Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

Eaten raw chicken- can I do anything?

139 replies

Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 20:48

DH served up a (pre made, cooked from frozen) chicken kyiv with chips tonight. I cut into the kyiv, dipped a load of chips into the garlic butter that ran out, and ate a slice, not looking at it, as I was just looking at the crispy outside coating. Cut it open a bit more and realised it was completely raw inside. 😫

Obviously my AIBU is, AIBU to murder DH for this.

But more practically, is there anything that I can do? Do I just need to wait for the vomiting to start? Is it likely I'll be really ill?

I guess I didn't eat a huge amount, maybe about 20% of the kyiv, but I also had a lot of the garlic butter which would have been all over the raw chicken.

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Calmhappyandhealthy · 24/12/2024 09:06

Wonderful news 👏

Original poster
Bambooozle · 24/12/2024 08:21

Still fine! Big thanks to all the people on the thread who took the time to reassure me, Mumsnet can be a great place.

OP posts:
Amba1998 · 22/12/2024 19:39

Eating raw chicken doesn’t mean you WILL get food poisoning

the chicken has to actually have salmonella in it

ScupperedbytheSea · 22/12/2024 19:25

Yep you're sweet!

Calmhappyandhealthy · 22/12/2024 05:05

Yay!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Original poster
Bambooozle · 22/12/2024 00:18

I'm still ok!

Does this mean I've swerved everything now? Surely nothing would take more than 4 days to take effect?

OP posts:
Porcuporpoise · 20/12/2024 20:27

Fingers crossed OP 🤞

ThatGreatMember · 20/12/2024 18:57

You get ill, you're ill, you don't your are not. Jeez.

1dayatatime · 20/12/2024 09:22

@Bambooozle

"Still fine so beginning to think I have escaped. It might just be a Christmas miracle!"

Hmmm be careful about Christmas miracles... have you started to notice any whiskers growing on your cheeks, your hair colour changing to a gorgeous red brown and finding yourself looking longingly at any chicken pens you see??

Original poster
Bambooozle · 20/12/2024 09:12

Always a bright side, eh?

Still fine so beginning to think I have escaped. It might just be a Christmas miracle!

OP posts:
ScupperedbytheSea · 20/12/2024 08:38

You'll likely be fine. I've done similar and had no issues.

Equally, I've also had camylobacter poisoning. It was the worst I've ever felt. At one point I napped while on the toilet because it seemed easier than walking back to bed (which in a small flat was only about 20 foot away).

On the brightside, I lost two stone in five days. Highly effective way to kick off a new year diet 😊

BigDahliaFan · 20/12/2024 08:23

In Japan raw chicken is a thing, like sashimi with chicken instead of fish. Raw chicken doesn't automatically make you ill.

WhereverElse2019 · 20/12/2024 07:55

I've done the exact same. DH accidentally grilled a kyiv instead of cooking it. Served it up and I took a couple of bites, noticed a weird texture and saw it was completely raw and pink inside. I panicked but I was completely fine.

TempuraCustard · 20/12/2024 06:29

Nothing you can do sorry

tolerable · 20/12/2024 05:42

Potentially shite through the eye of a needle maybe
Or call /on-line NHS 24 ask them even

Calmhappyandhealthy · 20/12/2024 05:38

Bambooozle · 20/12/2024 00:04

Well I'm glad it wasn't a crispy prawn now!

Still ok. [Touches wood]

Yay! I'm so so pleased (still over invested) 🙄🤣

Original poster
Bambooozle · 20/12/2024 00:04

Well I'm glad it wasn't a crispy prawn now!

Still ok. [Touches wood]

OP posts:
NeshButUpNorth · 19/12/2024 23:38

AFAIK with raw chicken, normally the worst that can happen is bacterial infections. i.e. a lot of time in the bathroom. this happened to me once, I was ill for 1-2 weeks

Aside from botulism, I would say the scariest thing to worry about is neuro-toxins from shellfish. I was affected once, it can cause paralysis, permanent memory damage or death. It can be caused by an algal bloom where mussel farms are located. the shellfish live off the algae. People have died from this.
Paralytic shellfish poisoning - Wikipedia

Ilovecakey · 18/12/2024 22:32

magicstar2020 · 18/12/2024 22:25

@Ilovecakey
Google it thought and read the bad effects before you take it. I nearly bought it too but what I read worried me.

Oh why what can happen? To me not much is worse than being sick

DoAWheelie · 18/12/2024 22:27

One small bite was enough to make me ill when I did similar a few years ago. It took about 3 days for the sickness to start though. No vomiting, just glued to the toilet and very crampy for 10 days.

magicstar2020 · 18/12/2024 22:25

@Ilovecakey
Google it thought and read the bad effects before you take it. I nearly bought it too but what I read worried me.

Original poster
Bambooozle · 18/12/2024 22:23

NotYourSaviour · 18/12/2024 18:04

Lol. I take it you're still fine!?

Show quote history

Yep! So can laugh about it a bit now. But I still just had to take off the mini Kyivs from my party food order as I don't know when I'd be able to stomach one again! Have gone right off chicken tbh.

OP posts:
Ilovecakey · 18/12/2024 22:23

paddyclampster · 17/12/2024 22:12

Any update, OP?

I have emetophia and have just ordered the iodine!!!

Omg same I have emetophobia too and literally as soon as I read that comment I went on amazon to look it up and ordered it and also was thinking why have I never heard about this before!

hazelnutvanillalatte · 18/12/2024 21:04

This thread inspired me to make chicken kiev for dinner tonight! 😂Possibly missed the point of the thread. Glad you're ok OP

chocolaterevels · 18/12/2024 20:54

This happened to us recently. Both people who ate it were fine. No sickness at all.