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146 User Reviews
Posted by T.B. (Los Angeles, Ca) on 03/16/2010
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Hi everybody,
I've been sick since late saturday evening. Diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, the whole shabang. Called my Dr. to see what we could do about the pain. I just had a baby less than 2mos ago, and kinda experienced some of these symptoms, needless to say I was EXTREMLY nervous. Anyway I just came across this site (tues), and was happy to see a home remedy to cure this. I rushed in the kitchen and started searching throught the cabnits, I knew I had some.
As im writing this post im feeling 85% better (only been 3 mins). I mixed 2 Tbsp of ACV with half a cup of juice to help the taste. Im so happy to have found this site 2.5 days is too long to be feeling like this. Im actually starting to feel 95% better. Gonna take some more ACV in a couple of hours.
Thanks a lot for everyones post, im so glad for the internet and reputable site.
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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 David (Little Rock, Ar) on 09/30/2009
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ACV is amazing. I came home from work one day and ate a ham and turkey sandwich. About an hour later i started to get really sick. I had not had any type of food sickness before so I wasn't exactly sure what was going on with me. I developed a bad fever and was getty dizzy, not to mention the stomach cramps. I do not like throwing up so I tried to hold it off for as long as I could. It was coming whethere I liked it or not. I felt o.k. after the first throw up but still felt very weak and still had a fever. I went online to see about remedies for food sickness. This site was the first one to come up. I took 1 big gulp from ACV along with some orange juice( not sure if orange juice is the best to use). I still felt some of the pains from the illness, but i did not throw up one more time. I woke up this morning a totally different person. The stomach is a bit sore from the cramping but nothing i can complain about. The fever is gone also. Thanks to all the people who posted about their experiences, it helped out immensely.
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Posted by Kavi (El Dorado, Tunapuna, Trinidad ) on 08/11/2009
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Another confirmation of ACV for food poisoning. My mother rapidly started to come down with what seemed like food poisoning after eating some spoiled curry chicken. Since EarthClinic has been a reliable source of home cures, I checked it at once and then promptly gave her 2 tbsp. of ACV in a cup of store-bought juice. I also added the juice from half of a lime, since this helped me with stomach upset in the past. Within a few minutes of drinking it, she had stopped moaning in pain, and within 15 mins. was noticeably better. Now, half an hour later and she is practically back to normal.
I have had food poisoning a few times myself and know that it is terrible and often lasts for several gruelling hours. I am quite happy to spare my mom that experience.
Thank you EarthClinic and all the posters here!
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Posted by Katherine (Seattle, WA) on 07/05/2009
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Last night I started showing the signs of food poisoning (mild)- about 6 hours after eating I got cramps and nausea. I've had this happen before and it usually means I'm in for a long night of sitting in the bathroom where I can't quite throw up, even though I want to. Miserable.
I've come to this site before and found the apple cider vinegar cure for my sinus allergies (it works!), so I was happy to read that it can also help food poisoning. I drank 1 tbsp. ACV with a little bit of fruit punch (basic kind from Whole Foods). Then I just got in bed and waited it out. In about 5-10 I was feeling much better. Wow! I love it when something natural really does the trick. I also drank water before going to bed, to keep hydrated. Thanks everyone for the tip!
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Posted by Shevon (Houston, Texas) on 06/19/2009
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It really works. I had a bout of what I felt was food poisioning.l found this site with a google search and although I was extreamly doubtful. I took the apple cider and It really works within minutes. Thank you so much!
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Posted by Sarah (Surfside Beach, SC) on 06/12/2009
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Food Poisioning: I had gone out to eat with friends of mine for breakfast and I had crisy bacon, along with grits eggs and toast. I thought the bacon kinda had a little different taste, but just presumed it being a different brand. Came home and about three hours later, stomach was cramping, felt nauseaus and felt as thought I was going to get sick.
Checked the net and came to this site. Had a half gallon of ACV for the purpose of cooking. Took the 2 Tablespoons in 1/4 cup water and within 30 minutes, felt fine. Jumped on it fast.
Thank you, as I am forever getting food poisoning on seafood at the beach. Now I will know what to do rather than be sick all night. Usually it is always seafood.
