Diarrhea, dyhydration and muscle cramps

[mrsxllifts]

After 48 hours of a cracking dose of suspected food poisoning, I now have agonising muscle cramps/burn mainly in my arms and legs. I am assuming this is due to the amount of fluid I have lost through the v + d, I have just suffered the torture of dioralyte and am drinking as much as I can but is there anything else the PH medics can advise?

[Taita]

Dialryte or whatever its called.

Use a straw to bypass your taste buds!

[stackmonkey]

Sprite, is supposed to be similar in nature to a 'proper' isotonic drink. Just let it go nearly flat and then have some salted crisps to go with it.

[Dupont666]

200ml Squash (any flavour, but NOT the 'low', 'diet' or 'no calorie' types)
800ml Water
1 Large pinch of salt.
isotonic drink that will replace everything include the odd http://www.berocca.co.uk/ and you should be fine

[mybrainhurts]

mrsxllifts said:

After 48 hours of a cracking dose of suspected food poisoning,

That was you was it..? I heard you in Yorkshire, great honking...

[BlackVanGirl]

think it's getting low on potassium and/or magnesium that causes the cramps...

the Dioralyte thing should really help, gross though it is.

Comfort yourself with the thought that by rehydrating yourself at home you're avoiding getting a tube stuck up/down your nose (the ultimate tastebud bypass) in hospital.

Honey roasted cashews or peanuts worth a shot if you can face the thought.

[mrsxllifts]

mybrainhurts said:

mrsxllifts said:

After 48 hours of a cracking dose of suspected food poisoning,

That was you was it..? I heard you in Yorkshire, great honking...

I thank you for noticing, but you must have bloody good ears! Don't think even I could chunder loudly enough to get from Hampshire to Yorkshire!

[mrsxllifts]

BlackVanGirl said:

think it's getting low on potassium and/or magnesium that causes the cramps...

the Dioralyte thing should really help, gross though it is.

Comfort yourself with the thought that by rehydrating yourself at home you're avoiding getting a tube stuck up/down your nose (the ultimate tastebud bypass) in hospital.

Honey roasted cashews or peanuts worth a shot if you can face the thought.

Thank you, I was being threatened with the tube option hence why I had to suffer the dioralyte! Finally got rid of the cramps after 36 hours and what felt like about 80 gallons of fluid/salt mixtures! Just got to progress past the dry toast now....










note to self: never again buy a sausage roll from a dodgy garage in Cockfosters!