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Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Lynn (Florence, Al) on 04/07/2016
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Apple cider vinegar works. I had a severe case of food poison lasting 2 1/2 weeks. Severe stomach pain, fever, chills, body aches severe diarrhea and I went to a medical doctor and a digestive disease specialist both confirming food poison one prescribed high dose of antibiotics the other saying to stop antibiotics and let it run its course. After 2 weeks of on and off illness I decided to try the apple cider vinegar by taking 2 tbsp straight undiluted . Later on I had a horrible bowel movement but I felt like it was the bacteria coming out. The next day I took another dose but diluted with warm water and honey. And the sickness disappeared!!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Tami (Nd) on 09/14/2015
Does it have to be organic apple cider vinegar??
EC: Hi Tami,
From our experience over the years, any kind of ACV works very well for food poisoning and does NOT have to be organic.
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Posted by Mooshka (USA) on 06/26/2013
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Yes, apple cider vinegar helps ease the stomach. At first, when I searched for food poisoning remedies on earth clinic and I read ACV as the top remedy, I thought, "no way! " How could an ACID help your stomach?! But, it does. I mixed 2 tablespoons in water, and just a few minutes later the cramping, bloating and nausea slowly disappeared. Give it a try! You have nothing to lose!
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Posted by Dave (Fountain Inn, Sc) on 08/28/2016
Lisa;
So sorry about your food poisoning! I've had a few bouts also and many stomach / intestinal infections. ACV has worked ... oh, 95 percent of the time. May I ask... how did you take it? I have a friend that takes it Straight! If I did that, I'd convulse for sure. I put a tablespoon in a glass of water and drink and usually add a third teaspoon of baking soda to the ACV. I think that makes for a better stomach healer.
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Posted by Drew (Gold Coast, Queensland Australia) on 04/29/2009
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My friend called to say her sister was vomiting and may have food poisoning, she also said that ACV was a way to help fix it but it was late and the pharmacy was closed and she had no money, she was at the hospital, waiting to be seen by a doctor and I was dubious about ACV but I found your site and thought it must work so I raced down to the hospital and took her some ACV and she felt better within minutes of drinking 2 table spoons ACV diluted with cold water, it is best to get it into your stomach as fast as you can to prevent the bacteria from multiplying, that's what the acetic acid does. the bacterium produce poison that your body detects and forces out of your body by causing vomiting. thanks for confirming the value of traditional home remedies. I theorized that the acid was stopping bacteria from breeding which would help get rid of the bugs, I found a study that confirms that acetic acid retards the growth of some strains of bacteria but not all, here's the link:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119599944/abstract
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Kate (Spring Grove, Il) on 06/02/2011
Not so, food poisionomg last many days, depending on the strain of bacteria and the physical condition of the sufferer.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Marc C. (Schofield, Hawaii) on 02/26/2017
Ensure your food is cooked.
So there I was made some AHI Tuna first time and had it marinating for two days in the fridge or it in the grill for 2 1/2 minutes on each side and then after I ate some of it not even an hour later it hit me like brick. I started looking online for symptoms and found this site still going through the motions, instead of 2-3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar I took it like Will Smith did on Hitched saying come on work already.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Pam (Ypsilanti, Michigan ) on 12/28/2016
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Last night I came down with a horrendous case of food poisoning. Your suggestion to use apple cider vinegar saved me. I wish I had seen it earlier. I'm still down and achy with diarrhea, but the vomiting has stopped. All night those two things happened simultaneously every time ugh Thank you for your site.
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Posted by Bwray (Florida) on 09/23/2016
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Wow! Woke up with stomach cramps. 3 hours later discovered the apple cider suggestion. Drank about 2-3 oz diluted by about 6oz of water (Diluted until it was just tolerable to drink). Within 10 minutes cramps were gone and was able to sleep. Woke up feel pretty good, just a little tightness, or more accurately stomach muscle fatigue from all the cramping. Great home remedy! Makes complete sense when you think about it!
