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Eaten raw chicken- can I do anything?

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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.

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bernadetteo · 18/12/2024 19:52

NeshButUpNorth · 18/12/2024 09:56

I think you are very unlikely to get food poisoning.

Around 2000, the number of UK retail chickens with salmonella was 5.7%
27-02-03.PDF

Find out where the chicken was from
I have read that all UK chickens are now vaccinated against salmonella
Why buy British poultry

You mean unlikely to get salmonella - other types of food poisoning are available.

NotYourSaviour · 18/12/2024 18:04

Bambooozle · 18/12/2024 12:41

Had some dodgy chicken on Wednesday
Thought I'd got away on Thursday
But I was throwing up by Saturday and Sunday and Monday and Tuesday
Antibiotics on Friday

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

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Bambooozle · 18/12/2024 12:41

fivebyfivebuffy · 17/12/2024 22:54

I was surprised as I thought food poisoning would kick in fairly quickly and be over shortly
Ate the chicken Wed, symptoms started Sat, and started 7 days of antibiotics on the Friday

Had some dodgy chicken on Wednesday
Thought I'd got away on Thursday
But I was throwing up by Saturday and Sunday and Monday and Tuesday
Antibiotics on Friday

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Bambooozle · 18/12/2024 12:38

Still feel fine and haven't been sick. So I guess I'm safe from salmonella as that would have stayed by now, so just got to wait another couple of days to check I haven't got the other one.

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fivebyfivebuffy · 18/12/2024 10:02

NeshButUpNorth · 18/12/2024 09:56

I think you are very unlikely to get food poisoning.

Around 2000, the number of UK retail chickens with salmonella was 5.7%
27-02-03.PDF

Find out where the chicken was from
I have read that all UK chickens are now vaccinated against salmonella
Why buy British poultry

It's campylobacter you're more likely to get

NeshButUpNorth · 18/12/2024 09:56

I think you are very unlikely to get food poisoning.

Around 2000, the number of UK retail chickens with salmonella was 5.7%
27-02-03.PDF

Find out where the chicken was from
I have read that all UK chickens are now vaccinated against salmonella
Why buy British poultry

https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/media/document/b180002finreport.pdf

x2boys · 18/12/2024 07:18

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.

I did the same with a chicken Kiev couple of nights ago I live to tell the tail
No ill affects so far.

Calmhappyandhealthy · 18/12/2024 07:18

Bambooozle · 18/12/2024 07:13

Thanks for thinking of me. I will keep you posted on any non standard bowel movements. 😂

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Thank you 🥰🤣

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Bambooozle · 18/12/2024 07:13

Calmhappyandhealthy · 18/12/2024 07:11

I'm so pleased! I woke up wondering how you are! A little over invested 🙄

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Thanks for thinking of me. I will keep you posted on any non standard bowel movements. 😂

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Calmhappyandhealthy · 18/12/2024 07:11

Bambooozle · 18/12/2024 07:08

I feel fine this morning, so fingers crossed I've escaped. Well, fine as long as I don't think about it!

I'm so pleased! I woke up wondering how you are! A little over invested 🙄

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Bambooozle · 18/12/2024 07:08

I feel fine this morning, so fingers crossed I've escaped. Well, fine as long as I don't think about it!

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haveagoharry · 18/12/2024 07:06

Sebsaloysius · 17/12/2024 22:19

I'm pretty sure that recommending anyone to ingest Lugol's Iodine isn't good advice.....

Providing the advice is recommending around the RDA of it (or a one off dose under the toxic level), it's actually exceptional advice given it has significant impacts to health and the vast majority of the Western population are quite deficient.

Huonneyywisshful · 18/12/2024 03:38

You’ll probably be fine.

Pussycat22 · 17/12/2024 23:56

ExtraOnions · 17/12/2024 20:55

..when I was in India, and we thought we had a eaten something dodgy, we would drink a neat shot of Feni…or Vodka - we figured it killed off the germs !

and plenty of water!!!

SnoopySantaPaws · 17/12/2024 23:51

Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 22:20

These tales are making me feel better! Maybe I should down a bottle of vodka ...

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I don't think you can risk NOT drinking the Vodka & if you have Coke as well I think you are doing your best to fight it off.

Feel really nauseous having read your thread,so hopefully your feeling is just equally in your head!

CoastalCalm · 17/12/2024 23:11

If the garlic centre was melted then surely the chicken would have at least partly cooked ? Not understanding how the centre can be hot

forgotmyusername1 · 17/12/2024 23:04

Put a loo roll in the freezer

Hopefully you will be fine- you should know by morning

Christmaspudd1ng · 17/12/2024 23:03

Get some charcoal tablets from H&B tomorrow. I do this now when I've eaten something dodgy. It may do something, or nothing but definitely makes me feel better psychologically!

As a side note, I'm super paranoid about food poisoning amd still I think you will most likely be fine. Getting sick is more the exception than the rule.

Iloveyoubut · 17/12/2024 23:01

IAmNeverThePerson · 17/12/2024 20:54

Make your peace with God?

😂 that’s the level of fear I have over raw chicken!

bluesatin · 17/12/2024 23:01

Most British chickens are vaccinated against Salmonella, which is why raw egg is pretty safe.

XmasSocks · 17/12/2024 22:57

These responses of drink coke or Vodka !

Christ on a bike

fivebyfivebuffy · 17/12/2024 22:54

I was surprised as I thought food poisoning would kick in fairly quickly and be over shortly
Ate the chicken Wed, symptoms started Sat, and started 7 days of antibiotics on the Friday

Illinoise · 17/12/2024 22:52

ApplesinmyPocket · 17/12/2024 21:12

What have we done to ourselves that we are genuinely scared that a mouthful of raw chicken is going to make us ill? Who told us that?

We get this topic every few months on MN. I can't remember any that ended 'so I was up all night vomiting.'

I ate raw chicken in India, it was on a buffet in a posh hotel. I’d already bitten into it by the time I realised.

I was violently ill all night, both ends. The stomach cramps were horrific. I Ended up having to find a Dr the next day I felt so awful. But it was over in 24 hours.

Likelihood is in the UK she’ll be fine, but people do get ill from raw chicken.

Jaehee · 17/12/2024 22:50

ElleneAsanto · 17/12/2024 22:47

Yeah but…statistically, lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place…I’ve never had food poisoning (despite being relaxed about use by dates) so I’m waaay more likely to get it…so enjoy your chicken.

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That makes no sense whatsoever.

ElleneAsanto · 17/12/2024 22:47

fivebyfivebuffy · 17/12/2024 22:35

You ever had campylobacter? I'm quite lax about use by dates etc but I got food poisoning from chicken at a meal out
Once you've had a 40c temp for a week and shit yourself every 30 mins and lost 17lbs and ended up in hospital you tend to be very cautious

I've not touched chicken since

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Yeah but…statistically, lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place…I’ve never had food poisoning (despite being relaxed about use by dates) so I’m waaay more likely to get it…so enjoy your chicken.

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