Christina Applegate, an actress, has talked candidly about a terrifying incident that left her bedridden for many weeks. In an interview with co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate disclosed that she suffered from a severe case of sapovirus, a highly transmissible gastrointestinal ailment, which she believes was caused by inadvertently consuming faeces in takeaway food.
Because she still battles multiple sclerosis (MS), Applegate found the trip particularly difficult. Her immune system weakness made the sapovirus symptoms worse, which resulted in problems like an elevated heart rate and chest infection. As Applegate remembered, “I was so dizzy.” “I was quite ill. There was nothing I could eat. Nothing was possible for me.
Following a battery of uncomfortable testing, the diagnosis was made. Applegate reported that the stool sample test was inherently unpleasant and that it caused her to throw up. The findings verified the presence of sapovirus, which is frequently transmitted by fecal-oral contact. According to Applegate, “That’s what happens when you eat someone else’s feces. I put someone else’s excrement in my mouth and consumed it.”
Though the precise origin of the infection is still unknown, Applegate believes it may have come from a takeaway salad from a restaurant that was scheduled to close for unrelated reasons. She was depleted and frustrated by the experience. She remarked cynically, “I’m almost going on three weeks sick from this, so that’s my fun story.”
The condition also made Applegate’s strong beliefs regarding adult diapers—a requirement she faced because of bladder control issues associated with MS—resurface. She made lighthearted criticisms of the frequently silly designs targeted at women. “Here’s my problem: Why do they make them pretty for women?” Applegate asked. “Hey baby, you wanna get down and dirty in my diaper lingerie with my own urine?”
Despite being unavoidably graphic, Applegate’s story emphasizes how crucial it is for eateries to follow proper food handling and cleanliness procedures. Contamination can happen at several stages of the food preparation process because of the extremely contagious nature of sapovirus. Typically, symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and fever occur; for small children, the elderly, and immunocompromised people like Applegate, symptoms can be quite severe.
