I was suddenly hit with severe stomach cramps. I couldn't stand up straight, or move from sitting to standing etc. I couldn't even roll over in bed the cramps were so bad. However, I never vomited or had diarrhea, which is different from what you read. Every day, they gradually got better and 5 days later, they were almost totally gone.

My symptoms started on a Sunday. All my bones and joints hurt severely. I took a couple of ibuprofen and continued on my way to our family picnic. By the time the ibuprofen wore off my skin even hurt and I was shaking really bad. The next day I had stomach problems and I was basically pooping water and blood. Called my doctors office and they would not see me; says they did not want flu like symptoms in their office because of the danger to the elderly patients. I did end up at the emergency room because I could not stand the pain in my stomach anymore. The er doc said It appears to be some kind of infection. She did urine test, blood work, and a stool culture. I then learned I had gotten e coli 0157. Then everyone was surprised. Been off of work for over 1 week now and I still feel sick. But I definitely feel better.

I got E.coli 0157 when I was 20 years old. It first started with loss of appetite then turned into diarrhea which then turned into bloody diarrhea. I was throwing up and could not hold down food or water. I was extremely weak. I then went to the emergency room where they diagnosed me with acute renal failure. I was also diagnosed with HUS and had multiple blood transfusions and plasmapheresis. My heart rate drastically increases as did my blood pressure. This caused swelling of my brain and ultimately I had 3 seizures. I had kidney dialysis done multiple times but my kidneys recovered and now are 100% back to normal.

Body aches and a milk-like discharge with odor.

I went through four bouts of diarrhea in 4 weeks before I got the E. coli diagnosis.

My 11 year old son had a sore on the back of his thigh and was treated for staph for almost a week. It gradually grew and got very red. No fever, diarrhea, vomiting, nothing. He was admitted to the hospital, cultured, and it was found to be E. Coli! They had him on IV antibiotics for a couple of days and oral antibiotics for a week. He seemed fine for almost two weeks but now has blood in his stool so back to the doctor we go tomorrow.

My 14 year old daughter had severe back pain for four days, then woke with 104.5 fever. She had vomiting and dizziness. Her PCP sent her to the hospital and she was admitted for IV fluids and antibiotics. Testing showed a kidney infection caused by e coli.

Diarrhea, positive fecal occult tests, symptoms at ten day mark now, no fever, mild case of E. coli but gone on longer than expected.

I have a 5 year old girl with the E. Coli infection. She wakes up fine in the morning, but as the day goes on as she eats she gets sick with stomach cramps. By the late evening she's vomiting and very sick off and on. Half of the night she wakes up and again she's fine the next morning. We are on day number 4 of this.