How to Know if You Have Food Poisoning

Do you think you might have food poisoning? We'll help you find out!
Most of us have experienced this unpleasant illness, but did you know there are 31 different species of bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can cause you to get violently ill? Join Hank Green for an informative lesson on how to know if you have food poisoning, and what the sneaky culprit behind it might be.

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[shadeszn]

Who ever is watching this while having food poisoning I pray for you and I’m here to tell you it’ll be okay :)

[IhAvjUST]

As someone who has had SEVERE food poisoning, when you have it, you will know. I'm not talking about diarrhea and cramps. You will literally feel like you are going to die from the stomach pain. I don't wish that on anyone.

[lemonshark]

Having my first experience with food poisoning right now, I rate it a 10/10 for perfectly miserable.

[jesslynch]

If you ever cant decide which end needs more desperately to go on the toilet, that’s when. THAT’S when.

[SofiaKallene]

Your body makes it extremely clear by expelling the food out of both of its extremes.

[mikitta]

At first you are afraid you are going to die, then you wish you would - and this goes on for 10 to 48 hours.

[prajwalsingh]

you know it's food poisioning when you start peeing from your butt

[urwow]

Currently siting at the toilet doing, you guessed it, spewing from both ends trying to figure out why I'm dying.

[hogrider]

I’m currently writhing in pain as I write this, listening and reading the comments of others going through these similar experiences helps keeps me strong to endure it, no vomiting for me but I got me the cold sweat, slight fever, blood curdling stomach pains as well as tons of ‘peeing from the butt’ if you know you know.

Keep strong whoever is going through this and I hope my comment helps contribute to that strength !

[jirachiwish]

I am literally dying right now IT WONT END my stomach hurts so much

[WhatInTheBiome]

Totally not related to the vid but thank you whoever puts the captions on! Hard of hearing and appreciate it.

[kellyfly]

I always wash the watermelon before cutting it up and everyone I know would laugh at me because "we don't eat the rind". Thanks for the vindication, SciShow!

[gaymerkitty]

I've definitely got something going on in my body and it's 100% miserable. Once I manage to fall asleep, I wake up to vomit again. I just want to feel normal again and go back to sleep. 😭

[cybertwingo]

I had food poisoning two times. Once i ate a chicken dumpling that smelled a little bit funny, and i had to stay home for a while.
The worst one however was when i ate a poorly washed carrot. I was really hungry and didn't wash it properly.
I spent two days straight expelling my intestines, with a fever, and feeling absolutely awful.
Don't risk eating food you are uncertain are good, and please wash your veggies very well.

[nikopack]

you know it's food poisoning when liquid is coming out of both ends

[RobDozier]

I've been sick a decent number of times in my lifetime.... I have NEVER felt worse than when I got food poisoning

[sierras.]

Knock on wood, I've never had food poisoning.

*cut to me 24 hours from now, dying in the bathroom*

[willyk]

Me: I’ve lost 5 kilos in 2 days from my new diet!

Friend: What diet?

Me: food poisoning.

[invisibleninja]

“I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.”
-Norovirus Research Volunteers

[dankhank]

You know you have food poising when your toilet jumps out your of bathroom window.