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Thread #13504   Message #111842
Posted By: Jeri
06-Sep-99 - 11:14 AM
Thread Name: BS: Grits
Subject: RE: BS: Grits
Another pedantic post pertinent to poop - you can get sick with amoebiasis, or amoebic dysentery a few days after eating the Bad Food, but the incubation period is usually 2-4 weeks.

Coulda been Clostridium perfringens at 6 - 12 hours, Staph poisoning at 1 - 6 hours or Bacillus cereus (8 - 12 hours but the vomiting part can happen at 2 - 4 hours). That last one is found in starchy foods like rice, pasta and potatoes and gets to sick-making levels when the food is left at room temperatures.

Go here for more than you want to know: FDA Bad Bug Book