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Posted by Jj (Orlando, Fl) on 05/31/2016
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I had food poisoning symptoms for roughly 48 hours (initial nausea, diarrhea) and while it was not getting worse, it was not getting better. I finally stumbled on this website, took 2 tablespoon of organic ACV w honey and am starting to feel the tide turn already (2 hours later). I will update to the extent this trajectory changes, but thank you SO much all for the tip...I was starting to go a bit nutty!
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Posted by Klarkie (London) on 05/02/2016
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I've just taken my second dose of apple cider vinegar for food poisoning in an hour and I don't mind telling u that I wish I found this site 12 hours ago. If this don't work for u just go to this hospital because nothing will.. First time trying it and so far it's a 9 out of 10. The only way it would be a 10 out of 10 is if it could uncancel my birthday party that should have occurred last night but I was too ill.. I'm just glad the nausea has stopped and the gagging is over. It works.
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Posted by Jbud (Camarillo, Ca) on 05/02/2016
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ACV worked! Both my boyfriend and I got food poisoning, my lymph glands were very swollen so I started the apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons 3 times a day. Not only did it help the swollen glands my stomach issues and all that comes with food poisoning went away as well. Now the boyfriend 3 days later has just given in and said I'll try anything give me some, as he never would try it before. Maybe now he will believe!
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Posted by Mariluz (Westchester, Ny) on 02/01/2015
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It worked! My husband came back from a dinner at a friend's house and arriving after 40 min at home started with stomach pains, then he threw up, however at first we thought it was because of the too many martinis. Anyway, in the middle of the night he got up vomiting again and also had diarrhea and stomach cramping. I thought oh oh this is looking like food poisoning, he got up couple more times vomiting and in the morning still cramping and vomiting.
I went to look for natural remedies on my favorite site Earth Clinic and found that the same remedy I am taking for my sinus was good for food poisoning.... And maybe that is why he got sick and I did not despite eating same food. the minute he wasn't throwing up I gave him 2 TBSP ACV in 1/2 cup warm water, added 1 TSP manuka honey for better tasting, he took 1/2 and then shortly after he threw up again, but even like that cramping subsided inmediately. I made him drink the other half and he kept it down and he felt so much better almost inmediately and felt asleep like a baby. Thank you earth clinic and all of you who have contributed with their experiences, thank you!!!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Mbs560 (Redwood City, Ca) on 01/14/2010
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I had just returned from a long journey to Thailand and of all the exotic foods I ate along the way it was the last meal on the flight home that did me in. Feeling extremely nauseous with pangs of cramping I thought I could make my way through the next day using the old stand by acidolphilus yogurt cure. Not feeling any better after spending half the day vacilating between nausea, hunger and pain I searched the internet for a home remedy. Having heard Apple Cider Vinegar was an age-old use for just about everything including stain removal, I hopped in my car (still in my PJ's) and took a dixie cup full of vinegar, mixed it with half a cup of berry juice and downed the vile tasting swill. Even though I felt like vomitting right there in the store, I agree with a previous reader who said he could literally feeling it working. It felt as though all the bad bacteria were being "sizzled" in acid. It took about 45 minutes or so...but the cramping went away and I started to feel less nauseous. Unbelievable!!
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Posted by Emma (London, England) on 03/24/2008
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I have been using ACV now since relegiously reading article on your site almost a year now. My whole family recently came down with stomach flu and myself, and my son age 5 who loves vinegar drank a spoonfull of ACV every few hours and overcame the illness within 24 hours. I did not vomit. my son only vomited once, that was before he took the ACV then he made an instant recovery. My husband and daughter who refused to take it and thought I was mad suffered for days with crippling stomach pains and unable to keep any food down...
Thank god for your site wish I knew about it along time ago It could have saved me so much illness.
