sanitizer and let air dry. We find this not practical.

To OP, so sorry to hear of your son's ordeal. Hope he is on the mend.

Regarding the hand sanitizer mentioned in a PP's post, we were told by an infectious disease specialist (MD) that hand sanitizer was actually more effective at killing bacteria on our hands than hand washing....since I guess a lot of people don't do a thorough enough job.

Unfortunately, we've had experience with some nasty stuff. For myself, I was susceptible to a deadly ecoli virus because being on antibiotics made my immune system compromised. although reported to the health dept., they never interviewed me nor did they do a followup that I was aware of. So, sometimes things don't happen as they should.

 

[NHKristy76]

Uncleromulus, I will try not to let my momma bear persona come out here. But the terms "really believe" and "assertion" is extremely offensive to a mother who had to watch her 10 year old son suffer. He was in extreme pain and had vommitted so much he was expelling stomach bile. Especially, when you were not there to know what tests they ran on my son. Like I said I do not want to take advantage of the situation, just want to keep someone else from going through the same thing.

Umm. Momma Bear? Cool it...

And food poisoning is a yucky but not uncommon... I don't think you can save anyone from future cases of food poisoning. I'd just give your little guy a hug and be grateful the whole thing is behind you.

 

[wdwmaw]

But there are some viruses like the Norwal virus that are resistant to anything but hand washing and take very few spores to get the nasty virus. It's very easy to spread in populations like cruise ships and amusement parks.

They are resistant to many things but Clorax does and has been proven to kill norovirus. The norovirus can live up to 12 days on a surface after contaimanation so it would be very hard to find the contamination source. If you make your own solution make it by adding 2 teaspoons of clorax to 1 gallon of water.Have heard of people making there own clorax wipes by soaking paper towels in this solution and then zip locking them. I keep a spray bottle of this solution in my kitchen and I also add a few drops to my dish water.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

To OP, so sorry to hear of your son's ordeal. Hope he is on the mend.

Regarding the hand sanitizer mentioned in a PP's post, we were told by an infectious disease specialist (MD) that hand sanitizer was actually more effective at killing bacteria on our hands than hand washing....since I guess a lot of people don't do a thorough enough job.

Unfortunately, we've had experience with some nasty stuff. For myself, I was susceptible to a deadly ecoli virus because being on antibiotics made my immune system compromised. although reported to the health dept., they never interviewed me nor did they do a followup that I was aware of. So, sometimes things don't happen as they should.

Interesting. My DS got E. coli when he was 9. He had the deadliest strand--0157:H7. We had been on vacation to a National Fair where we relied mostly on hand sanitizer. We were told hand sanitizer does not kill E. coli. The only effective prevention is handwashing for at least 15 seconds. Now they recommend 20 seconds. I still use hand sanitizer to help prevents colds, etc. But I will never rely on it! To the PP who uses Clorox wipes, those are the only cleaning product that states specifically that it kills the 0157:H7 strand of E. coli.

 

[aaarcher86]

But there are some viruses like the Norwal virus that are resistant to anything but hand washing and take very few spores to get the nasty virus. It's very easy to spread in populations like cruise ships and amusement parks.

I read that as 'narwhal virus' and thought you were kidding until I re-read the whole thing

 

[clm10308]

Just an FYi for those of you using Clorox wipes.

Do you realize that the wipes are just "disenfecting " wipes. They don't actually contain any bleach. Check the Clorox website for a list of ingredients.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Just an FYi for those of you using Clorox wipes.

Do you realize that the wipes are just "disenfecting " wipes. They don't actually contain any bleach. Check the Clorox website for a list of ingredients.

You're right. They don't contain bleach but they do kill staph, salmonella, and E. coli. Good enough for me! Now the website does say to not use on hands or for personal cleaning, which I don't. But they're great for around the house.

