Typically how long does food poisoning last for?

[tigwig]

Or is that like asking how long is a piece of string? My SIL had a chicken on Thurs which had been in the freezer since June. She left it on her kitchen worktop for 2 days before cooking it, obviously thinking that the high temp in the oven when cooking would kill the bacteria. Which it plainly didn't. The whole family have now had d&v since. I didn't think you could even freeze chicken for that long safely let alone leave it at room temp!

[Sqad]

No set answer.......but depends on the organism and treatment given.

If antibiotics are given and the patient is well hydrated then 48 hours to 3days should do it. But with other organisms it mat take up to a week to settle.

Sometimes, due to rarer organisms and rarely....it may take weeks e.g Giardia Lamblia.

[boxtops]

I had food poisoning last year - I will spare you the details but it was - as it were - out of my system in 48 hours.
A chicken on the worktop for 2 days would certainly not be safe to eat. I wouldn't worry about the freezer element - we ate pork chops last night which had been in the freezer since January - but leaving it out of the fridge while defrosting is a no-no.

[pastafreak]

I agree about the freezer element...the worst is a deterioration in the quality of the meat-dryness,freezer burn..etc.
But leaving it out for 2 days is a definite no-no.

[237SJ]

I had a nice dose last year that lasted 2 weeks.