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Posted by Michael (Placerville, California) on 05/08/2007
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First, one point must be made. Apple Cider Vinegar kills every germ, bacteria, and virus ON CONTACT!!!So if you travel into a foreign country where the water might not be the healthiest, and consuming the food there might also be seriously questionable, take a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar before ingesting any food. If you do develop food poisoning from food or water, throw down just one tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar and within a short time the miseries will be gone. Too strong to just gulp it down? Take a cup of very hot water and add one tablespoon of honey and add to it three tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar. Stir until the honey is dissolved, then add a little cool water so you do not burn your mouth, and drink it. For a sore throat - make the same mixture of hot water, honey and cider vinegar, and then SIP - DO NOT GULP IT DOWN. The sore throat will be gone overnight, because every time you SIP the mixture, it washes down your throat and kills more and more of the infection. At first you will feel the sting of it working, but quickly that goes away and the throat begins to feel much, much better. For a good and sound night's sleep? Slowly drink the mixture and go to bed. Why? Your chemistry is different between first thing in the morning and at bedtime, so at night the drink will help you achieve a peaceful and sound sleep, and then in the morning drink it and it will give you a shot of energy! I hope all this helps someone. It has helped me for the past fifteen years.
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Posted by Ms Gg (Sacramento) on 01/28/2015
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Just wanted to share my ACV story I had a girl friend come to my house she was all bent over in tears, I told her I had something that could fix her and gave her two tsp AVC she immediately seem angry stating she never wants this stuff ever about ten min later she was just talking and smiling I ask her are you feeling better and she said omg what was that again I have to have that in my home. AVC works I am truly a believer.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by M in Md (MD) on 06/26/2022
I would've tried an activated charcoal tablet or two.
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Posted by Jim (Frostburg) on 07/05/2016
Vinegar has helped so many. I thank you, Gary.
Just want to mention to those who might also dose their fellow animals with ACV -- be careful to alkalize the little ones'mouths afterwards as the vinegar remaining in their mouths will soften/rot their teeth. Myself, I would add baking soda to the vinegar until the mix quit fizzing; then dose with that.
That said, perhaps the best way to supply adjuncts to a critter's diet is to add a bit to their drinking water.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Sindee (San Diego, California) on 10/10/2014
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I ate just one Taco Bell burrito on Sunday evening and was driving home when my tummy began making noises and cramping about half hour later. I had another hour to go so I prayed and kept going (a little faster than speed limit), and kept myself occupied talking with my grandchild. I literally had to run into my home when we arrived feeling like I was going to collapse and puke or worse. Immediately I took 2 tbsp AVC in 1/2 glass water. The diarrhea-cramping and nausea lasted five days but I tool ACV with raw honey every morning and afternoon in water and now all symptoms are gone. I ate a hearty dinner last night and am good to go. I have used ACV and charcoal on a previous occasion of deliberate food poisoning by someone from my-in laws. I was given this remedy by a 93 year old American lady at that time in 1993. One must be diligent to take it like medicine and see the amazing results. I keep a gallon of ACV in my kitchen at all times. Organic ACV with Mother works best!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Minkxy (NY, USA) on 04/08/2013
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my friend called me last week. She Had food poisoning. She was on the second night, a seriosly dehydrated. Couldn't even keep water down. I had her mix a spoon of ACV in a cup of water. She swallowed a spoonful. The quarter of a second it was in her stomach was all it took. Thank God and earth clinic. Within the hour she turned the corner. 2 hours and she drank water ate soup. Thanks all.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Sarah (Toledo, Ohio, United States) on 02/20/2013
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Per the recommendation of EC I tried drinking ACV at the onset of food poisoning (ate bad chicken). It worked! I was doubled over in pain for two hours before I tried 1 tablespoon of ACV in cold water. I vomited an hour later, but the pain came back. This time I downed another Tablespoon in a glass of hot water. Same deal. I vomited an hour later. Finally I drank 1/4 cup ACV straight. It was very difficult to keep down, but I managed. An hour later I vomited again and slept through the night. I woke up feeling better and didn't get sick again. I think the ACV needs to be undiluted to work. Thanks for the suggestion!
