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Food poisoning when pregnant

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LavaCake · 26/10/2020 09:16

I’m 33 weeks pregnant and I’m pretty sure I have food poisoning. Had reheated veggie curry and rice for dinner last night. A couple of hours later I vomited and felt very hot and sweaty. Managed to fall asleep then woke up at about 4am and had very bad diarrhoea. I haven’t had an ‘episode’ of illness since then, but feel generally nauseous and hot and miserable. No temperature (temp is actually low at 35.5c but I always run a little cooler than average).

Do I need to contact my midwife? I’m happy to just see it out with water and rest, but I know food poisoning can be harmful to the baby in some circumstances. I don’t know if I need to get in touch or not?

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snapple21 · 26/10/2020 09:17

No you don't. Just rest and keep hydrated. If you become dehydrated let them know, otherwise there's nothing much to be done. Stick to plain foods for a few days.

LavaCake · 26/10/2020 09:27

Thank you - that’s reassuring! A quiet day of plain toast and lots of water for me, I think.

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