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What if i discover that what i just ate went bad long ago, what's there to do to avoid food poisoning/reduce the severity of the symptoms?

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Fluids: Drink plenty of fluids to flush the system. If you do get food poisoning symptoms (usually within a few hours) homeopathic arsenicum is awesome for helping alleviate symptoms.

Answered 3/26/2014

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