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What Causes Abdominal Cramping Followed By Nausea And Vomiting?

Hi there, I am on holiday in Thailand and last night/today have experienced what I m guessing to be food poisoning. It began with abdominal cramping, followed by nausea and violent vomiting. I then went through cycles of sleeping and then waking up to vomiting/diarrhoea for a few hours. It s now been roughly 12 hours and I have managed not to have vomiting or diarrhoea for around 3 hours now, but I now have a terrible headache, am sensitive to light, my head is spinning, which is causing me to feel nauseous and my entire body is very achy and weak. I have had food poisoning many times before, so am not too concerned. I have been sipping water and Coca Cola and have managed to keep some cereal down too. My only concern is that, yesterday I went swimming in the ocean and cut my toe fairly deeply causing a small cut and blood to seep out. At the time I was on an island without a first aid kit and unable to wash the cut, but by the time I got home it seemed to have already scabbed over, so I took a usual shower, washed the area as normal and left it be. I just wanted to check it this additional factor, in tandem with the usual food poisoning symptoms should be of any concern? Thanks very much, S
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it can be food poisoning by taking stale food from street side. can happen with ice cream. now maintain hydration and avoid eating rich food. take bland dieat. take ofloxacin with tz for three days. take rest for few days. observe for vomiting and cramp in stomach. if require iv dextrosaline can be taken. start taking semisolid food when condition improved.
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What Causes Abdominal Cramping Followed By Nausea And Vomiting?

it can be food poisoning by taking stale food from street side. can happen with ice cream. now maintain hydration and avoid eating rich food. take bland dieat. take ofloxacin with tz for three days. take rest for few days. observe for vomiting and cramp in stomach. if require iv dextrosaline can be taken. start taking semisolid food when condition improved.