Cyclosporiasis (explosive diarrhea from contaminated produce)

Posted by ccenj @ccenj, 5 hours ago

I'm avoiding fresh produce completely but just in case I'd like to stock up on a safe Oral Rehydration Solution. No point reaching out to my doctor on the weekend so can anybody recommend one from experience, please?

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If you have a Vitamin Shoppe store in your city, I can recommend two electrolyte replacement products.
One is called Electrolyte Fizz, made by Bodytech, the other is 40,000Volts, made by Trace Minerals. They’re marketed for people engaged in exercise or sports activity, but I see no reason why they wouldn’t work well for someone losing electrolytes through illness.

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If you have a Vitamin Shoppe store in your city, I can recommend two electrolyte replacement products.
One is called Electrolyte Fizz, made by Bodytech, the other is 40,000Volts, made by Trace Minerals. They’re marketed for people engaged in exercise or sports activity, but I see no reason why they wouldn’t work well for someone losing electrolytes through illness.

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@kudzu No need to stop eating produce. Just dip it for a full minute in either an iodine tincture solution you can make up yourself or go to a U Brew It wine and beer retailer that sells wine-making supplies. For maybe $5 get a sachet of a white powder called potassium metabisulphite, or possibly sodium metabisulphite. Mix two tsp of that powder in a liter of water that can be stored stoppered....well capped. When mixed it can give off a strong whiff of sulfur.

The idea is to fill a bowl with either solution, and dunk all your fruits and produce in the solution. Walk away for several minutes, and then extract your items, rinse off, and let them air dry. Not only will this make it safe for consumption but it will lengthen the dwell time before you get to use it...prolong life at room temps. Pour the solution back into the bottle, and add another pinch of the powder if you top up the volume. Cap it...well.

If your local tap water is potable, and not unduly 'hard' and objectionable due to hardness and taste, it's FREE!!! And plentiful.

If you would like at least one tall drink with electrolyte each day, acquire NUUN tablets. They're fizzy tablets you drop into a large liter of water and let them work. Ten minutes later, you can drink it as and when you wish. Not much flavour, little to no sugar or sweetener (no calories or cavities!), and you get most electrolytes.

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I am angry about the fact that they advertise "Triple Washed. No need to wash." It comes from feces. It's known that workers don't leave the fields or orchards to relieve themselves. (not their fault).
I got Shigella . Not fun.

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@kudzu No need to stop eating produce. Just dip it for a full minute in either an iodine tincture solution you can make up yourself or go to a U Brew It wine and beer retailer that sells wine-making supplies. For maybe $5 get a sachet of a white powder called potassium metabisulphite, or possibly sodium metabisulphite. Mix two tsp of that powder in a liter of water that can be stored stoppered....well capped. When mixed it can give off a strong whiff of sulfur.

The idea is to fill a bowl with either solution, and dunk all your fruits and produce in the solution. Walk away for several minutes, and then extract your items, rinse off, and let them air dry. Not only will this make it safe for consumption but it will lengthen the dwell time before you get to use it...prolong life at room temps. Pour the solution back into the bottle, and add another pinch of the powder if you top up the volume. Cap it...well.

If your local tap water is potable, and not unduly 'hard' and objectionable due to hardness and taste, it's FREE!!! And plentiful.

If you would like at least one tall drink with electrolyte each day, acquire NUUN tablets. They're fizzy tablets you drop into a large liter of water and let them work. Ten minutes later, you can drink it as and when you wish. Not much flavour, little to no sugar or sweetener (no calories or cavities!), and you get most electrolytes.

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@gloaming
I agree there’s no need to stop eating produce. I was responding to the OP, ccenj, who says they have and wanted electrolyte suggestions. I told them what I use.
Your info is helpful, though. I often wonder how carefully bagged produce is actually washed.

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