It’s currently 3am in the morning and my husband and I haven’t been able to sleep because we accidentally ate some beans leftovers and they weren’t in a very great condition and now out tummy is killing us! I’m specially scared because I’m 23 weeks pregnant today! Anything I should know!!? I’m so scared this will affect my baby…
Also I wanted to ask if anyone knows if its okay to eat turkey ham lol I love it and eat sandwiches almost every day :’’)
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I wouldn’t be too concerned with the beans, the main issue with food poisoning would be if you’re vomiting/having bad diarrhea as it can lead to dehydration.
They advice against cold cut meats because of the risk of certain bacterias but honestly I ate it anyway in both pregnancies 😅

I wouldn't worry too much unless you are vomiting/having bad diarrhea as this can cause dehydration. Eating cold meat is just an advisory during pregnancy but i ate it with my first and eat it with this one x

The risk of deli meat is worse then shellfish / oyster and the other bits they warn you about because of the type of bacteria that they have on them and the actual risks to the babies. All the foods we are recommended not to eat have different reasons and bacteria linked to them. I have read turkey is one of the worst deli meats. But again, I guess it’s upto you what you decide to do. There is a lot of recommendations from drs that don’t have a lot of evidence behind them but from what I’ve read the deli meats is one that does because it’s linked directly to threatening bacteria and deli meat is the most likely source that this type of bacteria is found. It’s called toxoplasmosis. The same thing they say you can get from cleaning the cat litter.

I had food poisoning at 37 weeks pregnant, whilst it was very unpleasant and a night spent in hospital due to dehydration, baby was absolutely fine, it did not affect him one bit.

Sometimes eating too many beans hurts my tummy.. but you said they weren't in the greatest condition? I'd just make sure your drinking alot of fluids and if you feel the need to check in with a doctor and ask questions you could just for peace of mind. Not sure if you have an appointment coming up?
If the turkey ham is a cold cut, I'd heat them up first so you atleast kill whatever that could be on there cause that's the risk. Also prepackaged cold cuts in the store are apparently worse then the deli cutting it cause of the nitrates to create longer shelf life.
I was pretty by the book cause I overthink and didn't wanna risk it but I've heard it people say it all depends on what your comfortable with

Stick to the BRAT diet: bananas, white rice, applesauce, toast