Listeria testing after food poisoning

[caramelgirl]

Hi,
Am 27 weeks pregnant- took a long time to happen so am fairly paranoid.
Was away for Christmas- Morocco. Avoided all nice street food, overcooked everything, drank bottled water etc.. But I managed to score a week of bad food poisoning (running to the loo, water diarrhoea, feeling v weak).
I tried fasting for 24 hours, two days of BRAT but it took a full week of running to the loo on a desperately regular basis to lessen. And then lots of mucus. Still needing to run to poo after every meal but they are now more formed.
So.. My question is about how likely the food poisoning is to affect the baby. I suspect that the source was mud on badly washed strawberries.
My midwife and dr google seem to agree that listeria and toxoplasmosis should be ruled out through a blood test.
A v baffled locum today gave me a stool samPle pot (after googling it himself!!).
Should I be pushing for blood tests? Is there a need to rush? I returned to UK on Thursday but local private hospital won't do blood tests without a referral either.
I am visiting midwife (Homerton hospital) for my 28 week appointment on Thursday this week- can they usually do these tests if not?
Thanks from a paranoid poo panicked pregnant person

My midwife did tyroid testing on me at 6weeks appointment. It's worth asking.. sorry I don't know anything else aboit the matter. Stay away from google it may make you go insane :P

Is the local private hospital the one you'll give birth in, or is it Homerton Hospital? If it's the latter and anything like my local hospital (UCLH), you should just be able to go into the ante-natal section and get bloods done. That's what I did when I had concerns in my last pregnancy (suspected and later diagnosed cholestasis).

Ooh, thanks both. Will try asking at Homertonwhen I go there on Thursday- is where I'll give birth all being well. Is a fair few miles from house and DD v unkeen on journey so was trying to do it locally. Just hoping that time delay isn't too critical as seems to be no way to speed up process.. Will call midwife again tomorrow to ask about ante natal testing.
Seems v unfair when NHS info is v scary re listeria that you can't easily test for it when you are at risk.

Managed toxoplasmosis screen at hospital ante natal today but listeria bloods at doctor only it seems. So off tomorrow (nice GP gave me request form). Feeling less worried as baby is kicking tons at the moment.
Thanks for your help again!