A 30-year-old member asked:
how do you treat food poisoning?
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Dr. Arthur Heller answered
43 years experience Gastroenterology
Fluids, maybe meds: Supportive care, fluids, brat diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, tea), maybe meds. Not always antibiotics; be careful using antidiarrheals-can retain the germ. Probiotics can be helpful. Contact md if prolonged, fever, bleeding, can't keep things down or in.
Answered on Sep 3, 2020
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Dr. Larry Lutwick answered
49 years experience Infectious Disease
Food borne illness: There are many causes. Some have illnesses that are self limited like staph and norovirus that are treated symptomatically. Others like salmonella and campylobacter can be treated with antimicrobials if diagnosed early enough. Botulism needs antitoxin and sometimes breathing support.
Answered on Sep 26, 2016
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Variable treatments: Treatment of Food poisoning may include oral or intravenous replacement of fluids/ electrolytes. Antibiotics may be needed for bacterial infections. Hospitalization is sometimes necessary.
Answered on Nov 14, 2015
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Dr. Larry Lutwick answered
49 years experience Infectious Disease
Symptomatically: For the most part. Although some causes of foodborne gastroenteritis should not be treated with anti-diarrheal meds despite diarrhea because shigella ... Read More
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Dr. Chad Morse answered
25 years experience Hepatology
Time and Fluids: Meds for symptoms: uncontrolled vomiting (zofran, phenergan, compazine). Moderate diarrhea - imodium. Since most food poisoning is self-limited, pushi ... Read More
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Depends on cause: Food poisoning may be due to chemical contamination, contamination by organisms, e.g., hepatitis, giardia, e coli, cryptosporidium, listeria etc; pref ... Read More
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Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim answered
19 years experience Urgent Care
Hmm: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain within a few hours of ingestion. Provided your symptoms get better in a day or , fluids and supportive mea ... Read More
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