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A 40-year-old member asked:
I ate 4 pieces of undercooked/raw shrimp that were previously frozen raw from a prepackaged microwavable meal box. i heated it but it was still half gray. should i expect onset of illness soon? recommended prophylactic? i feel so dumb. thanks.
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Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Raw shrimp: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/can-you-eat-raw-shrimp#safety
Consider probiotic like Florastor , and activated charcoal. Take charcoal 3-4 hours apart from Florastor so it does not affect the probiotic.
https://www.drugs.com/mtm/florastor.html
f/u/ w/ MD/ gastroenterology if diarrhea develops.
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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman commented
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
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Feb 5, 2020
Last updated Feb 5, 2020
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