Suggest Treatment For Nausea, Vomiting And Diarrhea

Posted on Thu, 1 Jun 2017

Question: Hello. I accidentally ate rice pudding with expiry date six weeks ago. Only a spoonful. Checked the date after after noticing unpleasant taste. This happened this morning, about 10 hours ago. Only symptoms thus far are mild upset stomach and reduced appetite. No nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.

Should I be concerned about food poisoning? How soon would onset occur? Hours? Days? Weeks? Is this serious? Could a small amount in a spoonful cause serious damage? What sort of bacteria could I have been exposed to? How should I treat it?

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No active intervention needed as of now.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting Healthcaremagic!
I have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns.

As per your description,signs of food poisoning/ gastroenteritis is not there. So no treatment required now.
Generally Skype symptoms of food poisoning develops with in 4 to 12 hours after consuming contaminated food stuffs. The symptoms include severe vomiting,abdominal pain and loose stools. food poisoning caused by bacteria or virus like staphylococcus or clostridium. Treatment is mainly by supportive measures and antibiotics. In your case no definitive treatment is needed now.
As of now, you can take bowel smoothners like carminative mixture and antacid syrups. Avoid spicy foods for few days.
Watch for symptoms like vomiting and loose stools and in that case you have to consult a physician and get evaluated.

Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr Shinas Hussain

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