 

[mom2taylorandemily]

Ok, I am just coming back to existence from having a case of salmanella. We aren't sure exactly where I contracted it from, but we suspect it most likely came from some chicken salad that I got off of a salad bar at our local grocery store. I've bought it before and never had a problem, but on this occassion I may just have contracted it. The way it was discribed to me is that the mayo in it may have gotten warm in one section and bacteria had begun to grow and I happened to scoop it up, leaving all the good stuff underneath and I may be the only one to actually contract the bacteria. I bought the chicken salad, brought it home on Sunday evening, made it into a wrap with lettuce on Monday morning, placed it in my lunch box, without an icepack, because I had an early lunch that day (I know, stupid!!!), ate it and went home. Later that evening I began to feel poorly, by 4:00 am I was in the bathroom wanting to die on the floor! And yes, it can take that long for the body to react. I was seen by my niece, who is a Dr. and she ran many invasive tests and reports were taken, but since there were so many times where the bacteria could have developed no action will be taken against the store, because it could have been my fault because I didn't put in an ice pack. The store isn't necessarily at fault. Food poisoning, or food borne illnesses happen, we just all have to be careful, wash our hands and do the best we can. I'm feeling better now, I am still very weak and food still isn't a friend to me, everything makes me queasy. And it can take a while to get it all back according to my neice. I hope your son will be ok, and I am sorry that he got sick. I do believe he could have contracted a food borne illness, and yes it could have happened at Disney. Sorry folks, but it could easily have happened in something as simple as the Mayo dispenser at the condiment section.

 

[maxiesmom]

Ok, I am just coming back to existence from having a case of salmanella. We aren't sure exactly where I contracted it from, but we suspect it most likely came from some chicken salad that I got off of a salad bar at our local grocery store. I've bought it before and never had a problem, but on this occassion I may just have contracted it. The way it was discribed to me is that the mayo in it may have gotten warm in one section and bacteria had begun to grow and I happened to scoop it up, leaving all the good stuff underneath and I may be the only one to actually contract the bacteria. I bought the chicken salad, brought it home on Sunday evening, made it into a wrap with lettuce on Monday morning, placed it in my lunch box, without an icepack, because I had an early lunch that day (I know, stupid!!!), ate it and went home. Later that evening I began to feel poorly, by 4:00 am I was in the bathroom wanting to die on the floor! And yes, it can take that long for the body to react. I was seen by my niece, who is a Dr. and she ran many invasive tests and reports were taken, but since there were so many times where the bacteria could have developed no action will be taken against the store, because it could have been my fault because I didn't put in an ice pack. The store isn't necessarily at fault. Food poisoning, or food borne illnesses happen, we just all have to be careful, wash our hands and do the best we can. I'm feeling better now, I am still very weak and food still isn't a friend to me, everything makes me queasy. And it can take a while to get it all back according to my neice. I hope your son will be ok, and I am sorry that he got sick. I do believe he could have contracted a food borne illness, and yes it could have happened at Disney. Sorry folks, but it could easily have happened in something as simple as the Mayo dispenser at the condiment section.

First off, I'm very sorry you were sick. I've had a relatively mild case of food poisoning before (soft serve ice cream from a machine they forgot to clean) and it was no fun. I can only imagine how much you suffered.

I think that most of us know that food poisoning can happen at WDW. However, it seems to be the go-to illness when someone starts to vomit or have diarrhea. When you have that many people in a relatively small area, passing a bug of some sort around is much more common than food poisoning. Actual food poisoning is pretty rare.

Still being ill is being ill and ending up in the hospital is no fun.

 

[mickeysbestfriend]

from several different places including Poderosa, McDonalds, Ruby Tuesday and 50's Prime Time at Disney. It happens. My doctor told me that there is no such thing as a 24 hour flu and what we think of as a flu bug is usually some form of food poisoning. There are some strains that can put you down, like ecoli or salmonella but these are not common and usually tied to a specific food.

I hated getting it when I was at Disney more than any other place because is was Christmas eve and ruined the night and most of the next day. I didn't go to the hospital just because i knew what caused it.

