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Does this sound like food poisoning or norovirus? she vomited throughout the day, by 6pm she was perfectly normal and went to a wedding and ate cake

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Unanswerable: I am happy to hear that 'she' is now perfectly normal. But, without more information your question, unfortunately, is impossible to answer. What were her symptoms? When did they start? Was there a fever? Nausea? Vomiting? Weight loss? How long did the symptoms last?

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Answered 7/4/2013

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A member asked:

Does this sound like food poisoning or norovirus? she vomited throughout the day, by 6pm she was perfectly normal and went to a wedding and ate cake

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Killian answered

Dr Baez agreed

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