How can one tell the difference between food poisoning and a stomach virus?

Question by EA121: How can one tell the difference between food poisoning and a stomach virus?
My husband ate some chicken that I did not eat. Later on he said that when he bit into a piece of chicken that it didn't taste right maybe it was undercooked. 6 hours later he threw up 6 times and had diarrhea. He couldn't keep down water and had a headache so I took him to the er for iv treatments. The doctor said he had food poisoning. But most drs say you cannot tell the difference. I'm assuming he diagnosed this based on his symptoms and the story but can this be told in the bloodwork he had done? We have both had stomach viruses before but from those experiences we know that you don't really throw up that much with a virus...we hope. The only thing that has be questioning if it is definitely food poisoning is that he teaches and kids carry everything.


Best answer:
It is really difficult to tell, but I think the Doctor would be able to tell by asking your husband a few questions.
Your husband's remarks regarding the chicken would point to the fact that it's quite possible that it is food poisoning.
Having a tummy bug can affect people differently, some people don't throw up at all and just have a runny tummy for a day or so, while others can't hold anything down for up to two days.

I hope he feels better soon though, he must be feeling quite miserable :(
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