What to do after getting food poisoned ?

Raymond Lin said:
What is this almost obession thinking rice can kill you? I've eaten it twice a day probably everyday all my life and never had an effect. And living in hong kong where everyone is the same, if it's so common i've seen it or experience it at at least once except i never knew about it or the danger until i saw it on this forum! To me it's all blown out of proportion.
Click to expand...

What obsession with thinking rice can kill you? I've never seen anyone say that eating rice is dangerous :confused:

Like most foods it can cause poisoning if not taken care of properly (eg: reheating it after it's been left out for a long time), but it tends to be pretty mild compared to others. It was only brought up in this thread because it seems like a possiblity for OP's problems (symptoms and time frame somewhat fit with B. cereus). It could as easily be caused by something he had days before, or even some minor stomach bug.
 
Last edited:
I mean why did most people think it's the rice. It could very possibly be the meat but everyone seems to think it's the rice.
 
My thoughts exactly.

It's highly unlikely to be the rice - and where did he state he had rice with it anyway. You can have curry with anything - bread, fruit, salad - even Bombay potatoes if you are that way inclined. All of which would have the same if not more chance of carrying bacteria capable of causing food poisoning.

Rice would be very low on the list of foodstuffs capable of harbouring toxins and viruses/bacteria. And has he even said he had rice with it yet - and if so, was it re-heated and what type of rice was it ? How do we know he didn't have a cup of tea with it (and drank some dodgy milk)
 
Last edited:
Raymond Lin said:
I mean why did most people think it's the rice. It could very possibly be the meat but everyone seems to think it's the rice.
Click to expand...

I don't think anyone is actually saying that it was definitely the rice. It's just the most likely culprit IF (and it's a big if) the original poster was indeed poisoned by the meal he eat that night, because food poisoning from meat usually has a longer incubation period (longer than 3hrs).

It was only actually brought up in this thread because people were claiming that you can't get food poisoning within 3 hrs. Well B. cereus can do just that and is found by far most commonly in rice. I have no idea if it was the cause of what this guy suffered, but people were throwing out bad info.
 
Last edited:
divosuk said:
Rice would be very low on the list of foodstuffs capable of harbouring toxins and viruses/bacteria.
Click to expand...

Why do you say that? Rice is actually one of the more common causes of food poisoning in this country (though not nearly as common as poultry of course), where it's frequently cooked and reheated (without being refrigerated between) in large batches at takeaways and restaurants.
 
Last edited:
NuclearWinter said:
Why do you say that? Rice is actually one of the more common causes of food poisoning in this country (though not nearly as common as poultry of course), where it's frequently cooked and reheated (without being refrigerated between) in large batches at takeaways and restaurants.
Click to expand...

A billion people do it at home everyday in china, and it wasn't until this forum i ever knew the risk existed. I'm sure i've at least heard of it if it's remotely common considering how much rice the chinese consume.
 
Raymond Lin said:
A billion people do it at home everyday in china, and it wasn't until this forum i ever knew the risk existed. I'm sure i've at least heard of it if it's remotely common considering how much rice the chinese consume.
Click to expand...

The problem usually comes from takeouts and restaurants that sometimes cook huge batches of rice and leave them at room temp for many hours (overnight in some cases). I assume most people cooking in their homes put leftovers in the fridge.
 
As i said, Rice is very low down on the list of causes of 'possible' Food Poisoning.


'Bacillus cereus, an infectious cause of foodborne illness, accounted for 2% of outbreaks'


Hardly shocking stats & who's to say it was the food that did it ? The last 2 times I had Food Poisoning symptoms - I picked it up the disease from my son (who brought it home from school) and my local Hospital toilet.


Just cause you have to spend all day on the toilet doesn't mean it's food poisoning. And similarly, rice would be my last choise in a dish made up of multiple ingredients.
 
Last edited:
NuclearWinter said:
The problem usually comes from takeouts and restaurants that sometimes cook huge batches of rice and leave them at room temp for many hours (overnight in some cases). I assume most people cooking in their homes put leftovers in the fridge.
Click to expand...

That has no relevance on the fact that i haven't heard of it. Not to mention my dad owns a takeaway and i'm in it right now.
 
This is like those ads on ITV:

"When you realised you had diarrhoea this morning, you had a choice!"

yeah, wear your best white undies and front it out!
 
divosuk said:
As i said, Rice is very low down on the list of causes of 'possible' Food Poisoning.


'Bacillus cereus, an infectious cause of foodborne illness, accounted for 2% of outbreaks'
Click to expand...

That US statistic from the 70's is for outbreaks, not individual cases (most countries only record outbreaks). Outbreaks are when a group of people get sick from the same batch of food - and it usually takes dozens of people getting ill for an outbreak to be reported. B. cereus doesn't tend to effect groups of people and is under-reported due to how mild it is.

In 1997 Granum and Lund reported a 33% rate of B. cereus cases in Norway, so it varies a lot geographically.

But honestly, it's really not worth arguing about. It's a bugger if you get it, regardless.

Just cause you have to spend all day on the toilet doesn't mean it's food poisoning.
Click to expand...

Yes, and I did say it was just as likely a stomach bug. Rice was brought up to point out that it is in fact possible for food poisoning to onset that quickly.

Guess what guys, I used to eat rice pretty much daily (and I likely still would if I could), there isn't some big anti-rice conspiracy going on here.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom