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In our fiesta, a pork dish with blood was served. i ate kinda a lot of it since it was tasty, and also some for the second day. i got diarrhea and black stools afterward. is this a normal reaction? the black stools are gone now. will i be okay?

Q: in our fiesta, a pork dish with blood was served. i ate kinda a lot of it since it was tasty, and also some for the second day. i got diarrhea and black stools afterward. is this a normal reaction? the black stools are gone now. will i be okay?

: The meat was probably undercooked and an infection may have occurred. Keep well hydrated, consider a probiotic daily until well. Watch for abdominal pain, vomiting and fever.

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

The meat was probably undercooked and an infection may have occurred. Keep well hydrated, consider a probiotic daily until well. Watch for abdominal pain, vomiting and fever.

Answered 5/19/2022

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A member asked:

In our fiesta, a pork dish with blood was served. i ate kinda a lot of it since it was tasty, and also some for the second day. i got diarrhea and black stools afterward. is this a normal reaction? the black stools are gone now. will i be okay?

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