An air carrier captain reported become violently ill after eating a beef crew meal. He was treated f...

Narrative:

On a flight from ord during flight I consumed a crew meal beef dinner (we received catering at ord) and noticed within thirty to sixty minutes after eating; an uneasy feeling in my stomach. I was flying with a first officer at the time and both the alternate captain and first officer were sleeping (four man crew due to duration of flight). I became ill and told first officer that I was sick and to take over. I immediately had diarrhea and started vomiting. We were fortunate to have three dead heading crew members and I asked if one of them could take my place as I was sick. My condition continued to worsen and totally incapacitated me for the duration of the flight (six plus hours); due to ongoing vomiting and diarrhea. Upon reaching our destination; I was treated by a doctor for a severe bacterial infection; dehydration and diarrhea. I have been told that my company is investigating (or following up) with the catering company.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Air Carrier Captain reported become violently ill after eating a beef crew meal. He was treated for a severe bacterial infection; dehydration and diarrhea at the destination.

Narrative: On a flight from ORD during flight I consumed a crew meal beef dinner (we received catering at ORD) and noticed within thirty to sixty minutes after eating; an uneasy feeling in my stomach. I was flying with a First Officer at the time and both the alternate Captain and First Officer were sleeping (four man crew due to duration of flight). I became ill and told First Officer that I was sick and to take over. I immediately had diarrhea and started vomiting. We were fortunate to have three dead heading crew members and I asked if one of them could take my place as I was sick. My condition continued to worsen and totally incapacitated me for the duration of the flight (six plus hours); due to ongoing vomiting and diarrhea. Upon reaching our destination; I was treated by a doctor for a severe bacterial infection; dehydration and diarrhea. I have been told that my company is investigating (or following up) with the catering company.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	892305
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 4 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct Oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Relief Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

An air carrier captain reported become violently ill after eating a beef crew meal. He was treated for a severe bacterial infection; dehydration and diarrhea at the destination.