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Food
Poisoning What to Do If You Suspect You Have
Food Poisoning
Symptoms to look
for: vomiting, 6 bouts or more of diarrhea, chills, bloody diarrhea,
abdominal cramps, nausea, and fever.
First thing is to
see you doctor and make sure you tell him/her that you suspect food
poisoning. Your doctor should then test for an organism.
One
thing to remember is that it is very rarely the last thing you ate that
made you ill. Typically it takes anywhere from 12 hours to 14 days for
symptoms to develop. A complete food history would go back over four
days of what you have eaten. It would be a good idea to try and get that
written down as soon as you suspect food poisoning. (See accompanying
form.)
You
should also contact your local public health unit. If you are in
McKenzie, Williams, Mountrail or Divide counties that would be the Upper
Missouri District Health Unit.
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