The PP who said it can come from a number of sources besides the food was correct. We can bring it on ourselves by not washing our hands and touching contaminated surfaces like in a rest room.

 

[ataylorrdh]

This is really out of hand. This is not a incident of the"go to" phrase of food poisoning. It is really beyond me that so many people have M.D. Degree and examined my son. First, the physician who actually examined and ran tests on my son diagnosed him with food poisoning. I have the paper work to prove it. Second, we were on the dining plan and was only eating Disney food. Also, it was our 5th day at Disney and it is very unlikely he contracted the illness from food prior to getting to Disney. We ate at Le Cellier for lunch and Tomorrowland Terrace for dinner. Thirdly, he did not get it from our room. We were staying at Fort Wilderness in our fifth wheel, which I can guarantee you is clean, which is one of the reasons we camp. I know who has slept in my bed and who sat on my toilet. Just saying. For all you who was concerned about my son, THANK YOU! For all you who are judgmental and sceptical where my son's sickness came from, would you like the name and number of his physician so you can verify the diagnosis? Because that seems to be the only way you are going to be convinced. However, with your attitudes you all seem like the types that would even question a professional and the facts on front of you. I truly hope one of your love ones or yourself does not have to suffer like my son and then get questioned and not believed like I have received. I truly was only concerned about others and wanted to help wherever I could. Unfortunately it was not well received. Glad to see there is so many compassionate and caring people out there. I'M DONE!

 

[maxiesmom]

This is really out of hand. This is not a incident of the"go to" phrase of food poisoning. It is really beyond me that so many people have M.D. Degree and examined my son. First, the physician who actually examined and ran tests on my son diagnosed him with food poisoning. I have the paper work to prove it. Second, we were on the dining plan and was only eating Disney food. Also, it was our 5th day at Disney and it is very unlikely he contracted the illness from food prior to getting to Disney. We ate at Le Cellier for lunch and Tomorrowland Terrace for dinner. Thirdly, he did not get it from our room. We were staying at Fort Wilderness in our fifth wheel, which I can guarantee you is clean, which is one of the reasons we camp. I know who has slept in my bed and who sat on my toilet. Just saying. For all you who was concerned about my son, THANK YOU! For all you who are judgmental and sceptical where my son's sickness came from, would you like the name and number of his physician so you can verify the diagnosis? Because that seems to be the only way you ate going to be convinced. However, with your attitudes you all seem like the types that would even question a professional and the facts on front of you. I truly hope one of your love ones or yourself does not have to suffer like my son and then get questioned and not believed like I have received. I truly was only concerned about others and wanted to help wherever I could. Unfortunately it was not well received. I'M DONE!

You seem to take my post as an attack, and it truly wasn't meant as one. I'm sorry I offended you.

All I was trying to say was that actual cases of food poisoning are very rare. Most people say "food poisoning" and don't have any proof. Your doctor having run the proper tests obviously makes your son the exception to the rule. It sounded in your first post as if the doctor said it was food poisoning as a diagnosis without having run the needed fecal tests.

Many people get sick at WDW and most do not have food poisoning. I think some of us were just trying to point that out, so that other posters who get sick don't just jump to the conclusion that it was the food. There are plenty of germs to go around.

Again, I'm sorry you felt attacked.

 

[freshmanjs]

You seem to take my post as an attack, and it truly wasn't meant as one. I'm sorry I offended you.

All I was trying to say was that actual cases of food poisoning are very rare. Most people say "food poisoning" and don't have any proof. Your doctor having run the proper tests obviously makes your son the exception to the rule. It sounded in your first post as if the doctor said it was food poisoning as a diagnosis without having run the needed fecal tests.

Many people get sick at WDW and most do not have food poisoning. I think some of us were just trying to point that out, so that other posters who get sick don't just jump to the conclusion that it was the food. There are plenty of germs to go around.

Again, I'm sorry you felt attacked.

