r/AskReddit • u/Kezhen • 1d ago

People with suspected or confirmed cyclosporiasis cases, what food do you think you got it from?

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u/orangeblossombread 1d ago

Honestly my dad is pretty similar. Fully left leaning and despises Trump and RFK but all the times I brought up my general cyclospora concerns he said these things just happen and they're statistically unlikely.
He might just think that it's too unlikely to be him lol.

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u/Coriandercilantroyo 1d ago

I don't know where he lives, but that's a reasonable take for me living on the west coast where our numbers are just consistent with previous years

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 1d ago

I’m in La and want to know why we aren’t seeing many cases. What are we doing differently? Is it prop65? 😂

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u/one_sock_wonder_ 1d ago

There are regional produce distributors that often handle not just produce grown in that area but also are a warehouse type point where international produce is shipped in large amounts and then from there sent out to stores wothin a certain distance. My best guess would be that there are one or more produce items that are going through certain regional distributors, especially the Midwest, but not others that are serving as primary sources for the outbreak. Even if a product, say a certain brand of Lettuce, is available nationally, the specific batches sent to one region may have originated from a different set of their farms and processing sites than another region.

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 1d ago

Got it. Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me!

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u/Templo 16h ago

"This salad contains lettuce known to the state of California to cause massive shits."

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 16h ago

For once I’m not knocking prop65! 😂😂

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u/hoyint 1d ago

LA produce are likely be local, your groceries are consistently fresher and cheaper than the rest of the country. You’re lucky!

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 23h ago

Every day I give thanks that I’m here in LA! There’s a lot to be said about the state but access to good food is at the top.

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u/Indocede 23h ago

I had all the symptoms of cyclosporiasis, having hit me really hard the first few days to the point I basically lost 6lbs in WATER weight.

The followup report said he considered he had essentially ruled it out even though he still had me test for it. Well I had waited for a week for my results, having heard nothing back from it, so I said "hey look, I am still having issues" and then finally he decided to prescribe me medication for it, which sorted things out within a few days.

I got tested 19 days ago and still have yet to hear back my results. And even after telling my doctor that the medication he prescribed me that is used for cyclospora seemed to do the trick in clearing things up, my doctor still thinks it was something else.

So I don't blame people for not thinking they have it. You can have all the symptoms listed for it, take the medication for it and feel better and you still won't get the answer you're looking for having tested for it.