How long before I get over food poisoning?
This is my second day in bed...the vomiting has gone and the dehydration is getting there but I feel really weak with headache. I think I might have had staphylococcal poisoning as it seemed to come on very quickly after having a precooked apple pie and I was so sick....virtually every 10 minutes through the night for about 8 hours. I have never been so ill...
How long before I'm feeling really good as I am worrying about work!!?
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Depending on what it was, how spoiled it was, and how much of it you ate, it all can change from case to case.
Most I have ever been sick was 3 days. One day of absolute agony ( I might be exaggerating a little), one day of feeling bad (but better than the day before, and the third day, I was up and around but I didn't feel quite right. Quite possibly, even the fourth day for you, things still might seem a little off.
I will tell you what though...
Your body will seem to attach the feeling sick with something you ate, and you will not want to eat that particular item for a real long time.
I once got sick, and I had eaten several things that day. So it was hard to tell what it was. I had pizza, chips & salsa, hot dogs with ketchup, mustard, and relish, and a bunch of other stuff. I will tell that I couldn't eat pizza in a real long time. May have been 6 months to a year before I had pizza again. It may have been something else altogether, but for whatever reason, my body blamed the pizza and it let me know. (
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is food poisoning less severe if you have a healthy immune system?
If you have a very healthy immune system, will the symptoms of food poisoning be minor? I realize that some food borne pathogens can be really dangerous and can make you very ill no matter how healthy you are, but for the most common ones, will food poisoning be nothing more than a bad stomach and diarrhea if you are very healthy? (I am emetophobic.) Also, do you HAVE to throw up if you have food poisoning. If you try to keep it down with ginger, antiemetics etc. , is that dangerous?
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Far less severe if you have a good immune system.
People with weak immune systems [including the elderly and very young] are frequently cautioned not to eat foods that are perfectly safe for most people, like runny egg yolks and meat that is at all pink.
But once you've eaten something that disagrees with you, let your body get rid of it quickly. Resisting the urge to vomit keeps the poison inside, and you really don't want that. (
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How long does food poisoning take to have an effect?
I ate a burger and fries at a good burger place and about half an hour later I was running to the bathroom. I did not throw up, just diarrhea. How could that happen so fast? Isn't there like a mile of intestines that food has to travel through? Is that even considered food poisoning or just a reaction to grease or bacteria? Real food poisoning takes as much as 24 hours and makes you sick for at least a day right? Real answers only please.
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Food poisoning is caused by bacterial contamination of food and usually related to toxins these bad bacteria produce. Symptoms often arise within 12-24 hours of ingestion of contaminated food but can be sooner (within hours if the toxin is present in large enough concentration) or be delayed for over a day. However, if you rarely eat greasy foods, you can get diarrhea fairly quickly. You should be fine in about a day-make sure you drink plenty of fluids so you don't get dehydrated. (
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How does the body react to food poisoning?
I need to write an essay for science about food poisoning. The bacteria that caused the food poisoning is Salmonella. Can you like give me some information about how the bodies white blood cells do to kill the bacteria or how they react. And it would be great if you gave me some links too. Please I really need help. It's due on Monday so I need to finish quick.
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A good link is http://www.medicinenet.com/salmonella/article.htm this gives a lot of information. (
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What are some symptoms of intentional food poisoning?
My wife and i suspect someone of poisoning her mothers food. she has a life insurance policy and her sister is the beneficiary, well she has diabetis and her kidneys are failing. And she has been getting bloody stools (sorry for the mental picture) . But i was wanting to know if there are any signs of food poisoning that we should look for?
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Do NOT get a blood test. To detect a case of food poisoning, you should do a STOOL culture.
As far as food poisonings are concerned, bloody stools are common with Campylobacter, Shigella and E. coli O157:H7 infection.
These three bacteria are easy to detect with a STOOL CULTURE. Also, please note if there are any fevers, vomiting and nausea.
In general, you should see a doctor if your stools are bloody. It could signal infection, hemmorhoids or colon problems (including cancer!). But lord knows, renal failure and diabetes can cause similar problems as well. (
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How long does it take before food poisoning symptoms show up?
My friend has just eaten some frozen food that was apparently defrosted by mistake and left in the freezer overnight and then turned back on, so the food was then re-frozen. She's just eaten it and is panicking in case she gets food poisoning. How long before symptoms should show up? What can she do if she starts vomiting, etc?
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food poisoning symptoms can take up to 24 hours to show up.
It'll start with feeling nausea, vomiting and get worse from there; possible fevers, chills etc.
She can treat it according to these directions, but see a doctor if it lasts longer than a day.
Avoid solid food but drink plenty of fluids.
