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[Tabris]

I picked up food poisoning somewhere between Nobu in Dubai and a family Mart convenience store in Tokyo in last 2 days.

I think I'm through the worst as no longer throwing up but I feel dehydrated and going to go to convenience store to pick up some drinks and food.

Also any tips except sleeping to fix? Going to a doctor is hard to do here.

 

[smurfx]

gatorade helped me.

 

[ghostofsparta]

Pedialyte. A bottle of children's electrolyte solution and my stomach cramps were a lot better.

Overall, just hydration is most important.

 

[Dice//]

Water.

And, I dunno, didn't have much of an appetite, so a few bites of steamed rice and I was full enough.

 

[Ricerocket]

Had it twice, all I could do was just drink water between the constant diarhea and try to sleep it off. Can't see how that could put anyone in the position to eat anything.

 

[echoshifting]

Plenty of rest, plenty of water, and when you feel like trying food, stick to the BRAT diet

 

[ponpo]

ritz crackerz & pocari sweat

 

[Dereck]

Tomato Soup

 

[sonicmj1]

Banana
Rice
Applesauce
Toast

Go slow. If you're getting Gatorade, water it down so it's less sweet.

 

[Papercuts]

Had it once and I just chugged water and attempted to sleep constantly. Didn't even dare try to eat anything.

 

[Tabris]

This will be a TMI statement but I hope I can last the block to the store.

My friend will be here in 2 days as she had to travel somewhere else but until then I'm solo in Tokyo.

 

[GiJoccin]

You want a drink with salt and sugar.

You need electrolytes as well as water, and sugar helps it get absorbed quickly from your digestive tract.

Plain water is not the best option, unless it's a short bout

If you're vomiting too, try drinking very small amounts, you can fool your stomach sometimes into not realizing there's something there.

 

[Tathanen]

Pedialyte. A bottle of children's electrolyte solution and my stomach cramps were a lot better.

Overall, just hydration is most important.

A million times this. Pedialyte kept me out of the ER.

 

[Shizza]

Pedialyte. A bottle of children's electrolyte solution and my stomach cramps were a lot better.

Overall, just hydration is most important.

I will second this! As weird as you may feel buying pedialyte for yourself, it really works wonders when you can't even keep water down.

 

[Tabris]

I couldn't find pedialyte. I got something called Pocari Sweat and something called Aquarius. I also got a banana.

I just lasted long enough. Brutal.

 

[sonicmj1]

This will be a TMI statement but I hope I can last the block to the store.

My friend will be here in 2 days as she had to travel somewhere else but until then I'm solo in Tokyo.

If you're in Japan, your sports drink options are Pocari Sweat and Aquarius. Water them down (2/3rds water-ish) if you drink them.

Something like Pedialyte is probably the best, but I wouldn't know where to find it easily.

 

[titiklabingapat]

Yogurt. Tons and tons of yogurt.

 

[Link]

Funny this thread popped up because I'm pretty sure I'm dealing with it myself. Have had vomiting and diarrhea for the past couple of hours now. Not fun at all.

 

[Tabris]

Yogurt. Tons and tons of yogurt.

What does yogurt do? Replenish digestive bacteria? I have a small carton of plain yogurt I can eat with bananas once my appetite starts returning.

 

[Premium Quality]

Avoid greasy food at all cost.
Stick with water, soup, and plenty of rest.

 

[kaname-san]

ebi filet-o

 

[SchrodingerC]

Depending on the severity of your food poisoning, Gatorade and a lot water helps the most. Maybe plain soup or vanilla yogurt if your stomach is up for it.

 

[johnsmith]

Yogurt? Really? I think that would just make me throw up more.

I usually eat saltine crackers, and then later campbells chicken noodle or ramen when I feel up to it.

 

[mugwhump]

pizza ᐛ

 

[dity]

They prayers of healthy people.

 

[SchrodingerC]

Yogurt? Really? I think that would just make me throw up more.

I usually eat saltine crackers, and then later campbells chicken noodle or ramen when I feel up to it.

The yogurt suggestion varies from person to person. Normal vanilla yogurt works, but it has to be the ultra plain brands, none of the richer ones.

 

[taimoorh]

Nobu is supposed to be one of the best Japanese restaurants here, doubt you'd have picked it up from here.

But then again, if the food you picked at Family Mart in Tokyo was one of those sealed boxes, very doubtful you picked it up from there as I would assume they are extremely strict on their standards.

At the end of the day, pretty much all restaurants here will employ cheap labour who may not be as well trained as the head/ sous chefs, so you may actually have picked up the food poisoning at Nobu.

Back on topic, like others have suggested, water, water and water. Also, Pocari Sweat is a great alternate to keep yourself hydrated. I often take it after long walks outside (it's burning up during Summer time in Dubai) or exercise.

