Colorado teen is hospitalized with E Coli after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounder as outbreak grows

An avid hiker and skateboarder was near doubled complete successful symptom and emotion for illustration location were 'knives successful my stomach' aft eating a McDonald's Quarter Pounder — arsenic different 15 group are sickened successful nan outbreak.

Silas Mayes, 17, from Colorado, visited nan accelerated nutrient concatenation — 1 of his favorites — for luncheon pinch his begetter successful early October.

The burger some looked and tasted normal, but 3 days later he woke up successful nan nighttime suffering from bloody diarrhea and cramps that were 'the worst symptom I person ever experienced,' he told DailyMail.com.

Silas was rushed to nan ER by his mother Lera Davidson, wherever doctors gave him symptom medicine and hydrating fluids.

He was discharged, but nan adjacent time kept getting worse — incapable to support down nutrient aliases h2o — and was taken backmost to nan hospital, wherever he received fentanyl and medications to negociate his symptoms. 

It comes arsenic different 15 group were reported to person been sickened and 5 hospitalized successful nan McDonald's E.coli outbreak.

This takes nan full to astatine slightest 90 group falling sick overall, according to officials, while 27 group person been hospitalized and 1 has died. At slightest 2 person besides been near battling kidney nonaccomplishment — including a 15-year-old woman and 88-year-old woman.

The CDC said coming that nan chopped onions successful nan burgers were nan root of nan infection, adding that — now that these have been recalled — nan consequence to nan nationalist was 'very low'.

Silas has now been discharged but was described by his mother arsenic 'very weak' aft losing 10 pounds and being near emotion tired and fatigued each nan time.

Silas went to nan McDonald's for nan Quarter Pounder pinch his begetter connected October 7, while they were connected a luncheon break from their tiling job.

On October 10, he woke up his mother clutching his tummy saying that cramps were abruptly coming connected successful waves. 

She rushed him to nan hospital, wherever he received symptom medicine but his symptoms did not amended and they returned nan adjacent time for further treatment.

Speaking to DailyMail.com, Silas said: 'It was fundamentally nan worst symptom I person ever experienced, for illustration knives successful my stomach.

'I would person these ongoing cramps each 3 minutes and it was just, like, this really crisp symptom — it was unbearable. 

'I haven't been capable to prime up immoderate of my hobbies again aliases thing because of really sick I've been.' 

After he was discharged again, Ms Davidson said her boy stayed astatine location laying successful furniture for 3 days.

Describing his information now — astir 3 weeks aft he first suffered from symptoms — she said: 'He is still not excessively great.

'The awesome symptoms are gone, but nan nausea and fatigue are still there. He is very weak.

'He was avidly moving retired before, but now he has mislaid 10 pounds.

'Of course, he has tried to prime up his skateboard again and he does effort to do tricks connected it — but he is conscionable excessively anemic now to execute any.'

Investigators person suggested nan E.coli outbreak stems from nan chopped yellowish onions successful nan burgers are nan apt root of nan E.coli, and nan supplier — Taylor Foods — has recalled them.

The Quarter Pounder was besides withdrawn from a 5th of McDonald's restaurants amid nan outbreak past week, but it has now returned — though successful 700 locations it is being served without nan onions.

Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut have each besides stopped using onions arsenic a 'proactive' measurement amid nan outbreak.

She added: 'I don't spot McDonald's. We won't beryllium grabbing a McDonald's burger aliases burger from anyplace anymore.

'We won't touch it because I saw really sick my boy was, and still is, I don't want anyone to get that ill. I hole each nan nutrient astatine location now and I americium double and triple washing everything that I touch to beryllium safe.'

Silas is nan latest diligent to travel guardant to uncover his illness, aft a 15-year-old girl besides successful Colorado and a 33-year-old mother successful Nebraska also elaborate their illnesses.

And a man successful Colorado has revenge a suit against McDonald's complete nan outbreak. 

Dozens of victims are being represented by nationalist nutrient poisoning lawyer Ron Simon, who told DailyMail.com he is now moving pinch 36 victims of nan outbreak — including 2 who are battling kidney complications.

A spokesperson for McDonald's did not return a DailyMail.com petition for comment.

But successful consequence to a erstwhile case, they said that proceeding nan cases was 'devastating'.

'We cognize that group and families person been importantly impacted, and nan well-being of our customers is profoundly important to us.'

The Mayes family said they had not heard from McDonald's since their boy fell ill.

They are now considering ineligible action against nan accelerated nutrient giant, which operates much than 14,300 restaurants nationwide.

After Silas tested affirmative for E.coli, nan section wellness section sewage successful touch and conducted an investigation to effort to found really he was infected.

This led to his lawsuit being linked to nan existent outbreak astatine McDonald's.

Silas is nan 2nd oldest of 4 children and lives astatine location pinch his family and 5 dogs. He besides has a girlfriend, who he said was very supportive passim nan sickness.