Has anyone had more food poisoning incidents since being on Tysabri? I wonder if it's related to having a compromised immune system? One time was particularly bad -- I ended up in the ER with a WBC of 25,000 and could barely walk from pain. I was severely dehydrated. They did a CT scan and simply decided that my gut looked massively irritated and it had to be food poisoning. I had eaten chicken that day at a Pho place that was not the cleanest. It's the only thing I can think of that caused it.
Another time I ate steak at someone's house and they had left it out at room temperature for a few hours. Usually I can identify something that likely causes food poisoning before the incident (chicken, beef, items from a salad bar at Whole Foods). I get severe diarrhea and occasionally vomit. But once it's gone through my system I'm fine.
I eat all kinds of other things like dairy, wheat on a regular basis with no problem so I don't think it's that. I wonder if the suppressed immune system makes me more susceptible to bacteria on food? It happens every 2-3 months. When I stopped eating out for several months to save money it never happened!
It's starting to get annoying. But I won't go off Tysabri since I love it. I'm trying to be more choosey about what I eat when I go out (which is a lot).
Has anyone else had this?
Another time I ate steak at someone's house and they had left it out at room temperature for a few hours. Usually I can identify something that likely causes food poisoning before the incident (chicken, beef, items from a salad bar at Whole Foods). I get severe diarrhea and occasionally vomit. But once it's gone through my system I'm fine.
I eat all kinds of other things like dairy, wheat on a regular basis with no problem so I don't think it's that. I wonder if the suppressed immune system makes me more susceptible to bacteria on food? It happens every 2-3 months. When I stopped eating out for several months to save money it never happened!
It's starting to get annoying. But I won't go off Tysabri since I love it. I'm trying to be more choosey about what I eat when I go out (which is a lot).
Has anyone else had this?
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