Have been telling everyone I come in contact with at the beach, as this is a good place to get it with seafood.
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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
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Posted by Veronica (New Haven, CT, USA) on 03/25/2009
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Apple Cider Vinegar stopped food poisoning episode:
I had just finished a dinner out of shrimp and mango curry, a dish I had eaten plenty of times in the past. fifteen minutes after finishing my meal. I had severe GI upset and I had intense abdominal pain. I had contacted my husband and instructed him to research food poisoning cures and ACV because I remember hearing about it. Sure enough, there was a lot of information claiming that ACV can cure food poisoning. Desperate, I had nothing to loose, I went down the street to a local health food store and took two tablespoons right there in the store within 10 minutes I started feeling better, I could breathe and the cramps had stopped. I can say that the ACV indeed stopped the attack.
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Posted by Jessica (St. Clair Shores, MI) on 01/17/2009
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Thank you! My son ate steak that I should have known better than to cook and woke up throwing up violently. After throwing up 5 times, I decided to check the interet. I found this website and I want to thank you so much. I gave my son 1 teaspoon of ACV and he had one small vomit 15 minutes later and then slept all night and seems fine now. There is nothing worse than having to see your child go through pain. I am grateful this site was available. Thanks again.
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Posted by Ava (Los Angeles, CA) on 11/13/2008
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I have a really bad case of food poisening from tuna going on 1week. I tryed drinking the acv but it gave me diarria just when it had started to go away. I had really bad stomach ache and drinking the acv didn't help so I poured some of it directly on my stomach I used a towel not to get it on the bedding. Believe it or not that calmed my stomach down and took away my pain. So for those who can't drink the stuff just use it externally. It really works. Good luck.
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(Corona, CA)
05/29/2009
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(New Canaan, CT)
05/29/2009
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(Spring Grove, Il)
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(Chiang Mai, Thailand)
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Posted by Candice (Victorville, CA) on 10/10/2008
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My grandma just contracted food poisioning and she is 92 and unable to drink the Apple Cider Vinegar (which we all swear by) so instead I went to the health food store and purchased the ACV capsules, I just thought that this would help anyone that is disgusted by the flavor or smell...since it is in a powdered form inside of a capsule.
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Posted by Rich R. (Pearl City, Hawaii) on 09/08/2008
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last night around midnight, a few hours after dinner (we had shrimp, spicey ahi tuna wraps, ahi poke and seared ahi poke (the seared was leftovers from Friday) i woke up to severe cramps. what followed was a very long night of cramps and going to the toilet. i knew enough that everytime i went, to follow up with some water to keep hydrated. however it was still a very long night. then about 7 in the morning, it got worse, now i was sitting on the toilet and needing a place to throw up, well i leaned to the tub..wasn't a pretty picture.
anyway, i had to go to work, is the nature of my job unfortunatley. so i get there, still misrable. i then think, maybe i can find a cure. so then i found this site. i took the first dose about an hour ago. the frequency of the cramps died down, but i was still getting them. i also have went to the bathroom once since taking it. however i am feeling better, just very tired.
next time i will have this on hand as i think that if taken right away, you get better results.
aloha and mahalo for your posts!
Replied by Rich
(Pearl City, Hawaii)
09/12/2008
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Posted by Rene (Las Vegas, USA) on 09/07/2008
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Just wanted to say thank you for posting the apple cider vinegar cure for food poisoning...I took one tablespoon and began to feel better within the hour but I would like to add that a piece of burnt toast helps to take the cramps away almost instantly.
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Posted by Ali (Columbus, Ohio) on 07/17/2008
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I've been up since 2 am...it's now 5!...just plastered to the toilet, must have been the chicken I had for lunch. This is all very new for me, I've never had food poisoning...but this has got to be it. I have had the worse diarrhea and cramps.. oh the cramps.. you've got to be kidding me! and I cannot miss my class in the morning, so i've been curled in a ball going back and forth to the bathroom, when i jumped online to see if there was anything I could do, and i found the acv suggestion. I crawled downstairs and took 2 tbs w/ in about 5 min of eachother..in about 30 min the cramps started to ease up, my stomach is still queasy, but i can handle that, it was the gut wrenching cramps, oh thank you for the tip! Seriously...thanks!
