194.132.144.113: Cured meat and fish has a small food poisoning risk

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Cured meat and fish has a small food poisoning risk

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{{Infobox/Affliction|image=Sour Stomach icon.png|category=[[Afflictions]]|caused by=[[Misery Mode]]|+/- effect=Negative|type (Benefit/Injury/Disease)=Injury|affliction duration=Permanent Affliction|recoverytime=No Treatment|release=24 June 2024|description=Your questionable diet has caught up with you.<br>
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You cannot eat as much before you feel full. You also are more likely to experience Food Poisoning, no matter your Skill level.|update=2.28}}'''Sour Stomach''' is an [[Afflictions|Affliction]] found within ''[[The Long Dark]]''. It is one of 6 unique Afflictions that can be encountered only within Misery Mode experience.
==Overview==
{{Quote2|Your questionable diet has caught up with you.<br>
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You cannot eat as much before you feel full. You also are more likely to experience Food Poisoning, no matter your Skill level.|In-game Description}}

Sour Stomach is a permanent Affliction unique to [[Misery Mode]] which occurs from Stage 2-4 of Misery. It permanently reduces the maximum calories the survivor can store in their body. Sour Stomach also disables both of the benefits from Cooking Skill level 5: you now have a chance of [[Food Poisoning]] when [[Food And Drink|eating cooked or artificial food]], as well as [[Risk of Intestinal Parasites]] when eating cooked predator meat again.
==Effects==

* Maximum [[Needs|Calories Stored]] reduced by 1000 (1500 maximum)
* Disables [[Cooking|Cooking Skill]] level 5 perks "immunity to [[Food Poisoning]]" and "immunity to [[Intestinal Parasites]]" when eating non-raw food
* All Food Poisoning chances of food items are doubled. Safe food items with 0% Food Poisoning risk are still safe, though.
* The rate at which the Risk of Intestinal Parasites meter is filled after consuming predator meat is increased by 1.5. One piece gives 1% risk, two pieces 6%, three pieces 13% and so on.

== Strategies ==
An effective way of combating Food Poisoning and Parasites Risk once this Affliction is acquired is to consume [[Cured Meat]] and [[Cured Fish]] from a [[Meat Curing Box]]. Meat consumed from Meat Curing Boxes does not decay and has no Risk of Intestinal Parasites, though the box will need to be topped off with large amounts of [[Salt]] to function. Cured Meat and Cured Fish have no Food Poisoning risk if the meat is cured in high (above 75%) condition. However, it is good to note that there is a 1% (or 2% with Sour Stomach) chance of Food Poisoning at 20%-75% conditions.{{Afflictions}}

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