There is a lot of confusion regarding foodborne illness, what causes it, and how long after eating you get symptoms. The short answer is that there are numerous agents that can cause illness after eating and the symptoms, onset, duration, and causes can vary greatly.
- Therefore, YES there are some illness that can happen within a few minutes. However it is not common and is referred to as food poisoning.
- Other food poisonings included botulism and is a very serious illness. Symptoms generally begin 18 to 36 hours after eating contaminated food, but can occur as early as 6 hours or as late as 10 days.
- On the other hand, there are illnesses like Hep A that can take up to 50 days to cause illness.
What should you do if you think you became ill after eating? Contact your local public health agency. They have staff that are trained to determine the cause of your illness and work to make sure the source is removed form the environment.
Remember that the last place you ate is probably not what made you sick!!! But don't believe me go to
CDC and get the facts:
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