Current Events > How long will it take for old milk to make me sick?

(+) Yeah! (+)

I wasn't paying attention and just ate my cereal using milk that was slightly expired. Normally it lasts a couple days longer than the expiration date so I didn't even think about it. Once the cereal was all gone, I could see sort of chunky pieces of milk floating around. I dumped the leftover milk but probably consumed a good bit with the cereal, which tasted slightly sweeter than usual but otherwise normal.

The bacteria reproduces so fast in the expired milk that it will consume you relatively quickly.

Honestly you'll probably be completely fine

If it tasted fine then youre probably ok, milk sours when it goes bad

it's okay but next time just use cottage cheese in your cereal instead of milk

VampireCoyote posted...

If it tasted fine then youre probably ok, milk sours when it goes bad

Pretty much. The best by date on milk is almost meaningless. I've drank milk that was five days past and it was fine. I've also gone to sniff milk three days before the date and it was clearly spoiled.

If it tastes and smells fine, you'll be fine.

From the glass to your lip, from your lips to your stomach, I'd say about 4.5 seconds.

Depends on how old it is, and how much of a cast iron stomach you've got.