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Plastic Pack Cooked With Steak, Abdominal Cramps, Diarrhea, Vomiting. Is That Poison?
I cooked steak for dinner last night. Unknowingly, I cooked the plastic pad from the packaging along with the steak. I discarded the burnt plastic pad and we ate the steak. I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that there were no health consequences. My girlfriend was up all night with horrendous stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting. I didn't have that. But today I am very spacy and mentally not all here. Have I accidentally poisoned my girlfriend and me? Please advise. THNX!
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Fri, 24 May 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
With the available described details, there appears to high possibility of Acute gastroenteritis caused by spoiled food.
You should consult with internal medicine specialist/ gastroenterologist and should go for thorough check up.
You should go for complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ultrasound imaging, and serum electrolytes, renal function test.
You should take complete antibiotic therapy, antispasmodics, probiotics, antipyretics, if needed.
Frequent watery diarrhea and vomiting may cause weakness due to loss potassium.
You should maintain your hydration status by taking potassium rich liquids.
Take soft diet along with yogurt and banana.
Avoid milk and all milk related products.
Take care,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
Thanks for posting your query.
With the available described details, there appears to high possibility of Acute gastroenteritis caused by spoiled food.
You should consult with internal medicine specialist/ gastroenterologist and should go for thorough check up.
You should go for complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ultrasound imaging, and serum electrolytes, renal function test.
You should take complete antibiotic therapy, antispasmodics, probiotics, antipyretics, if needed.
Frequent watery diarrhea and vomiting may cause weakness due to loss potassium.
You should maintain your hydration status by taking potassium rich liquids.
Take soft diet along with yogurt and banana.
Avoid milk and all milk related products.
Take care,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
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