I just ate moldy food! What do I do?

[KitSileya]

I decided to have a slice of cake with my afternoon tea, but after eating half of it I discovered it was moldy (It was a new brand of chocolate cake, so I didn't react to the taste.) What do I do? Will I get sick?

Kit

[MrScorpio]

1. You'll be fine

Relax

[Sannum]

2. First thought: Yuck

Second thought: Organic Antibiotics:P

[KitSileya]

12. Actually, I don't think the mold in your fridge,

or in the cupboard in my case, is penicillin. More likely, it's mycotoxins - especially with my luck.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Let us know what comes up. nt.

[achtung_circus]

4. Or what goes down. nt

[KitSileya]

8. LOL I guess I should have a sense of humor about it...

But I just started a new job, and I really don't want to call in sick the second Monday I work there.

[Lerkfish]

5. penicillin is made from bread mold...

quick! get an infection!


:)


seriously, you might get an upset stomach, but otherwise it won't hurt you.

[Jara sang]

6. the spores are multiplying in your stomach as we speak.

[MrScorpio]

7. Jeez

The stomach acid probably killed all already

[KitSileya]

9. I hope so.

I tried to make myself vomit, but I guess there's a reason why I never got bulemia - I cannot vomit on command.

[Jara sang]

10. normally yes, but not for "cake mold"

it's super resilient :P

[KitSileya]

15. Do you think I'll get sick?

If so, would I get sick immediately, or later? I can't remember ever having been seriously food poisoned before, so I don't know.

[Jara sang]

18. No i'm just kidding.

That just really grosses me out. But everyone has eaten mold spore before. Shoot, probably eaten worse without knowing about it. I wouldn't worry.

[JohnnyBoots]

11. An extra shot of Penicilin, you'll live.

[SaveElmer]

13. I doubt you ate enough to make you sick

If you didn't notice till you had eaten half probably means you didn't taste it either, which means you ate little or none of the actual mold. You may have ingested a small amount but you'll be fine. I ate a piece of half moldy bread once and nothing happened

[Sannum]

14. Get your affairs in order.

You're a goner. Nice knowin ya:hi:

[SaveElmer]

16. Check this out...

https://www.healthforums.com/library/1,1277,article~11318,00.html

[Festivito]

17. Make certain your toilet paper roll is full. nt.

[peacebuzzard]

19. yogurt anyone?

I used to make my own.

[caty]

20. I once saw a documentary

on India with an American reporter taking a tour with an Indian guide. They were in the countryside and the guide had warned the reporter to be on the lookout for cobras. The reporter asked the guide what he should do if he was bitten by a cobra. The guide said: "Find a shade tree, sit down, and die like a man".

Just sayin.

[Ratty]

21. Barf immediately!

But make sure your toilet is clean first. Once I let my toilet go a bit too long and sure enough I got sick. There was splashback. It was nasty.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

22. Chocolate?? Mmmmm, any left?

JUST KIDDING. You should not be left with the impression that I would eat chocolate in any condition. ...how much mold are we talking?

[DS1]

23. Wait

:shrug:

[matcom]

27. for death

[Nikia]

24. You should be alright

The same thing happened to me when I was in junior high. The mold was hiding under the frosting so I didn't notice it. It was a light blue- green mold. I felt a little ill, but I think that it was psychological. I think blue green mold is usually asfe. I have heard that there is a type of black mold which is really bad, but I don't think that is the first mold that usually grows on cake.

[The Night Owl]

25. Let us know if you develop any super powers!

Seriously, though, you will probably be fine.

By the way, you should probably take the cake back to where you bought it so no more of the moldy cake gets sold. And don't forget to get a refund!

[Burma Jones]

26. Listen to Pink Floyd

and hope it's the GOOD kind of mold.......

[RebelOne]

28. I think you will live. Don't worry.

[KitSileya]

29. Thanks for your encouragement, everyone!

I haven't gotten sick yet, so I'm hoping for the best.

[LynneSin]

30. I did the same thing last week with a piece of bread

I didn't check it first before I bit into it

If you can notice - I'm still alive!

[WCGreen]

31. If you're lucky,....

You night have hallucenations....

Remember, LSD was spawned from mold....