Food poisoning

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

And here is one that ended up with a heart attack at 42 as a result. Be VERY careful because it can get out of control fast.

groundhogy wrote:
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 do believe that the second half of the last sentence above could be rephrased a bit.
;)

I feel you. Happened to us and some friends after eating at Lin's in Yuma. I hope you called the Health Dept. Look at my write up on Yelp. I swore off Chinese buffets after that. We believe it was the shrimp. I did lose 5 lbs though.

Sorry to hear about that. On the plus side you will lose some weight! Ask me how, I know. ..15 lbs in a week!!!!

Haven't eaten at Taco Bell in 20 years!

Did you eat any of the raw seafood? Sorry you got sick. An undercooked burger got me a few years ago.

Not that I'm an expert, but the source of foodbourne illnesses can be difficult to detect, because the incubation period can be up to 14-days (and even longer, in some cases!) Unless the victims are identified as a group and tracked back to the source, blame can easily be put on the wrong outlet. Sometimes the illness may be caused by the food in our own home/rv.

Just some "food" for thought.

Food poisoning is the pits and I feel for you. I also don't believe the antibiotics will help and taking them randomly is really only building your resistance to them, making them moot when you actually might need them. Your best course of action is to keep sipping on liquids, little sips often. Crackers when you can and some Imodium If you don't feel better in 24 hours and no improvement CALL YOUR DOCTOR and if you don't have a doctor, go to one of those Walk In Clinics. Its nothing to mess with at all

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.

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.

rhagfo wrote:

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.

This is very good advice. I've been an RN for 38 years and over that time I have learned what works and what does not work for cases of GI upset, caused by food poisoning or other illness. (I was a pediatric nurse for about 30 years, so I've seen a LOT of vomit and diarrhea!)

Many folks think they need to drink massive quantities of fluids to treat vomiting and diarrhea, but this will usually lead to more vomiting and diarrhea. Small amounts of Coke will settle your stomach, at least in the early phase. Once vomiting begins, it takes about 3-4 good episodes to get the stomach empty. Gatorade and Pedialyte is my go-to treatment, in small, frequent doses (1-2oz every 15 min). They are lower in sugar than juice or soda--sugar is a natural laxative, which you don't need when you have food poisoning. The idea is to take in little bits and keep it all down.

Once the vomiting stops, you can ramp up the fluids and add some bland solids, like crackers, toast, bananas, rice, and applesauce.
Yogurt is very good for replenishing the intestinal flora, that good bacteria which keeps the bad germs from taking hold in your gut. At least 6oz per day will do it.

You don't need to rush to increase the diet. Give your gut time to recover and don't push it. It can take 3-4 days to feel better after any GI illness.