Diarrhea after CAVA?

[Anonymous]

Not Cava, but my mom gets extremely sick after Indian food and determined at some point it was the cumin (which is in a lot of different types of food).

Sometimes it's not the restaurant but even a relatively minor seasoning.

[Anonymous]

I have this issue with Cava! Which is too bad because I love it. Happened multiple times so we have stopped going.

I wonder if it’s the warm meat on the greens?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have this issue with Cava! Which is too bad because I love it. Happened multiple times so we have stopped going.

I wonder if it’s the warm meat on the greens?

Are you eating eggplant/dip? It’s a trigger for some.

[Anonymous]

There is a problem with food prep/storage in this area

[Anonymous]

I never feel good after Cava. I have friends that absolutely adore it so I’ve tried a few times but obviously feeling ill each time I won’t return. I’m vegetarian and have only gotten vegan options. No clue what it is, as I’m not typically a sensitive belly type.

[Anonymous]

I have eaten at Cava four times and almost every time I feel intestinal discomfort and queasiness. Same basic ingredients I would get at sweet green so I do expect it's food safety issues

[Anonymous]

Interesting. A friend of mine was just talking about this happening to her, we live on the opposite side of the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have this issue with Cava! Which is too bad because I love it. Happened multiple times so we have stopped going.

I wonder if it’s the warm meat on the greens?

Are you eating eggplant/dip? It’s a trigger for some.

I posted earlier. My DH thinks he’s narrowed it down to the rice. There must be something in it, because he eats home-cooked rice without issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can say that I got ill very quickly after eating there,so I knew for certain it was because of cava. I also couldn’t hold anything down, I’m talking Very sick

Food poisoning doesn’t show up immediately, usually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can say that I got ill very quickly after eating there,so I knew for certain it was because of cava. I also couldn’t hold anything down, I’m talking Very sick

Food poisoning doesn’t show up immediately, usually.

True, but food sensitivities do. For me if I eat red onions, eggplant or cauliflower I am in the bathroom in about 15 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Funny that somebody has resurrected this thread - I was just mentally thanking OP the other day: after reading this thread several months ago I also thought that it was ringing true. So I went recently again (mostly because it seemed like a healthy and reasonably tasty option in the area) and, lo and behold, horrible diarrhea. And I specifically had no romaine, no tahini, no rice - none of the suspects suggested in this thread.
My experimenting with CAVA is over - never going back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:H Pylori

I was recently diagnosed with H. Pylori and Cava is the only new addition to my diet. I'm wondering if I picked it up there??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, more than once. I think it is because of the food sitting in those trays, just adding more to the top; an invitation for disaster as it sits. I always ask the server to change gloves at my order. The way they would grab lettuce etc with their hands was always unsettling.

Did it last for weeks? I think I picked up something more serous than food poisoning.

I am just getting over something from another restaurant that has lasted almost a month. I think there is something going around.

You could have E. coli. You can get tested for it. I once had it and my stomach would hurt after every meal. Terrible pain.

[Anonymous]

Ate at Bethesda Row yesterday and enjoyed, no issues. Arugula, basamati, braised pork, hummus, eggplant, just to name some ingredients mentioned.
I get carry out there about once a month, never had a problem.

[Anonymous]

Any fast food restaurant with lots of uncooked ingredients will make you sick. See chipotle