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Why does it take a couple of hours before you start feeling ill from food poisoning?
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Germs require time: Sevreal variables can delay the onset of symptoms in food poisoning.The amount of germs ingested may vary & stomach acid may destroy them before they can get thru. The host body may also be tolerate the toxin up to a point.Any left over germs require time to make enough toxin in the gut to trigger symptoms.Occasionally the germs have made enough toxin before intake that symptoms come sooner.
Answered 11/12/2020
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Incubation period: Even preformed toxin in food takes a few minutes to hours to act. If food poisoning is due to micro-organisms, the bug need time to grow and cause trouble,
Answered 7/24/2018
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