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What Causes Dizziness And Vomiting After Having Stale Salad?

My friend was hit by a basketball goal that fell over yesterday. He was hit on his shoulder. I took him to the ER to be sure nothing was broken. They did xrays and he was released to go home and was told ibuprophen might help pain. There seemed to be a lot of pain. Today he woke up and said he didn t hurt very badly and went to church and was going strong all day. We were resting and watching TV. He told me he felt really dizzy. Then started to throw up. He had some salad that was leftovers from a couple of days ago. That is mainly what he threw up. He still feels dizzy and is very clammy. I called ER and they thought it might be a virus. I am wondering about food poisoning. Any ideas?
Mon, 24 Jul 2017
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Thanks for putting your query over here.
Yes,it may be due to food poisoning.what I recommend is-
Bed rest.Have soft diet like rice ,bread or soup freshly made.Oral rehydration solution can be given to maintain hydration.use anti nausea drugs only under physician 's prescription in this case.
You need to visit physician in case of following signs-
Persistence of vomiting or diarrhoea for more than 24 hours,fever,abdominal cramps,blood/mucous on stools,food poisoning from mushroom or fish.You may need intravenous fluids and some antibiotics in such case.
To avoid such problems in future,it's very necessary to take precaution when you have raw salad,always eat freshly prepared and cooked food,if that is not possible,see to it the food is properly refrigerated and heated adequately before you consume them.
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What Causes Dizziness And Vomiting After Having Stale Salad?

Thanks for putting your query over here. Yes,it may be due to food poisoning.what I recommend is- Bed rest.Have soft diet like rice ,bread or soup freshly made.Oral rehydration solution can be given to maintain hydration.use anti nausea drugs only under physician s prescription in this case. You need to visit physician in case of following signs- Persistence of vomiting or diarrhoea for more than 24 hours,fever,abdominal cramps,blood/mucous on stools,food poisoning from mushroom or fish.You may need intravenous fluids and some antibiotics in such case. To avoid such problems in future,it s very necessary to take precaution when you have raw salad,always eat freshly prepared and cooked food,if that is not possible,see to it the food is properly refrigerated and heated adequately before you consume them. Thanks and regards.