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What Causes Diarrhea,vomiting And Fever After Eating Fajitas?

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Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2014
Question: I am having diarrhea, vomiting, and running a fever. My son and daughter and her husband are having the same issue, but my husband is fine. We were all together on Sunday and it did not start till Monday night. We all ate the same thing, I made fajitas with chicken and steak, homemade pico de gallo, and guacamole. My husband ate it again last night and still is not sick. My infant grand baby was over and I felt he was running a fever and seemed to be spitting up more than usual. He is only on mothers milk at 4 months and goes to daycare. So what is it my cooking or a virus from the baby? I feel terrible if it was something I did. Everything we consumed was bought fresh that day with the exception of the chicken and steak that I pulled out of the freezer that day. The grandchild also had a rather large bowel movement that squirted out his diaper and his father cleaned up his car seat in my kitchen sink after he had wiped it down. I had emptied the sink before he did that and when he was done I used disinfectant spray on everything. Then finished making dinner. Fingers are all pointing at me, and I feel terrible about this. Please tell me what it is.
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (44 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Concentrate on treatment and not the cause

Detailed Answer:
HI.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history, making it very difficult for me to give you the correct diagnosis.

After re-reading this, my opinion goes in favor of a problem with the chicken and steak which was pulled out of the freezer as the most probable cause.

Almost all are suffering except your husband; probably his resistance power is really great.

A baby just 4 months old and on breast feeding can not give so much infection as to all other members start having the problem.

Apart from this, the fact remains is all need to have a treatment. And would have been same whatever is the cause .
So please go ahead with the treatment. Throw-away the remaining chicken and steaks if you still have. Relax. No one has done anything purposefully. Concentrate on treatment.



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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (53 minutes later)
I would agree with you but I forgot to mention 3 of us that are sick had chicken and the the other only had steak.
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
There were other servings too

Detailed Answer:
Very true.
But there were other servings too.
Both chicken and steaks were in the freezer.
It would be impossible at this point to determine which one caused the problem unless we test the foods for ( not possible , I suppose).

Better to concentrate on the treatment.
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What Causes Diarrhea,vomiting And Fever After Eating Fajitas?

Brief Answer: Concentrate on treatment and not the cause Detailed Answer: HI. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history, making it very difficult for me to give you the correct diagnosis. After re-reading this, my opinion goes in favor of a problem with the chicken and steak which was pulled out of the freezer as the most probable cause. Almost all are suffering except your husband; probably his resistance power is really great. A baby just 4 months old and on breast feeding can not give so much infection as to all other members start having the problem. Apart from this, the fact remains is all need to have a treatment. And would have been same whatever is the cause . So please go ahead with the treatment. Throw-away the remaining chicken and steaks if you still have. Relax. No one has done anything purposefully. Concentrate on treatment.