Garlic

[Alej]

Can you get garlic poisoning as i ate a whole bulb of garlic last night practically raw stirred into spagetti and tomato sauce and have been having bad stomach cramps!(i ate the whole thing as im going away soon and though i might as well use it!). Any advise to help ease the pain?

[FTVS]

Certainly too much garlic can cause and upset stomach and/or hearthburn. Maybe you need some Andrews or even a glass of milk to settle your stomach. i am sure it will pass soon.... although I can't begin to imagine what you must smell like! i pity whoever sits next to you on the plane!

[Alej]

lol, dont worry i brushed my teeth for about an hour and put on a couple of cans of deoderant! thanks for the advice

[inferno]

I don't think you can get garlic poisoning as such. I once prepared a roast chicken dish that called for 24 bulbs of garlic (yes bulbs, not cloves!). Tasted fantastic.

[alanmcn2]

ANY CHANCE OF THE RECIPE INFERNO

[Hgrove]

I had a similar reaction to garlic (in my case possibly more acute) exactly between the ages of 18 and 34. In the year between 34 and 35 it gradually stopped. I never found a way to ease it other than working it out of my system (by going to the loo a lot, mainly) but you could try Andrews Liver Salts or Gaviscon.

[Gef]

Garlic is good for you. Problems probably caused by too many beers etc. [Edited.]

[New Forester]

I believe garlic and onions are in fact poisonous in very large quantities. However, for humans these quantities are unfeasibly large and so we are generally safe. I know dogs and cats are affected much more -- I read of a dog which died from quite a small amount of onion soup. They are also irritant when raw, and I suspect this is what has affected you, Alej. I've had various dishes with dozens of whole cloves in -- but cooked. One was roast hare -- I think this was really a chicken recipe, perhaps a similar dish to Inferno's. Mine was a Persian one I think. Another Middle Eastern one is fresh herrings or sardines, roasted with pine-nuts and whole garlic cloves. A good barbecue thing is new potatoes triple-wrapped in foil with oodles of butter or olive oil, some salt and pepper and loads of whole cloves with their skins on. Roast in the embers, or (quicker) bake in the oven first. The garlic cooks to a delicious pulp -- you hold the skin and suck out the pulp with your teeth. Yum!

[Alej]

Your right im pretty sure it was because it was raw - im better now :oD

[New Forester]

Alej -- Do stick to closed-mouth smilies for now... :o)

[Alej]

lol

[KewUK]

Garlic poisoning is surprisingly common, particularly with fresh crushed uncooked garlic. Less than a clove may make you:
nauseous and vomit
sweat or shiver
sugar loss leading to feeling very faint
You may become sensitised and have difficulty breathing. My doctor informed me that the symptoms wear off after a few days, but they were very unpleasant.