What to do for food poisoning?

Question

I ate at a fast food restaurant last night, went to bed and woke up at 1 a.m. and spent the next 4 hours sitting on the toilet or standing over it. I still went to work and had to leave early (unpaid) because I felt so ill. Should I contact the restaurant and notify them?

Answer 1

If you believe you have been sickened by a restaurant meal, health authorities advise alerting the establishment and calling the health department of the county where the restaurant is located.

General symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; sometimes headache, muscle cramps and abdominal cramps. Staph symptoms come on rapidly, but generally the time elapsed between ingestion and illness is 24 to 72 hours.

To file a report: Have the following information on hand to quicken the process:

-- Restaurant name and location

-- Date and time of your visit

-- A list of things you ate at the restaurant

-- When you began to feel ill and which symptoms came first

-- A 24- to 48-hour history of all the food you've eaten, and where

-- Names of people in your party, the foods they ate, and whether they were sick or not

Answer 2

I would notify them, yes, because this is a serious issue and an epidemic could break out. I would also see your Dr about this illness first chance you get.