Guy Unknowingly Drinks Bacteria-Riddled Cranberry Juice For Years

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mattstaff
Jun 30, 2021 4:00 PM EDT

Oh man, if you've ever endured the consequences of a severe lapse in judgment, this guy's story might make you feel better about it. As it turns out, you most definitely should not leave cranberry juice that's been opened out in the wild. The thing about a whole lot of juices when they're exposed to heat for long durations of time, is that they can end up turning into alcohol terribly quickly. 

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    Font - r/tifu u/ResearcherMountain23 · 1d + Join 2 4 e 5 S 1 2 TIFU by drinking spoiled cranberry juice every morning for the last four years M Four years ago I decided to start working on my health by exercising more and improving my diet. One of the things that I starting doing was cooking a large breakfast every morning (eggs, quinoa with blueberries, bread, potatoes). To drink, I mix one part cranberry juice with two parts water (it taste better to me if its watered down and cranberry juice
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    Font - I've also been meal prepping for the last three years, partly because it saves money and time, and partly because l'm a vegetarian and meal prepping makes it easy to obtain proper nutrition on a plant based diet. Ive noticed in the last year that my stomach has become very sensitive to certain foods. For example, I've recently had to cut tomatoes from my diet because the acid has become too much for my stomach to handle. I also started taking a daily probiotic about six months ago which I
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    Font - So the other day I was meal prepping this bean salad with different types of beans, bell peppers, red onions, cilantro..etc. The recipe said to make the dressing for the meal separately and then pour the dressing on as you're about to eat it. Simple enough. The dressing was a mixture of spices like cumin, garlic powder, chili powder and also some olive oil and some fresh squeezed lime juice. I was leery about the lime juice because of the acid but I added it anyway. The recipe didn't say
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    Font - Well after the second day my stomach started feeling particularly upset and I decided to do some google searching. Apparently lime juice must be refrigerated after being squeezed because at room temperature it very quickly grows harmful microorganisms like mold and bacteria. No problem, ill just throw out the dressing I made a couple days ago and make some more - this time l'll keep it in the fridge.
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    Font - This is where the f up comes in. I hate drinks that are unnecessarily cold (usually if I go to a restaurant ill order a room temperature water), therefore, I keep my cranberry juice in the cabinet instead of the fridge, that way when I mix it, its not too cold. This morning I was eating my breakfast that I eat every morning and as I was mixing my cranberry juice with water I was thinking to myself "hmm.. if lime juice has to be refrigerated due to the rapid growth of harmful bacteria afte
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    Font - TL;DR I didn't know that you were supposed to refrigerate cranberry juice after opening (due to the rapid growth of bacteria) so l've been drinking room temperature bacteria infested cranberry juice every morning for the last four years, which most likely f up my gut bacteria and is probably the source of a lot of my stomach issues and food sensitivities. Edit: For clarification, I put the bean salad in the fridge. When I said "the recipe didn't say whether I should keep it in the fridge
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