Symptoms of food poisoning
In most cases, people with food poisoning get better on their own without treatment. You can treat food poisoning by replacing lost fluids and electrolytes to prevent dehydration. In other cases, over-the-counter medications may help relieve symptoms.
When a person has food poisoning, he or she may vomit after eating or become inappetent for a while. When their appetite returns, they can return to their normal diet, even if they still have diarrhea. Find recommendations on what to eat when you have food poisoning.
In some cases, adults can take over-the-counter medications such as loperamide (Imodium) and bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol, Kaopectate) to treat diarrhea caused by food poisoning.
To treat food poisoning caused by bacteria or parasites, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics or medications that attack parasites, in addition to rehydration solutions.
How long food poisoning lasts
Whales were hunted in European waters during the Middle Ages for their meat and oil.[3] Under Catholicism, aquatic creatures were generally considered “fish,” so whales were considered fit for consumption during Lent[3] and other “lean periods.”[4] An alternative explanation is that the Church considered “hot meat” to increase libido, making it unsuitable for holy days. Parts immersed in water, such as whale or beaver tails, were considered “sausages.”[5] See Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church.
Eating whale meat did not end with the Middle Ages in Europe, but the whale population in nearby oceans collapsed due to over-exploitation, especially right whales around the Bay of Biscay.[6] Therefore, European whalers (the Basques, especially, were known for their expertise) had to head to the New World to catch whales. [7] The Dutch (Flemings) were also active in the whale trade during the Middle Ages,[8] and several records on whale meat traffic and taxes on it occur in historical Flanders (extending to cities such as Arras or Calais in the department of Pas-de-Calais).
How to tell if I have food poisoning
Anyone can get food poisoning, but some groups of people are more likely to get sick and their case may be more severe. Those people’s ability to fight off germs and illness may not be as effective. These groups include:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases.