I used to like sushi. If it's prepared correctly, you wont get sick.

I just no longer eat fish of any kind since I'm allergic to shellfish, and have been told to avoid fish of all kinds since shellfish is sometimes processed in the same places as other fish...so to avoid cross contamination, I avoid all fish now.

Otherwise I'd be down the street at the Japanese restaurant getting myself some sushi!

I love it and figure as long as it is fresh its fine.

Mmmmmmm sushi,, I have atleat twice a week

The warning about having "an immune system problem" and NOT eating raw fish" is probably because there is a reasonable chance that the "raw fish" contains some parasites and bacteria which a healthy immune system could handle and would cause no health problems.

However a person with an impaired immune system could get quite sick if these things started wildly multiplying unchecked.

jackD

an underdone hamburger, or a hamburger that was cooked but improperly handled could contain bacteria too.

The contaminated spinach a few years ago proves how easy it is for food to get contaminated (spinach farm was downstream from a cattle farm...what goes in a cow must come out, and travel downstream into the spinach)

There's a chance that all food could harbor bacteria.

If someone's worried about sushi causing them problems with their MS from either bacteria or mercury poisoning, dont eat sushi...or at the very least, ask your doctor about it if you're that worried.

I thought our immune systems were in overdrive? No, really, I don't understand...

MS folks with some minor exceptions are more disease free then "NORMAL" folks.

However some MS folks take VERY VERY VERY POWERFUL chemotherapy drugs which GREATLY lower their immune system.

I am one of those who mistakenly did this. IT almost killed me. I got the flu (1st time in my life) then it developed into pneumonia(methotrexate induced -my chemotherapy drug). Had to take some drugs to kill the bugs that are harmful to MS folks. Almost died --then BIG FLARE of MS.


jackD