What is it..?

Question

I've had this problem only in the past couple years. I ate a sandwich at Subway with southwest sauce (which i used to get all the time) and it made me throw up. And then another time I had a South West salad...and it made me throw up. Then ANOTHER time...my bf and i were out to eat and i had a cajun burger...and i guess the sauce was similar to southwest sauce because i threw up again! So obviously I avoid South west sauce now, but i don't know what about it makes me sick! any thoughts??

Answer 1

Well look up a recipe for Southwest sauce and by a process of elimination, figure out which ingredient is making you throw up.

Answer 2

No clue im on a high protein diet and im poor : ( so i bought a case of tuna 48 cans for 24 dollars and have eating 3 cans a day for the past 3 weeks or so, I HATE TUNA NOW but i dont throw up i just shovel as much as possible into my mouth and follow with water and swallow no chewing at all

Answer 3

Possibly the cayenne pepper that is typically in southwest/cajun dishes. Do you have any reactions to other peppers? Cayenne is a redish/orange spice that is normally ground into a powder. So if you see sauces with little red specs in there - avoid.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 4

Here are the ingredients lets compare. They all seem to have Mayo, and similar spices. I'd could be the Spices ?????
Some times spicy food causes acid reflux, indigestion, gas, nausea or diarrhea.
Subway Southwest Sauce
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 ounce Dijon mustard
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1 ounce chipotle chiles in adobo, pureed
1/4 ounce fresh garlic, minced
salt, to taste

Southwest Cesar
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup chipotle chiles in adobo (small canned condiment, use sauce only)
salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Southwest Ranch dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise, can use low fat
1/2 cup sour cream
1-2 tablespoon milk, depending on your thickness preference
2 tablespoons minced tomatoes
1 tablespoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons canned jalapeno slices, minced
1 tablespoon finely minced onions
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper


Tex-Mex Burger with Cajun 1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 1/3 pounds ground beef sirloin
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup diced white onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
4 slices pepperjack cheese
4 hamburger buns, split
4 leaves lettuce
4 slices tomato

Answer 5

Go on to their website and see what is in the sauce, I'm thinking it may be a mustard based sauce. If you never had a problem with mustard before, you could still have a issue with a specific mustard seed. It's not uncommon.

Answer 6

It's likely an allergy to something in those types of foods. I'd check with an allergist to try to pinpoint what it is. It could be any one of ingredients (or possibly more than one) that are used, so it's kind of hard to actually pinpoint. Sometimes these things can't be determined, but I would think it's worth having it checked out.

Answer 7

It would help to know how long after eating the vomiting occured. If it were a few hours later, I'd guess food poising from salmonella. If it was immediate, then I would guess an alergic reaction.

Answer 8

I think you should stop eating south west sauce--to spicy

Answer 9

As you get older, your stomach changes. It has its prefrences too!! Somthing about the sauce you stomach doesn't agree with. Everyone has something they can't agree with. Just stay away from the sauce.

Answer 10

It's probably something in the sauce that you are allergic or sensitive to. Is it really spicy? for some people it can upset their stomach's easily.