Food Poisoning - General Health Message Board

kewlgirl · 07-14-2006, 05:42 PM

I caught Salmonella food poisoning from bad potato salad that I bought at a grocery store.

I had a very bad case, missed a week of work, 104 temp, uncontrollable vomiting and diahrreah and a lot of pain. Ended up in the ER for 8 hours. Lost 15 pounds of water in 24 hours and had to have 4 bags of IV's to rehydrate me. Was put on a high dose of Cipro, powerful penicillian used for E Coli, Salmonella, and Anthrax.

Lucky I'm okay. It's been a month, and I can still only eat 1/3 of what I used to eat. When I try to eat "normal" amounts (my previous intake), I constantly feel like I want to throw it up.

My stomach feels full after 1/3 of a meal and I'm losing weight without really wanting to.

Has anyone experienced anything similar, and how long until you were able to eat normally without feeling sick to your stomach?

BioAdoptMom3 · 07-14-2006, 08:55 PM

I would mention it to the doctor. You could have developed a secondary infection or some other related problem. It also sounds like it could be a parasite. I had salmonella too once, but once the vomiting and fever ended on the second day and the diarrhea cleared up a few days afterwards I was able to eat normally.

Nancy