Do I have Food poisoning or The Flu?!


Question: Do I have Food poisoning or The Flu.?
last night i ate dinner (grilled chicken, cooked spinach, and a tomato and mozzarella salad) at 6:00. around 10, i started feelings nauseous. i threw up and had diarrhea about once every 2 hours until i woke up at 9:00 in the morning. i blacked out one time in the bathroom. thought it was food poisoning from undercooked chicken, but all day today (for the past 8 hours, i feel hot and cold at the same time, my whole body aches, headache, and stomach still hurts; which sounds like the flu.

what's the difference.?

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Answers:
Sounds like food poisoning. Drinks lots of fluids, have lots of rest, this will help either of them and if it carries on more that 48 hours, you should definately seek help from a doctor. xHealth Question & Answer

You have the flu. My sister, brother in law, mother in law, nephew, and younger sister just got over it! With food poisoning I did not have the hot and cold flashes or any body aches. With the flu you Will have temperature changes headaches and body aches.Health Question & Answer

The difference is the source of the problem, either influenza virus of some kind or a bacterium that was in your food. Food poisoning will let up in about 24 hours unless you ingested some e. coli, and if so, Lord help you.Health Question & Answer

Sounds like the flu. Food poisoning usually happens a lot sooner (30 minutes or so)Health Question & Answer



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