Avoid alcoholic, caffeinated, or sugary drinks, if possible. Over–the–counter rehydration products made for children such as Pedialyte and Rehydralyte are expensive but good to use if available. (They make these in popsicle form too, and that helps with the flu symptoms so would be good for food poisoning too).
Gatorade and Powerade are fine for adults but dilute with water because too much sugar, which can worsen diarrhea.
After successfully tolerating fluids, go back to eating slowly. Start with plain foods that are easy on the stomach: rice, wheat, breads, potatoes, cereals (low–sugar cereals), lean meats, and chicken (not fried) to start. Milk can be given safely, although some people may experience additional stomach upset due to lactose intolerance.
Anti-diarrheal medicines can be taken too, by following directions on the package. (
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How long before food poisoning symptoms show up?
My friend has just eaten some frozen food that was apparently defrosted by mistake and left in the freezer overnight and then turned back on, so the food was then re-frozen. She's just eaten it and is panicking in case she gets food poisoning. How long before symptoms should show up? What can she do if she starts vomiting, etc?
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By now your friend would probably have forgotten all about her re-frozen pizza, but here's some info for you anyway
Onset of food poisoning symptoms can be anywhere from 1-2 hours to a day or so. This is because the symptoms could be produced by the toxins made by bacteria, or by the bacteria themselves. Toxin-mediated food poisoning is generally much faster and more dramatic. Rehydration is the key; if she can't keep stuff down at all, has severe abdo pain or if there's blood etc, she should head straight to the hospital. By the way, frozen food is generally OK to be refrozen ONCE if it's been kept at refrigerated temperatures (i.e. if the temperature does not reach a level at which bacteria can multiply). So if the freezer was incompletely defrosted and the compartment was kept closed, she would probably be OK! (I hope so!) (
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How dangerous is food poisoning in pregnancy?
My fiancee is 21 weeks pregnant and has food poisoning. She went to dinner at her friends house and her friend acidentally gave herself and her guests food poisoning.
I rang the doctor and he said just to let her rest and get her to drink fluids ever so often and try her on crackers at about 8 tonight. She hasn't managed to keep anything down, not even water but the amount she brings up has reduced a lot since this morning. Is food poisoning dangerous to the baby?
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I had food poisoning during my first pregnancy at 27 weeks. The doctor explained to me that the placenta will keep any of the bacteria/contaminated food from the baby, and that the baby would just physically feel uncomfortable (like mom) from all of the activity. She explained that the baby is very well protected and would not be hurt. However, the baby could be affected by dehydration should one not be able to keep fluids down and hydrated. The doctor emphasized that eating after FP is not near as important as re-hydrating due to the fact that the baby and the sac heavily rely on it for amniotic fluid etc.. I would have her try ice chips as often as possible, and clear juices (apple, white grape, etc..) Start the BRAT (banana, rice, applesauce, toast) diet if she begins to feel like eating as those are easiest on the sensitive digestive tract. If she cannot quit heaving then ring the doctor and see if he can prescribe a anti-nausea medication to help her rebound quicker (we use phenergan here in the states that's safe during pregnancy). I wish you guys best of luck and congrats on the new one! Hope she feels better soon! (
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What are the symptoms of food poisoning and how long untill symptoms show up?
I feel very nauses and my stomach is cramping like my intestines are notting up also sorry if tmi but I also have diahreah. Please help what else could it be? Or is it food poisoning?
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Food poisoning is a common, usually mild, but sometimes deadly illness. Typical symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea that occur suddenly (within 48 hours) after consuming a contaminated food or drink. Depending on the contaminant, fever and chills, bloody stools, dehydration, and nervous system damage may follow. These symptoms may affect one person or a group of people who ate the same thing (called an outbreak).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the United States, food poisoning causes about 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and up to 5,000 deaths each year. One of the most common bacterial forms of infection, the salmonellae organisms, account for $1 billion in medical costs and lost work time.
Worldwide, diarrheal illnesses are among the leading causes of death. Travelers to developing countries often encounter food poisoning in the form of traveler's diarrhea or "Montezuma’s revenge." Additionally, there are possible new global threats to the world's food supply through terrorist actions using food toxins as weapons. (
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Can food poisoning set in an hour after you eat the possibly containmenated food?
My co-worker and I ate sour cream and shreaded cheese from a fast food restuarant and think we may have gotten food poisoning. But it was only about 2 hours ago. Is that possible??
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Depending on what kind of food poisoning it is, it is possible. Food poisioning symptoms can take 1 hour to 72 hours.
Just a word of warning: If you want to hold the restaurant legally responsible, you'll have to go to a hospital and get a confirmed diagnosis. It will also be in your best interest to have a sample of the food you got sick from. This way, the lab can match the bacteria in your body with the bacteria found in the food. Then, you need to contact the health department and they will conduct an investigation. (
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