Food poisoning claims with Disney

[englanddg]

Another problem is that "food poisoning" is not always from food. I know of instances where it was due to contaminated water. We had an epidemiologist with us, who was able to do a true case history. The first person in the group to get sick was feeling a little unwell before dinner, or otherwise we might have blamed the restaurant. My husband and I were not affected that time - he had spent the day with the others, but did not drink the water on the golf course. I was not with them. Interestingly, the person who felt the effects earliest also drank the most water during the day (frequently refilling his water bottle from one of those big coolers)

My husband and I got sick from well water (or maybe the fact that we were visiting friends who had both a well and a toddler) We got sick after dinner, and might have blamed the restaurant. But the time frame was off.

Unless you have an epidemiologist, and a large pool of people, it's hard to pinpoint the source. Even the change in water can be a cause of GI upsets. When I first moved to FL, the tap water caused "issues" because of the different minerals in it. I've noticed the same thing while traveling. The locals can tolerate the water supply - travelers have problems.

Montezuma's REVENGE!

 

[Goofyernmost]

Montezuma's REVENGE!

Sure, but, food poisoning sounds so much more dramatic.

 

[englanddg]

Sure, but, food poisoning sounds so much more dramatic.

But...I found it on the googles!

 

[Jimmy Thick]

Can I sign up for the stool and blood sample collection job?


Jimmy Thick- I just wanted to type stool...

 

[ArielLover]

I find it interesting that the account was created just for this purpose to ask about seeking damages for food poisoning. Go to a Disney fan board to ask this?

And then the OP goes completely silent

 

[Goofyernmost]

I find it interesting that the account was created just for this purpose to ask about seeking damages for food poisoning. Go to a Disney fan board to ask this?

And then the OP goes completely silent

There is nothing unusual about that. Happens everyday. I don't think it was trolling, but it was an attempt to find a way to stick it to Disney because of somebodies illness. When the answers didn't fall in line with the way that the OP was hoping, they disappeared. Everyone wants a road map to freebee's. When they can't find it, they look elsewhere.

 

[Cesar R M]

I don't understand why everyone is denying the possibility of food poisoning here. The food is most likely prepared in large quantities and kept warm, all it takes is one contaminated finger/utensil touching the bulk food and a slight deviation in temperature to make people sick.

That being said, even though on 2 of our last 3 trips someone was sick with food poisoning like symptoms, I have never expected any sort if monetary compensation as it is just to difficult to prove where it came from and I just accept it as part of life. Sometimes people get sick.

Noone is denying the posibility.
The problem is, you're making a very vague statement and blaming the last restaurant..
its as been proved and told MANY TIMES that the last meal is RARELY (as in almost never) the culprit of a food poisoning problem.

Also, it doesn't mean it will always come from food right from a restaurant, it can be water, or touching contaminated stuff (bread? margarine? water? cookies?..etc..etc..).

Even Kids can get infected by touching a pet, animal, plushie or something contaminated.. and then putting their hands on their mouth (like kids do).
Food poisoning might take a few hours to "incubate" and then go bad.

Also let's not confuse "food poisoning" with stomatch flu, or other issues caused by different things.
for example, I get "stomatch flu" and strong acid refllux if I eat too much pastries or meats.
It will look like something fell bad.. and considering how much food people eat at disney.. no surprise that could be the culprit too.

To resume, the issue here is.. he is very fixated into blaming a single entity or a single restaurant without proper and full analysis.
that is like blaming your governor for the housing collapse when he isnt even a single drop in the bucket of the whole banking mess-up.

But...I found it on the googles!

at least is not lupus!

 

[The Mom]

But, sometimes it is the last meal consumed, as symptoms can appear sooner, based upon the pathogen - some in as little as 2 hours .

Without knowing exactly what the pathogen might be, it is impossible to be definite about the cause. There is only a more likely than not diagnosis.

 

[wm49rs]

I find it interesting that the account was created just for this purpose to ask about seeking damages for food poisoning. Go to a Disney fan board to ask this?

And then the OP goes completely silent

No more interesting than the person bumping this thread from March....

 

[The Mom]

I agree. The OP never came back to update. Perhaps we can retire this one and wait for the next episode?