Am I being paranoid or will my family fall ill now because tonight I fed them...

[emkana]

... slightly undercooked chicken?

Was it very bloody.

You are being paranoid.

Still here then?

Not very bloody, mostly white but slightly bloody in places and just a little bit pink-ish.

So it will be okay will it?
The girls ate quite a bit of it, and me some,
and the last thing I need now is for them to have salmonella or whatever.

Not all chickens have the salmonella bacteria in them, and many birds are vaccinated against it, too, I think. So chances are you'll all be fine.

Well, if it had salmonella bacteria in it and you didn't cook it properly, I believe that you could all be a bit (!) sick soon. My BIL had it once and was very poorly. However, if the chicken doesn't have the bacteria, you would be fine AFAIK.

Look out for these:

Diarrhoea or constipation.

Headaches.

Stomach cramps.

Nausea and vomiting.

Fever.

Possibly, blood in the faeces.

oh gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawd...

please let it be okay.

was it a whole chicken? when my dp cooks chicken its always pinkish near the bone, blinkin blokes, haven't been sick from it yet !

Was it legs or breast Emkana because the meat on the legs can be quite pinkish in places and this is normall.

"normal" even

chicken breasts

ive had chicken like that before, you'll be fine, try not to worry (easier said than done probably)

I'm having a crap day anyway, just want to leave the country atm, not that that would change anything.

If it makes you ill it will be quite quick from personal experience.

Yes if it makes you ill it will be in about 4-6 hours

Obviously you are probably shaking and feeling sick now but that's just psychosomatic :)

You'll be fine. or if your'e not, I'll go first: I just ate re-heated chicken that was left out overnight, having been cooked. The really awful thing was that I accidentally left the oven on underneath it when it was out all night, so it was specially tepid and germ-friendly.

I didn't give it to the children and microwaved it to death before I ate it today, but if I don't report back tomorrow, send in the ambulance!

having just read what i've just done, I am horrified. really, what a blinking idiot! I was so hungry and dh is out playing squash, so i just scoffed what was there. Don't tell my mum!

So Emkana - is your house one of vomit and poo today?

ta daa! I'm still alive!
how about you and yours, emkana?

Lol

We're all okay I'm glad to say!

Must admit I was worried about both of you but didn't want to say.

Phew! Glad no-one pegged it!