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i've given myself food poisoning
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but i've still got it after 5 days.
(i reheated some takeaway rice big boo boo!)
Nausea, sickness, diahorea, i'll be fine for a little bit (2 hours or so) i'll eat and then have diahorea or throw it all back up again. I've taken Imodium, but i don't want to go to the docs over food poisoning...
anything else i can do?
i'm also toying with whether i should go into college or not tomorrow...i'm really behind
(i reheated some takeaway rice big boo boo!)
Nausea, sickness, diahorea, i'll be fine for a little bit (2 hours or so) i'll eat and then have diahorea or throw it all back up again. I've taken Imodium, but i don't want to go to the docs over food poisoning...
anything else i can do?
i'm also toying with whether i should go into college or not tomorrow...i'm really behind
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Is that bad? I've done that a few times and turned out all right.
Sip still water, lots of plain food and if you can get them some plain live yoghurts or drinnks (actimel/yakult) can help ease your stomach.
Ring NHS Direct and if it still hasnt gone in a couple more days go and see your GP.
I'm not dying, i just suffer a bit more cos of my IBS i suppose...
are rehydration salts a good idea then?
its often recommended that you should drink a pint of water with about a dessert spoon of sagar and a pinch of salt mixed in - you will be losing energy and salts as well as fluids - or maybe get someone to buy you some dialoryte from the chemists
depending on what is causing the food poisoning things can get worse or there could be complications - id say if youre not better by friday go to the doctors OR if you get any worse.
and stop the imodium unless you really really need ut - as others have said it'll only keep in what should be passing out!
Antibiotics sometimes, but not always, helps ease bacterial diarrhea.
When to seek medical advice
If diarrhea persists beyond five days or if you become dehydrated — as evidenced by excessive thirst, dry mouth or skin, little or no urination, severe weakness, dizziness or lightheadedness, or dark-colored urine — see your doctor. Also get medical help if you have severe abdominal or rectal pain, bloody or black stools, a temperature of more than 101 F, or signs of dehydration despite drinking plenty of liquids.- Mayo Clinic
Heating it 'wakes up' a spore that lives on rice, and no amount of heat can kill it.
oh damn. Never had a problem with it and I eat re-heated rice once every two weeks (approximately). Never heard of that. Can you back that up with a link or something. I'd like to read more.
http://www.angelfire.com/bc/incredible/xCS1makeaheadrice.html
http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/nutritionessentials/starchfoods/
http://www.foodaq.com/html/General/123947.html
http://www.communityfriend.co.uk/food/cooking_questions.html#question_5
Food poisoning from rice is very bad but as long as you store it right, i.e. don't let it fester for ages in a warm room then it should be fine for reheating. If it was that dangerous i'm sure china wouldn't have had the need for the one child policy.
http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/bacillus/fp/fpmenu.htm
there is data on that link about the number of cases and they seem to be quite low BUT these will only be reported and confirmed cases, im sure plenty of people get sick but dont go to the doctor/environmental health about it.
god bless uncle ben.
Curry and chinese takeaways do it all the time and you just don't know about it.
Still that's harsh. Don't got to college if your ill. Go to the quack instead.
oh alright... thanks.
Hiya,
Try taking some andrews but with warm (not hot) water, rather than the standard cold water. It really helps to settle the stomach after something like this. About a year ago I caught that nanobug that was going round and I had it really bad (vomiting, diahorea and all the rest). Taking the andrews really helped me and I recovered a lot quicker.