Question 1

how long could chicken food poisoning take to kick in?

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Depends : There is not specific "chicken food poisoning". The common food borne illness is likely to be salmonella infection that may 1-7 days. Food contaminated by preformed staphylococcal toxin can start in a couple of hours. See this site for more info.
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/food-poisoning.

Question 2

how long does it take to get food poisoning? i am feeling sick all of a sudden.  an hour ago i had a crab salad to eat...does it take longer for food poisoning to take hold?  could it be that?

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Symptoms : Symptoms of food poisoning usually start  between four to 48 hours after eating contaminated food.  It is usually because you have eaten food contaminated with bacteria or other toxins. Common symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, loose bowel movements, aching muscles and possibly a fever.   I don't know if you have food poisoning, but if you do it could be from a meal earlier today or even from something that you ate yesterday.

Question 3

i wish to know how long does food poisoning take?

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1-2 days: Average food poisoning lasts 1-2 days.

Question 4

i have food poisoning
what can i take ?

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Vomiting/diarrhea: The thing that we worry about most when a patient has severe diarrhea and vomiting is that they might become dehydrated. There are several ways to assess this on physical exam and by lab tests. 95% of people can be hydrated orally but 5% can not keep fluids down and they need to be hydrate by IV fluids. It is the dehydration that can kill you, not the lack of cookies.

Question 5

what do i take if i have food poisoning?

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Hydration: Is key and not trying to force eat, as your appetite will come back during recovery. If reason to believe that is more than just food poisoning let your GP know also so that he or she would be able to make further recommendations. If unable to stand up or fluids not staying down using the closest inpatient facility would be best as you will need iv hydration at least.

Question 6

how long does it take to cure food poisoning?

Accepted Answer

Time will tell: If you have a not too serious bacterial or spoiled food, then a day of nausea, vomiting, then diarrhea usually occurs.  Unfortunately there are bad bugs out there that if your health is not the best, can result in death. If you are "sick" then weak care immediately to make sure you will recover.

Question 7

how long can it take for food poisoning to show up?

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Depends on cause: Minutes for heavy metal poisoning, hours for staph food poisoning, several days for salmonella or campylobacter and months to years for the human form of mad cow disease.

Question 8

how long does it take for food poisoning to go away?

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3 days to a week: For the top food-borne illnesses like salmonella and shigella the symptoms usually take 4 to 7 days to resolve.  A common diarrhea caused by staph which is actually a toxin
produced by the bacteria resolves in 24 hours.  An organism like yersinia can take up to 3 weeks to resolve.

Question 9

how much time does it take for food poisoning to show up?

Accepted Answer

That depends: Staphylococcus aureus – 1 to 6 hrs, Campylobacter – 2 to 5 days, Clostriidum botulinum – 12 to 72 hours, Clostridium perfringens – 8 to 16 hours,  Escherichia Coli – 1 to 8 days, Giardia lamblia – 1 to 2 weeks, Hepatitis A – 28 days, Listeria – 9 to 48 hrs,  Noroviruses – 12 to 48 hours, Rotavirus – 1 to 3 days, Salmonella – 1 to 3 days, Shigella – 24 to 48 hours, Vibrio vulnificus – 1 to 7 day.

Question 10

how long does it take to develop symptoms from food poisoning?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Staph food poisoning: preformed toxin (in creamy, mayonaise foods), onset 4-8 h after tainted food. Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea; lasts 24-48 hours.  Scombroid poisoning (fresh tuna, grouper, snapper, etc): tasteless toxin, stable to cooking, histamine release; symptoms within 1/2-3h; flushing, palpitations, cramps, diarrhea; lasts 24-48h.  Others: onset up to 5 d after exposure.

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