(Un)-Lucky Charms consumers report weeks of vomiting and diarrhoea

Countless Lucky Charms consumers have reported symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea after tucking into a bowl of the colourful cereal.

Lucky Charms? More like Unlucky Charms.

Countless cereal fans have complained about reported food poisoning following eating just one bowl of the General Mills brand. One consumer picked up the leprechaun mascot breakfast food in honour of St Patrick’s Day and had been experiencing stomach issues ever since.

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Lucky Charms consumers report vomiting

As per Food Safety News, the outlet has reported dozens of complaints on the website ‘iwaspoisoned.com’ which is currently flooded with concerns over Lucky Charms cereal causing vomiting, nausea, and diarrhoea.

The majority of statements were posted on Monday (4 April 2022), with one claiming symptoms began just 20 minutes after consumption.

Many purchased the cereal for St Patrick’s Day and have continued to suffer from cramps, explosive diarrhoea, and even headaches. One woman labelled the nausea as “worse than I was pregnant.”

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Check out some of the reports from iwaspoisoned.com below:

“Cramping, nausea, and diarrhoea started late Friday/early Saturday about six hours after eating Lucky Charms. Not putting two and two together I had subsequent bouts of green diarrhoea Saturday and Sunday after consuming Lucky Charms.”

“I have never had problems with Lucky Charms cereal but a few months ago I developed nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Thinking it was just me; my roommate tried it and the same happened.”

It’s not just recent batches that have caused problems; some recall their food poisoning stories from January 2022.

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Nationwide Lucky Charm complaints

Judging from the reports, it’s not just Lucky Charms distributed in one state; customers nationwide have been hit with the cereal bug, with complaints from New York to Oregon.

It’s unknown what the exact cause is, but one user suggested that the dye is causing digestion problems, while another cited the marshmallow as tasting “sweet but weird”.

The cereal has yet to be officially recalled, but General Mills told NY Post that they are conducting an internal investigation, but do not believe the complaints “are attributed to our product.”

Cereal food poisoning has occurred before

In November 2018, Quaker Oats recalled 21 boxes of Cap’n Crunch’s Peanut Butter Crunch cereal from Target in Nebraska and Kansas, and P-Fresh in Missouri, following the potential presence of Salmonella.

Thankfully, there were no illnesses in connection to the product.