Do I have food poisoning/Sam and Ella to look forward too...
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Bonus point to anyone who gets the quote in the title.
The MiL made some fantastic chicken, in a sour cream sauce. The bowl with sauce in was sitting there so I took some extra sauce for dipping purposes . I didn’t know that she put the raw chicken directly in that sauce. I added huge spoonfuls on my throughly cooked chicken.
So, should I get the wet wipes and lucozade in? Can I expect a ride in an ambulance and the grim reaper to knock on the door?
Or will I (probably) be ok??
The MiL made some fantastic chicken, in a sour cream sauce. The bowl with sauce in was sitting there so I took some extra sauce for dipping purposes . I didn’t know that she put the raw chicken directly in that sauce. I added huge spoonfuls on my throughly cooked chicken.
So, should I get the wet wipes and lucozade in? Can I expect a ride in an ambulance and the grim reaper to knock on the door?
Or will I (probably) be ok??
If you do get campylobacter, seek medical advice early on. They'll need to test for it (stool samples, which, trust me, will not be a problem to produce) but its one of the few forms of food poisoning which responds to antibiotics, and in my own experience I needed them to get rid of it, which took 10-14 days. I've posted about my own campylobacter experiences many times on here. Suffice to say that I genuinely wondered, in a very lucid way, whether I was actually going to die, that's how bad it was (and people do die from it). Some 20 years on I still get severe stomach cramps once or twice a year which I believe are related, or were caused by it.
It's also a notifiable disease, by your GP to the local authority. Hope you escape it.
It's also a notifiable disease, by your GP to the local authority. Hope you escape it.
On a positive note (
), raw chicken is not unheard of in some cuisines, especially those where their food handling and packing standards are almost non-existent!
I know for a fact I have eaten raw chicken before and I didn't suffer any ill effect at all. Not going to make a habit of it though!
Depending on the type, your body can handle a surprisingly high volume of bacteria without being really properly ill. Mild case might make you feel ropy for a day or so or as CAPPO experienced it can be full on.
Fingers crossed.
), raw chicken is not unheard of in some cuisines, especially those where their food handling and packing standards are almost non-existent!I know for a fact I have eaten raw chicken before and I didn't suffer any ill effect at all. Not going to make a habit of it though!
Depending on the type, your body can handle a surprisingly high volume of bacteria without being really properly ill. Mild case might make you feel ropy for a day or so or as CAPPO experienced it can be full on.
Fingers crossed.
ked ... worse things out there apparently though 
The important thing now is to hover over the toilet whenever you need to let out a fart, food poisoning fart roulette has the potential of destroying the boxers/trousers/slippers/carpet/wallpaper.
Dont chance it, even if your curled up with the wife at 4am in bed and you think "cant be arsed going to the bathroom, i think this one will be ok"
Dont chance it, even if your curled up with the wife at 4am in bed and you think "cant be arsed going to the bathroom, i think this one will be ok"
anonymous said:
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Plenty of bog roll is a must of course. I seriously doubt the short run will ever happen if you do get the runs! The best I've ever managed during an episode is a hurried 'bum cheeks clenched so hard I could have cracked walnuts', and with the resulting tiptoeing steps hoping to get there before the internal pressure build up became too much!! 
CAPP0 said:
Oh and mine was from raw chicken. I'm now utterly obsessive about hand hygiene if I'm anywhere near raw chicken. I've been known to wear vinyl gloves to prepare it!
I use blue vinyl food prep gloves to handle raw chicken, any kind of mince meat, or game. These cost about £5 for 100, and are so useful for many mucky jobs around the house.dazwalsh said:
The important thing now is to hover over the toilet whenever you need to let out a fart, food poisoning fart roulette has the potential of destroying the boxers/trousers/slippers/carpet/wallpaper.
Dont chance it, even if your curled up with the wife at 4am in bed and you think "cant be arsed going to the bathroom, i think this one will be ok"
oh VERY much this!! I copped a bit of food poisoning on holiday a fart turned out to not be Dont chance it, even if your curled up with the wife at 4am in bed and you think "cant be arsed going to the bathroom, i think this one will be ok"
- luckily I was in the room at the time, 8 days of going to the toilet at warp speed for fear of a mishap ain't funMobile Chicane said:
CAPP0 said:
Oh and mine was from raw chicken. I'm now utterly obsessive about hand hygiene if I'm anywhere near raw chicken. I've been known to wear vinyl gloves to prepare it!
I use blue vinyl food prep gloves to handle raw chicken, any kind of mince meat, or game. These cost about £5 for 100, and are so useful for many mucky jobs around the house.Tick, tock...
Mobile Chicane said:
CAPP0 said:
Oh and mine was from raw chicken. I'm now utterly obsessive about hand hygiene if I'm anywhere near raw chicken. I've been known to wear vinyl gloves to prepare it!
I use blue vinyl food prep gloves to handle raw chicken, any kind of mince meat, or game. These cost about £5 for 100, and are so useful for many mucky jobs around the house.Gassing Station | Food, Drink & Restaurants | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff