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Can you have food poisoning without having diarrhea or vomiting? maybe a mild form?

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Dr. Karen Butler answered

Not likely: The body wants to workload the bacteria so you will get either diahrea vomiting or both

Answered 4/5/2018

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A member asked:

Severe diarrhea, nausea every now and again, mild stomach pain, no vomiting, is it food poisoning?

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Was it mild food poisioning or too much sugar I ate? My stool was softened not diarrhea but soft, felt dizzy/hot, did not throw up, and tummy still sensitive after like 12hrs or so. I recently cut back On sugar so I might of over done it last night?

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If you have food poisining can you just get diarreah & no vomit ? Or vomiting is always included with food poisining ?

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I have food poisining , why is my stomach growling ? & i'm gassy is this normal ? The vomit & diarreah stopped i only had it for like 4 hours

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What to do after onset of food poioning? The vomitting has stopped, the diahrea continues. Vomitting started with in 6 hours and the episode started about 20 hours ago. What should I eat, drink, not eat or not drink; medicine? How about asprin?

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