By: Miriam M.

Miriam M.
Sat, 15 Nov 2014 02:58:15 +0000

I became ill in May 2014 with diarrhea, vomit not too long after eating 1/2 of a beef taco that was on the before 5:00 pm special. I threw the other half of the taco and the other taco I had bought because it tasted awful, like if it was contaminated with something. Hold and behold by the next day on Sunday all my large joints became swollen like an elephant. I went to my regular doctor who prescribed some anti biotics and anti inflammatory medicine and referred to a rheumatologist located at St. Anthony's Hospital Medical Center. My appointment was scheduled for 3 weeks, but I called the rheumatologist office crying for the pain I was feeling in every large joint of my body and he worked me in approximately 4 days after (don't remember exactly). I was diagnosed with Reactive Arthritis caused by food poisoning from Taco Bell. It was later in the month of May 2014 that I found out of the e-coli outbreak. At the time of my illness, neither doctor did the tests, until later when I told the rheumatologist that could be possibly e - coli. The doctor said I probably got it out of my system, and that was not the case cause each ankle, left knee, left wrist and left elbow were swollen like an elephant and I could not walk without screaming pain. Nether the less, I was a victim of e-coli poisoning from Taco Bell on 4703 66th Street North in Kenneth City, Florida and I will never go there again. It took me 3 months to recover taking a whole bunch of holistic herbs, alternative medicines, anti biotics, anti inflammatory. I thought I was on my death bed and even the Rheumatologist was surprise at seeing such severe case but I was not hospitalized cause I had a dog at home to take care and feed, but I should have been. I even informed the health department in Pinellas County that monitors food in Restaurants. These bastards failed to even call me and follow up on my case. Have the receipt from Taco Bell, the medical records of when I went to my primary doctor and the rheumatologist all related to the food poisoning from Taco Bell........ Zinch, Pinellas County did nothing to investigate my case eventhough they took my complaint by phone. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER go to Taco Bell as they have a history of e-coli poisoning and poisoning of their customers. Stay AWAY from Taco Bell.