Undercooked chicken
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Topic: Undercooked chicken
Posted By: Brenna
Subject: Undercooked chicken
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 8:16pm
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Help please - I'm having a huge stress!!!
I just went out for dinner and ordered a chicken salad and realised part way through that the chicken wasn't cooked properly. It's been 1 1/2 hours now since I ate it and I've had 1 lot of MAJOR stomach cramps and really explosive (sorry TMI) poos and at the moment I feel ok just mild stomach cramps. I'm really stressed about what I've possibly done to my baby. What are the chances of something bad happening??? Do I ring my midwife??? -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 8:34pm
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It would not hurt to call midwife or even call hospital. I think I would. I hope you ripped into the resturant - the is extremely bad practice. Thinking of you, good luck. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Mum to the Gorgeous Leah! 7 months |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 8:38pm
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I rang healthline and the lady said I need to go to the doctor tomorrow and get tested for listeria. This is doing my head in! I'm so stressed! ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 8:44pm
I would suggest giving your mw a call and having a chat with her. She will probably need to know if you go to the GP in the morning anyway.  ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: Zandie
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 9:04pm
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Hello, I got food poisoning from chicken at the start of my pregnancy (at about 11 weeks) and was really sick for 2 days. Went in a panic to my doctor the next day after eating the chicken. My doctor checked me out (didn't have any testing - she just felt stomach and asked where pain was etc) and said not to worry - just have lots of fluid and a very small bit of food every 20 mins or so. eg 1 cracker etc.
So do see your doctor, but try (!!) not to stress out too much.... The chances that there will be a problem with the baby are really low apparently. |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 9:15pm
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Thanks! I rang my MW and she was fantastic. Said the same as you Zandie so I feel much more relieved. Just going to keep my fingers crossed for the next 24 hours or so ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 10:47am
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i think the fact that it unleashed on your stomach so early is probably a good sign as your body rejected it super quick. standard food poisining normally kicks in 24 - 48 hours after eating something bad which gives it time to get into your system so you'll probably be sweet as :) ------------- 
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Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 4:42pm
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Hope you are feeling better today and all is well.
I would have freaked out aswell, you did the right thing ringing your MW. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: skp
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 7:43pm
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This is my biggest fear! I really hope you ring that restaurant and give them an ear full or get your partner to do it! I tell every where I eat I'm pregnant and to very well cook my food. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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