A 28-year-old member asked:
how long could food poisoning last?
2 doctor answers
Dr. Howard Hack answered
33 years experience Internal Medicine
Usually days: The length and severity of food poisoning depends on the affected person and the dose and type of infection acquired. It is typically past in a few days. Two weeks is on the longer side.
Answered on Jul 31, 2020
10
10 thanks
Dr. Vijay Karia answered
13 years experience Internal Medicine
Food poisoning : Food poisoning generally lasts from a few hours to several days
Answered on Oct 30, 2018
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Related questions:
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Larry Lutwick answered
49 years experience Infectious Disease
Depends on cause: Many food borne illnesses are gone within a day or so including staph food poisoning and norovirus, some are gone within 5-7 days like salmonellosis a ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Arthur Heller answered
43 years experience Gastroenterology
Depends: Staph: lasts 1-3 days. Viral gastroenteritis can last a week. Anything longer needs evaluation.
See doc if fever, bleeding, severe symptoms, i.e. C ... Read More
2
2 thanks
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Depends on the: Type of poisoning. Staphylococcal toxin lasts only a few hours, bacterial infections like salmonella, shigella, toxigenic e. Coli may last days to wee ... Read More
2
2 thanks
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Philip Chao answered
38 years experience Radiology
Usuall y24 hrs: If it persists more than 24 hours go see a doctor. It is not ordinary food poisoning.
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
People also searched for:
Connect by text or video with a U.S. board-certified doctor now — wait time is less than 1 minute!
24/7 visits
$15 per month