Food poisoning
We never eat out but were itching for some good Chinese and found a buffet nearby. It was well priced and good. Went back two days later, ie last night, and have spent the last 24 hours draining the b...
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Chock Full o' Nuts wrote:pconroy328 wrote: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. ;)
You are 100% correct. Saving antibiotics is a bad idea. Not only do you not adequately treat the current bacterial infection, but you risk future antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics are not one-size-fits-all drugs. You can't just take any old antibiotic and expect it to treat the bacteria-of-the-month. Taking an antibiotic here and there just is not good medicine.
OP, I'm with this poster. Run your plan by your doctor and see what he says. I will bet you at least $1 that he will not approve.
I have a fix that has worked for me and several friends, in cases like this and the flu. It was given to me by a Nurses Aid during a outbreak of the flu.
1. Drink some regular Coke. Coke syrup is included in many boating 1st Aid Kit as it is an anti nauseate.
2. Then eat some Regular PLAIN Yogurt, this has the necessary bacteria to put your digestive tract back on tract. IT MUST BE PLAN LOW FAT (Store Brand is great).
3. Then Gator aid or other sports drink to restore fluids.
I have been using this for about 40 years, and for me it has worked every time.