 

[Tabris]

Well haven't thrown up in a bit. Stomach still cramping and got a bit of a headache. I think I've rehydrated but the sugar in the Japanese gatorades was a bit too much.

 

[yogloo]

Tears of salty people or sometimes tears of poor people too.
Excellent electrolytes.

 

[Subpar Scrub]

ritz crackerz & pocari sweat

I bought that shit from a vending machine yesterday thinking it was water.

Wasn't too bad.

 

[Glowingmonx]

Coke and Pretzels work for me.

 

[styl3s]

Pedialyte. A bottle of children's electrolyte solution and my stomach cramps were a lot better.

Overall, just hydration is most important.

Pedialyte is much, much better to use to hydrate when you have been puking a lot and having diarrhea and if you must drink powerade/gatorade go for gatorade G2 or even better sugar free powerade, powerade zero.

When i am sick from food poisoning or the flu etc. i just keep hydrated with water/pedialyte and boil some water and mix a bouillon cube or 2 in it and drink it and once i know i can keep stuff down i will try to eat some starch like mash some potatoes but don't add butter/milk and crackers but that's just my personal way of handling it.

Well haven't thrown up in a bit. Stomach still cramping and got a bit of a headache. I think I've rehydrated but the sugar in the Japanese gatorades was a bit too much.

This is why a lot of people and most doctors will recommend pedialyte but if you are stuck with whatever is close (IE gas station) see if you can get sugar free sports drinks like Powerade zero. I don't really drink gatorade so i am not 100% sure if they offer a completely sugar free option but i do know they have the G2 series with has like 1/4th-1/5th of the sugar of a normal gatorade.

 

[crimsondynamics]

I've suffered food poisoning a couple of times and the local hospital here always gives me:

Pocari for rehydration (get the sugar-free kind or any other sugar-free electrolyte drink as a substitute)
Congee with minced beef (all boiled) for food

For other times where I've suffered food poisoning and have not been sick enough to be hospitalized, I've had:

Some electrolyte solution without sugar for rehydration
Red apple, grated
Pan-heated (not fried) fish fillet (lightly coated with olive oil is okay)
Congee (it's actually pretty good, all things considered, when you're in this situation)

Just eat bit by bit, and wait an hour between small meals to see if your stomach adjusts.

If you're no longer vomiting, then the worst has passed, which is a good thing.

 

[Dazza]

Get some of this

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seirogan

 

[spekkeh]

I violently projectile vomited all through my trip in Cambodia (who knew eating at the side of the street in Poipet--colloquially known as 'toilet', was a bad idea?). After two days the only thing I could stomach (literally, the only thing that stayed down) was soft yoghurt.
Sticking Domperidone up my butt also helped, but I see that it's illegal in the US?

 

[Tabris]

OK I was able to get down a bit of yoghurt and a banana. No throwing up yet. Same stomach ache I've had, nothing more. Feel like I have a bit more energy.\

Thanks for the tips.

 

[Brannon]

Lots of fiber, to scrub your gut clean of the last vestiges of contamination!










no don't do this

 

[jotun?]

Now is your chance to try raw chicken! Can't make it any worse, right?

 

[DrM]

isotonic drinks

 

[Dega]

I hear brisket is pretty good for that.

 

[Slo]

Banana
Rice
Applesauce
Toast

Go slow. If you're getting Gatorade, water it down so it's less sweet.

Don't forget sauerkraut.

 

[teruterubozu]

Pocari Sweat

 

[gamz]

Pedialyte. A bottle of children's electrolyte solution and my stomach cramps were a lot better.

Overall, just hydration is most important.

I have a friend who drinks that for hangovers or sometimes he makes a vodka and pedialyte drink.

 

[Tabris]

I hear brisket is pretty good for that.

I'm not a boring parent who has time to smoke their own briskets.

 

[Dega]

I'm not a boring parent who has time to smoke their own briskets.

Look where that got you!

 

[Tabris]

Look where that got you!

Not being a parent? Got me to travel around the world this year

 

[teruterubozu]

Not being a parent? Got me to travel around the world this year

And we quickly go to Tabris thread. lol

 

[Slo]

This would have never happened if you'd have just stayed in the cul de sac.

 

[RumblingRosco]

Banana
Rice
Applesauce
Toast

Go slow. If you're getting Gatorade, water it down so it's less sweet.

BRAT is legit. I agree about the water/Gatorade idea too.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Plenty of rest, plenty of water, and when you feel like trying food, stick to the BRAT diet

This post gets it 100%. BRAT made my last serious stomach sickness significantly more bearable. Also Gatorade or Powerade with water added can be a great help if you can stomach it.