You are writing about "food poisoning" as if that is a diagnosis. it is just a colloquial phrase used to refer to a whole range of illnesses caused by viruses, bacterias, and toxins. "Food poisoning" is not rare at all. Being able to pinpoint the source is rare.

 

[freshmanjs]

from several different places including Poderosa, McDonalds, Ruby Tuesday and 50's Prime Time at Disney. It happens. My doctor told me that there is no such thing as a 24 hour flu and what we think of as a flu bug is usually some form of food poisoning. There are some strains that can put you down, like ecoli or salmonella but these are not common and usually tied to a specific food.

I hated getting it when I was at Disney more than any other place because is was Christmas eve and ruined the night and most of the next day. I didn't go to the hospital just because i knew what caused it.

The PP who said it can come from a number of sources besides the food was correct. We can bring it on ourselves by not washing our hands and touching contaminated surfaces like in a rest room.

How could you possibly know where you contracted these cases of illness?

 

[freshmanjs]

This is really out of hand. This is not a incident of the"go to" phrase of food poisoning. It is really beyond me that so many people have M.D. Degree and examined my son. First, the physician who actually examined and ran tests on my son diagnosed him with food poisoning. I have the paper work to prove it. Second, we were on the dining plan and was only eating Disney food. Also, it was our 5th day at Disney and it is very unlikely he contracted the illness from food prior to getting to Disney. We ate at Le Cellier for lunch and Tomorrowland Terrace for dinner. Thirdly, he did not get it from our room. We were staying at Fort Wilderness in our fifth wheel, which I can guarantee you is clean, which is one of the reasons we camp. I know who has slept in my bed and who sat on my toilet. Just saying. For all you who was concerned about my son, THANK YOU! For all you who are judgmental and sceptical where my son's sickness came from, would you like the name and number of his physician so you can verify the diagnosis? Because that seems to be the only way you are going to be convinced. However, with your attitudes you all seem like the types that would even question a professional and the facts on front of you. I truly hope one of your love ones or yourself does not have to suffer like my son and then get questioned and not believed like I have received. I truly was only concerned about others and wanted to help wherever I could. Unfortunately it was not well received. Glad to see there is so many compassionate and caring people out there. I'M DONE!

"Food poisoning" is not a diagnosis. It's just a colloquial phrase used to describe a range of illnesses. It's like when a dr writes down "Pharyngitis" for a dx. that just means sore throat. it does not say anything about what caused it. same thing here.

i'm not disputing that he likely contracted a food borne illness from something he ate at WDW However, it would be very expensive and difficult to identify what it was or where it came from.

 

[maxiesmom]

You are writing about "food poisoning" as if that is a diagnosis. it is just a colloquial phrase used to refer to a whole range of illnesses caused by viruses, bacterias, and toxins. "Food poisoning" is not rare at all. Being able to pinpoint the source is rare.

I do get that. However, it is much easier to refer to it in it's group name, as it were. Especially as we don't know if it was caused by improper hand washing, or under-cooked food, or any of the other multiple things that fall under the umbrella of food poisoning.

You see many posters (not referring to the OP just to be clear) who scream Food Poisoning! when they get any kind of tummy bug. I think it is a pretty serious charge to make when you have no proof (again not referring to the OP). For example, my sister has to be very careful when we vacation, or else her stomach revolts on her. She doesn't constantly have food poisoning. She just has a touchy stomach.

 

[Uncleromulus]

By now--if the Hospital has actually made a diagnosis of Food Poisoning--the Public Health Dept is most likely involved and an investigation begun.

Anything in the local media about this? Other reported cases from these 2 restaurants?

A restaurant inspection (or closing) at Le Cellier or Tomorrowland Terrace?

 

[freshmanjs]

By now--if the Hospital has actually made a diagnosis of Food Poisoning--the Public Health Dept is most likely involved and an investigation begun.

Anything in the local media about this? Other reported cases from these 2 restaurants?

A restaurant inspection (or closing) at Le Cellier or Tomorrowland Terrace?

Again - "food poisoning" is not a diagnosis.