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I got food poisoning from some raw salmon i ate. three hours after eating the food, i started to have cold sweat, diarrhea, stomach cramps, and vomiting. i woke up with a red rash on my body only getting worse. what can i take to make it go away?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

You might have anisakiasis -- caused by the anasakis parasite, a worm common in salmon. Raw salmon is supposed to be frozen (and then thawed) before eating; freezing kills the worm. Both your symptoms and onset timing are typical. Skin rash does not usually occur, but has been reported in a few cases. Although unpleasant, anisakiasis is harmless and symptoms clear up quickly in a few days.

Answered 7/22/2023

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