Will We Get Sick?

Last night I got home late and threw together some quick dinner for Clay and me. Part of our dinner was this great salad from a bag that we like to eat which consists of a mix of half spinach and half "spring mix" or romaine and baby leaf lettuce. I like to add some fresh mushrooms and tomatoes to it, and it makes a great starter to our meal.

We had our dinner, cleaned up a bit, and then Clay went to the computer to check online news stories. The next thing I know he was asking me if there was bagged spinach in our salad. "Yes, why??" "Come here!" he beckoned me to the computer. The story on the screen was a bit alarming. It was similar to this one: "Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to bagged spinach spreads to ninth state." It seems dozens of people were getting sick from eating bagged spinach and one person has already died. Yikes!

The news story recommended that no one eat bagged spinach until they figure this out. But of course we learned about it too late.

The symptoms of E. coli begin with cramping, diarrhea and vomiting and can end up in renal failure for some. It's not a fun thing if you get it. Symptoms generally show up between 3 and 9 days after eating something containing the bacteria. We're crossing our fingers that the spinach we ate was not contaminated. We should know in a few days.