A bride-to-be’s dream bachelorette weekend turned into a medical nightmare just two weeks before her wedding day, after she was struck down by severe food poisoning in Paris.Sophie Coughlan (@sofflouise), 29, from Poulton-le-Fylde in the U.K., had been celebrating her final days of single life with four close friends in the French capital on May 24. But, just days later, she found herself bed-bound, feverish, and hallucinating—too unwell to enjoy the lead-up to her Italian wedding or even spend time with family who had flown in from New Zealand.The group had dined together at a Paris restaurant; the whole group of five shared snails, while Coughlan, her sister and best friend also shared rib-eye steak, duck breast and truffle mash. By Monday, Coughlan began experiencing severe cramps and fever. Her condition rapidly deteriorated through Tuesday night.”The night was the worst. I went to bed early but was up every single hour, was sweating, hallucinating and had the worst cramps ever. The next day. I was in so much pain and, at this stage, passing a lot of blood and mucus,” Coughlan told Newsweek. A video of her experience garnered more than 309,000 likes and over 4 million views on TikTok.Her now-husband sought medical advice, and the pair ended up in emergency care, where Coughlan spent seven hours severely dehydrated and feverish. She received an IV drip, but no stool sample was taken at the time.Later, when Coughlan messaged her group chat, both her sister and best friend revealed they too were experiencing the same debilitating symptoms. The group realized food poisoning was the likely cause.Coughlan remained bed-bound for a week, and her symptoms persisted for 11 days. With her wedding trip to Italy fast approaching, she turned to private health care and spent over $290 for expedited testing. The results came back just one day before departure: she had contracted campylobacter, a common foodborne illness.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that campylobacter is a type of bacteria that causes diarrheal illness and is usually transmitted through undercooked meat, contaminated food or water, or contact with animals. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, cramping, nausea, and vomiting. Most people recover without antibiotics, but the infection can be serious in vulnerable individuals, and in rare cases, lead to long-term complications.Though Coughlan made it to Italy, the illness cast a shadow over the celebration.”I was leaving for Italy the next day and there was nothing that could be done,” she said. “MY WEDDING DRESS DIDN’T FIT, when I went to collect my dress (1 day before we flew) we noticed on the waist it wasn’t as sinched or as fitted as it was in the previous fitting. I had lost about 9 pounds in the 9 days up to this point.”Coughlan also wasn’t able to enjoy Italian food during her wedding trip—something she had been looking forward to.Despite the ordeal, Coughlan said the wedding day itself was still magical.”I’m not going to look back on the superficial things like not ‘looking my best’ or my dress being ill-fitting and instead focus on the feelings and the vibes, and they were truly unmatched,” Coughlan said.She added that she contacted the restaurant where they ate, but her complaints have been ignored.Coughlan later shared her story on TikTok, where it quickly resonated with thousands. Viewers were stunned and sympathetic—especially those who had experienced similar trauma.”Food poisoning is literally hell on earth. Feel sorry for you girl,” said one user.”These comments while joking are so sad … From my bout with food poisoning, I was hospitalized several times and now have permanent damage and chronic conditions that resulted from it, I’ve literally never been the same since,” added Manda.Others were less kind, joking about the weight loss—an attitude many viewers found distasteful.”All the people saying ‘sounds like I win’ … Jesus Christ,” said Katy.”I’m so sorry for your loss. May I ask what you’ve ordered?” asked Viktoria Helena.”It happened to me a week before my wedding as well—it was the worst. Powerade the whole week and lost so much weight,” commented Anna Fielder.Still, some tried to bring levity to the comments section: “No how are you people so funny in the comments you have me crying here, girls are just so funny I can’t,” said one user.Newsweek reached out to the restaurant for comment via email.Newsweek’s “What Should I Do?” offers expert advice to readers. If you have a personal dilemma, let us know via life@newsweek.com. We can ask experts for advice on relationships, family, friends, money and work, and your story could be featured on “WSID” at Newsweek.