Food poisoning

[Scarlett]

My friend and I shared 2 paninis in a roadside cafe (a big one) this afternoon. Since 6pm we have both been shaky, shivering and sick. I also have diarrhoea. It is clearly food poisoning. Last time I had this it spread to my knee and I got reactive arthritis- I couldn't walk and had to go down the stairs on my bum to get to the loo. Also had to wee into a jug and decant! I am desperate not to get this again- especially with xmas coming.
Does anyone have any advice, other than to get rid of as much of it as possible?

[curlyfilm]

best thing is to drink lots of cooled, once boiled water, consult the doctor, also report the incident to the enviromental health

[sophieb]

I'm no doctor but I would suggest not eating anything until the diarrhoea has stopped and drink plenty water cos you will dehydrate if you have sickness and diarrhoea.Hope you are feeling better soon!

[jno]

Get some Dioralyte if the diarrhoea's bad (chemists should have it), gets the important stuff back into your body. Agree with curly about the environmental health too, no point in leaving them to make the whole nation ill. Get well soon

[Eve]

Awww you poor thing, big hugs xxx

What was in the paninis?

You can get anti diahro...the runs tablets and rehydration powders to replace the lost fluids. Make sure you keep your fluids up but avoid alcohol, sugary and sports drinks.

Avoid food until the symptoms start to pass, introduce plain gentle foods such as rice and potatoes and low sugar cereals.

Keep a high standard of hygiene, wash your hands regularly and make sure that any cups, glasses etc... you use are cleaned properly to prevent any reinfection.

If it hasn't cleared up in a few days or gets worse of if you can't keep any fluids down and get dehydrated, have a high temperature and fever, pass any blood (or black poo) or mucus, you are short of breath or having trouble breathing, your heart is racing, pounding, or skipping, you may have poisoning from mushrooms, fish, or botulism, you have any nervous system symptoms like weakness, double vision, difficulty speaking, or paralysis or you have trouble swallowing then get seen asap.

If you have any concerns ring NHS Direct...0845 46 47.

Hope you're feeling better soon xxx

[joko]

do NOT take anto runs tablets!!

you need to get the bugs etc out of your system - taking imodium just keeps it inside!

[Eve]

Actually that's a good point joko, I had food poisoning a few weeks ago after eating some dodgy fish and was prescribed anti runs tablets for it.

Am now ill again with gastritis and wondering if that (as well as other things) is partly to blame.

[jno]

technically joko is quite right: if your body's trying to expel something, let it get on with it. But I have to say if I've been to the loo so often I'm exhausted and sore and empty, I'll take an immodium just to give my body a rest. (This would go double if I had to go downstairs on my bum every time like Scarlett.) So I wouldn't say never use them.

[Eve]

Eejit, fine, yes it is partly also to do with that, I also have a bleeding stomach because of it but it's not really got anything to do with this question.

[Eve]

Just wanted to stress there were some offensive posts by Eejit towards me that have now been removed, wasn't responding to anyone else who posted on here x