Viewer Comments: Food Poisoning - SymptomsViewer Comments & ReviewsFood Poisoning - SymptomsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What were your food poisoning symptoms and signs?
Comment from: 55-64 Female (Patient)
Published: March 21
I had a hamburger in Detroit Monday night and vomited Tuesday afternoon. I have been sick with severe diarrhea still with bloating feeling and constant gas and uncomfortable feeling and my abdomen is still gurgling.
Comment from: 25-34 Female (Patient)
Published: March 21
I ate pizza at a small place near my home and about a half an hour after, I knew something was wrong. I was vomiting horribly nearly three hours after I ate, followed by chills, low-grade fever and a headache. I had diarrhea in between and a bad dizzy spell the next morning. The nausea didn't subside til the following afternoon, I only had fluids for 24 hours and began feeling better by the end of the following night.
Comment from: sweed, 25-34 Female (Patient)
Published: March 21
I had been at work all day, and I felt fine. When I got home I had some pate on toast and after 1 hour I had nausea and stomach pains. I threw up 4 times over night. I still have nausea and watery diarrhea and sometimes cramps in my stomach. That started on a Wednesday and its now Saturday morning. I can't wait to feel better.
Comment from: sharpie, 45-54 Female (Patient)
Published: March 07
Within two hours of eating beef and shrimp at a restaurant, I had a horrible upset stomach. It took another 2 hours to start throwing up and having very watery diarrhea. Also had cramping dizziness, and ringing in my ears. Then the chills and fever episodes set in alternating with other episodes of coming out both ends. This went on all night. The highest my fever got was 101 and lasted about 24 hours. By the 2nd day after I could tolerate water, and was no longer vomiting. Within 48 hours I could eat again. It was pretty awful. Slept in between the bathroom visits. Related Reading: dizziness
Comment from: SILAS, 25-34 Female (Patient)
Published: March 07
With my food poisoning, I had immediate, unexpected and uncontrollable abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. I am experiencing chills and feeling very thirsty.
Comment from: LMC, 13-18 Female (Caregiver)
Published: February 28
My daughter ate Mexican food yesterday. She felt sick after finished eating. She thought she had eaten too much, but she just ate one-fifth of her ground beef burrito. By the time she came home she had diarrhea, and became weak. I thought it might be the ground beef that was still not cooked. I will never order any ground beef dish for me and my family.
Comment from: Riven, 25-34 Female (Patient)
Published: February 28
I'm going through this now. It's not fun. I ordered a pizza around 7:30. About half an hour after I ate it my stomach went from feeling full to feeling cramped and uncomfortable. Woke up twice to throw up and was dry heaving the third time. I've got chills, I'm freezing and have diarrhea. I also have a light headache as well. My stomach still is hurting and I feel bloated and nauseous. Right now I just want to go to bed.
Comment from: pop, 65-74 Female (Patient)
Published: February 24
I have stomach cramping followed by diarrhea after eating clam chowder and a crab/artichoke melt.
Comment from: Health Care Provider, 65-74 Female (Patient)
Published: February 22
I attended a seminar/brunch. When my table was called to eat it was the last in line. I put on my plate, scrambled eggs, French toast, potatoes, and a mini muffin. All the food was lukewarm. One hour later driving home a wave of nausea hit me, along with dizziness, which made driving difficult. I stopped at friend's house nearby, where I vomited twice. Cramping had occurred in my stomach. I still felt dizzy and nauseated. She drove me home where I vomited a third time. By 6:00p.m that evening I was feeling better.
Comment from: Judy, 45-54 Female (Caregiver)
Published: February 16
About 2 hours after eating a Chinese meal, I began to feel cold and clammy, soon after I developed diarrhea and vomiting. The stools where like water and continued like this every hour for approx 8 hrs. During this time I suffered extremely painful bouts of stomach and back pain. Related Reading: back pain Must Read Articles Related to Food Poisoning
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I started feeling sick last night. IU decided to go to bed as it was cooler upstairs. At midnight, I woke up with sickness and diarrhea bloated tummy with cramps and feeling hot and then cold. I was back and forth to the bathroom all night, and I had a thirst that nothing could satisfy.