Another bout of food poisoning...

[HipChick]

I have to stop eating out..or go Vegan It's hot as hell out, and I am sitting here shivering..

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Food poisoning is miserable -

you feel like you have to get better in order to die. But going vegan won't prevent you from getting it because salmonella and e. coli are often carried on vegetables.

[LiberalElite]

2. that's why I

STAY AWAY FROM THE SPROUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HipChick]

3. thanks for reminder...

[Mosby]

6. the most common cause of food poisoning in the us is norovirus

It's spread by food service workers and poor sanitation, the food itself is mostly irrelevant, though ready to eat and raw foods are higher risk.

[easychoice]

4. The Blue Plate Special really was?

water,plenty of water.

[orleans]

5. aw...hope you feel better soon. n/t

[pipi_k]

7. Like someone above said...

plenty of water, but also, don't take anything to stop the emissions from either end, if you get my drift.

You want that bad stuff to get the hell out.

I read that it's pretty much OK to let it run its course for 24 to 48 hours without any interference.


Food poisoning sucks!

[laundry_queen]

11. Yes good advice

Once I took a gravol the second I started to feel nauseous (the kids all had it and I thought I could forgo the worst of it with gravol). OMG don't EVER do that. I ended up on the floor with the worst stomach pain I've had in my life (aside from labor and gallstones) and then after a few hours of absolute misery, it got worse. It came out both ends at the same time...for hours.


Now, when my kids start barfing and I feel nauseous, I just leave it alone. I stop eating and drinking (except small sips of water) until it passes. If I do start vomiting, I do 'gastric rest' and in my experience with the kids, when we do 'gastric resting' it passes quickly - it's usually gone in 12 hours. So much better than previous bouts that lasted days and days. A doctor at the ER explained the technique to me when one of my kids was overly dehydrated from a bout with norovirus. It worked like a charm.

Basically, if you vomit, you take nothing by mouth for 1-2 hours, then you start up again with a TEASPOON of a rehydration solution (Gatorade, pedialyte) every 15 minutes. If you vomit again, you start over. If after an hour, you hold down the teaspoon, then you graduate to a tablespoon every 10-15 minutes for an hour. Then a tablespoon every 5 minutes. Then sips out of a cup. Then dry toast. If at any time you vomit, you start over.

That technique has never failed to cut short a stomach virus in our family.

[HipChick]

12. Thanks for the tip

[IdaBriggs]

15. Bookmarking thread for this!

Thank you for sharing!

[magical thyme]

8. make sure you get plenty of electrolytes with the water

It's not enough to replace fluids. You need to replenish the lytes, too.

[a la izquierda]

9. I pity you...

I had a very bad case earlier this summer. It was dreadful.

[bigwillq]

10. My friend is Vegan

got FP like 10 times while living in Thailand.

[tabbycat31]

13. I had FP in May

Gatorade (which I don't normally drink or like) and white soda (ie Sprite, 7-up, Ginger Ale) is your friend.

[whistler162]

14. Take care of yourself.... and remember

DON't EAT the Tuna salad with sunbaked mayo.