Campylobacter... and mice??!

that not thar

Mice are known to carry a strain of the disease, and of course it is possible that the children picked it up in the garden, but tbh it is far more likely that they ate something that was carrying it. That is by far the highest risk factor in contracting campylobacter.

Thank you, that's what I thought too... The mum and dad feel awful that the kids have had this, and they've been so poorly.

Mellowyellow. hope they are better soon.

Aw thank you GG13. I know it passes (in more ways than one!) eventually with no after effects. My adult son had it once - chicken undercooked by him!

My Dh once had campylobacter and was v poorly, which is totally unlike him. We never found out where he got it as we had all been eating the same things. Our main suspicion was that we’d had a catered party but no one else was ill so it remained a mystery.

I think you have to put it down to it being ‘one of those things’ and not worry about it too much. I hope your GC are both feeling much better soon.

Thanks SueDonim, a mystery it certainly is in my grandchildren's case. But I hear that both have bounced back, which is lovely news as it is the little one's 3rd birthday tomorrow.

I'm glad they're better. I had Campylobacter and it was awful. I felt so ill. Public health traced it to an Indian restaurant. I was an adult. It must have been extra bad for such wee ones. Poor parents. What a worry.

Thank you Jane.

I spoke to my daughter in law yesterday and she said that the doctor at the hospital thinks the most likely source for the children was raw mushrooms! My son loves eating them (just the ordinary supermarket ones) and has begun to pop them into the children's pre-school lunch boxes, and the kids love them apparently. Thought you would be interested to know...

Interesting. Your poor son though. He must feel so guilty!

He doesn't seem to Jane, probably because he had no idea about the possibility of it. I started him on eating raw mushrooms when he was a child without knowing there could be a problem. It's a rare occurrence though, probably only from one tub of mushrooms which they both ate from. Hey ho, we live and learn!