Food poisoning

Sorry to hear it. Hope your problems are behind you! :)

As difficult as it may be, make sure you are drinking lots of water. That 'draining' you are doing is tough on the body parts. If you both aren't on the road to recovery by tomorrow, you should probably get to a medical person. Some bacteria don't just 'drain' away.


Gary Haupt....darned near a food poisoning expert.

I'm so sorry to hear that you're ill. That just completely sucks!

The same thing happened to us in Atlanta a few years back. Miserable experience.

Remember that you something more than just water to replenish those electrolytes you've expelled. Apple juice, Gatorade (or the like) or even Pedialyte (for kids).

Take care and feel better soon.

food poisoning can and is terrible both body and mind. As stated you can get dehydrated quickly so be sure and drink water..Get well soon

I know people who ended up in the hospital so be careful. I hope someone checking on you.

brirene wrote:
Sorry to hear it. Hope your problems are behind you! :)

I think the problem is his behind!!!!!!

I did the same thing a few years ago. Sickest I have ever been.
Then a few months later the health dept. shut is down once and for all.

ok... I have a comment...

So food poisoning. I have had it many many times.
Not that I love to eat rotten food. I lived in IRAN !!!

Anyway.. food poisoning is a bad bacteria that grows in food
not kept or prepaired properly.

What kills bacteria?
Antibiotics.

I always save a few antibiotic pills here and there from the
doctors office.

Being a professional food poisonee, I can always tell early
when it starts bubbling up downstairs. I just drop one of
those antibiotic bombs down there early, while the bacteria
is still just in the stomach. Blows it up.

Food poisoning bacteria is usually some standard bacteria
and is easily killed by a single antibiotic pill.

Drop one down on the first sign, and you are up and
running in 5 hours later.

gh

I would definitely report it to the health dept in the area so they can track it. So sorry you're having a crappy time! (couldn't resist!)

groundhogy wrote:

Being a professional food poisonee, I can always tell early
when it starts bubbling up downstairs. I just drop one of
those antibiotic bombs down there early, while the bacteria
is still just in the stomach. Blows it up.

Food poisoning bacteria is usually some standard bacteria
and is easily killed by a single antibiotic pill.

So I'm no Doctor but I'm willing to bet $1 this is incorrect. One antibiotic pill (exlcuding perhaps Azithromycin) isn't really going to do anything to make you well.

And is probably only increasing the number of antibiotic resistant bacteria in your system.


You're correct that food poisoning is caused by a bacteria. But if I recall my Biochem classes, you need sustained levels of antibiotics in your blood stream for days in order to wipe them all out.

Short doses, like when you fail to take your entire prescription, generally make things worse.



My two cents - run what you're doing by your doctor. If she agrees with you, send me your address so I can mail you a buck. ;)