Cheshire man, 66, left 'unable to walk' after catching E. coli from £4.99 wrap amid UK-wide outbreak READ MORE: E.
coli outbreak: DR ELLIE CANNON answers all your questions By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 16:19, 19 June 2024 | Updated: 16:49, 19 June 2024 e-mail 1 View comments A man has claimed he was temporarily left unable to walk after consuming a now-recalled sandwich feared to be contaminated with a rare strain of E. coli . John Daniels, from Macclesfield in Cheshire, said he suffered severe diarrhoea and passed blood two days after consuming the £4.
99 chicken and bacon Caesar wrap from Boots in May. After rushing to hospital the 66 year-old was diagnosed with the bug. But just five days after being discharged he suddenly experienced severe bouts of dizziness, weakness and could not even walk unaided.
Tests later revealed he was suffering the nerve-damaging condition, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, following his E. coli infection. John Daniels, from Macclesfield in Cheshire, said he suffered severe diarrhoea and passed blood two days after consuming the £4.
99 chicken and bacon Caesar wrap from Boots in May. After rushing to hospital the 66 year-old was diagnosed with the bug 'Do not eat' alerts have now been placed on more than 60 products sold in the likes of Asda, Morrisons, Tesco, Boots and Sainsbury's GBS can cause paralysis in the arms, legs or face and leave patients in crippling pain. Currently, more than 60 sandwiches, wraps and salads sol.