Food poisoning - what to do ?

Left Of Bang said:
Specifically the meat aspect, I steer well clear of meats coated in odd spice combos and 'in-house' marinades. More often than not, these are meats nearing their expiry, and the heavy seasoning is just masking the rot. The hygiene levels where they process and spice the meat are also pretty questionable.

From what I saw, the OP had one of those Texas-style steaks usually sold in bags, which, in my experience, are dodgy.
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👀 I always buy these
 
Not exactly food poisoning, but my 11 year old son got Shigella recently, landed up in hospital, his colon was extremely inflamed. The only cure was antibiotics and fluids via IV, if not administered can be fatal - luckily we have access to healthcare, but can imagine many people dying from something so "simple" :( Where did he pick it up, most likely at school as we were all ok.

www.cdc.gov

About Shigella Infection

What Shigella is, who is at higher risk of infection, and how to protect yourself
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The_MAC said:
Not exactly food poisoning, but my 11 year old son got Shigella recently, landed up in hospital, his colon was extremely inflamed. The only cure was antibiotics and fluids via IV, if not administered can be fatal - luckily we have access to healthcare, but can imagine many people dying from something so "simple" :( Where did he pick it up, most likely at school as we were all ok.

www.cdc.gov

About Shigella Infection

What Shigella is, who is at higher risk of infection, and how to protect yourself
www.cdc.gov www.cdc.gov
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It still sucks that kids end up blind because basic healthcare is so unaffordable/inaccessible in many parts of the world (even here in ZA).

We are super lucky that when our son was born pre-term we had medical aid and he spent time in NICU and it wasn't like hey "here's your kid... good luck".
 
rustypup said:
Nonsense. You have evidence backing this up?

Contaminated food isn't "toxic" - whatever that means. It's introduced opportunistic bacteria/virus that have messed your guts up. Charcoal does jack shiat against this.

If the contaminant was a parasite...
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Sure, maybe I should have been more specific, but it'll bind to *just* about anything in the gut, and it's a cheap and effective way to reduce symptoms so you aren't running to the bathroom every five minutes...

Not food poisoning, but I've had chronic gastritis for over five years (confirmed with two gastroscopies, an endoscopy, and a biopsy), so I have to be quite careful about what foods I eat; I generally avoid fatty foods and anything with dairy, so when going out I always pop an activated charcoal tablet beforehand in case I overindulge in pork chops at a braai... And all I can say is it works well.

Other times, before I had gastritis, I had clearly eaten something dodge and charcoal tablets were an effective way to stop the puking and spuitpoep so I could at least keep a glass of water down. I could keep adding anecdotes...

Source: myself.
 
Wait I'm seeing a lot of complaints about Checkers here... I thought they were the golden shop? Well I mean according to some
 
Grant said:
cant speak for anyone else, but my own kitchen is near sterile - i'm a little ocd on that.
even dishes - dishwasher temp is set to "inferno".

in this case, any potential smell etc, was well disguised
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Well there is your problem , meat with marinate or flavouring .

Many years ago , i had a mate that worked in a butchery in a Supermarket. He warned me about ever buying meat with coating , or pre-spiced etc , as that is the "end of life" meat that is most often used , and the spices/coating helps the supermarket stretch out the life of products to sell.

And while not all is off or liable to make you ill, its best not play the odds.

Always buy fresh from butcher or deli, and spice/marinade it your self.
 
Nerfherder said:
One thing, did you get sick 6 hours after the pork chop ? If yes then its food poisoning, if it was sooner then its not.
Also, if others eat the food and don't get sick - its something else.
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not sure of the time frame - cooked and ate around 8pm on sat.
felt odd around midnight or so - thought indigestion, had some citrisoda.
around 3am things started happening.
by sun, 8am all mayhem had broken loose.

felt like death around 10am - called for help from a friend - go to pharmacy etc.
by 5pm i was wishing for a coffin - called gp.

mon 10am, craving kfc
Nerfherder said:
I have also had issues with Checkers meat recently. Just in terms of quality, not getting sick.

You will know if you need it.
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gp is more nervous than me - i'm on a multitude of cardiac and copd meds
Nerfherder said:
Thats the worst thing you can do.
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indeed
Nerfherder said:
Yup but only if its still a problem after a day or so.
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it was , very !
Nerfherder said:
If anti-biotics work then its a tummy bug, not the food.
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never did the hosp, nor antibiotics
 
Left Of Bang said:
Specifically the meat aspect, I steer well clear of meats coated in odd spice combos and 'in-house' marinades. More often than not, these are meats nearing their expiry, and the heavy seasoning is just masking the rot. The hygiene levels where they process and spice the meat are also pretty questionable.

From what I saw, the OP had one of those Texas-style steaks usually sold in bags, which, in my experience, are dodgy.
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this is exactly what a friend was saying
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
there is a reason for that, Kosher while super expensive is usually the best quality,
and since its so expensive they usually pay attention to how its prepared/stored,

yeah, I agree the prices are daylight robbery, but I consider it one tier above woolies food sometimes,
problem is in some areas its impossible to find.
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behold, local checkers - kosher as far as the eye can see
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Left Of Bang said:
Specifically the meat aspect, I steer well clear of meats coated in odd spice combos and 'in-house' marinades. More often than not, these are meats nearing their expiry, and the heavy seasoning is just masking the rot. The hygiene levels where they process and spice the meat are also pretty questionable.

From what I saw, the OP had one of those Texas-style steaks usually sold in bags, which, in my experience, are dodgy.
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Yup, and this applies to any shop not specifically Checkers either.

Exception would be things like the freshly made sosaties and those kinds of things they wrap up in front of you.

Anything pre-packaged and bagged for multiple days is a very bad idea.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Yup, and this applies to any shop not specifically Checkers either.

Exception would be things like the freshly made sosaties and those kinds of things they wrap up in front of you.

Anything pre-packaged and bagged for multiple days is a very bad idea.
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We prefer a butcher for meat these days.

For normal groceries sixty 60 rocks... and as a bonus you don't have to run into someone wearing superhero t-shirts. HAHAHAHA
 
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