Most cases of food poisoning can be safely treated at home. Persistent symptoms may require more aggressive treatment.

Treatment for food poisoning may include:

• Clear liquid diet
• Clear liquids for dehydration:
• Gatorade
• Powerade
• Intravenous fluids for severe dehydration
• Medications for nausea and vomiting
• Medications for diarrhea:
• Loperamide (Imodium)
• Diphenoxylate and Atropine (Lomotil)
• Antibiotics for bacterial gastroenteritis
• Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
• Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra, TMP-SMX)
• Rifaximin (Xifaxan)
• Gastroenteritis clinical trials

For more information:

• Bacterial gastroenteritis treatment
• Viral gastroenteritis treatment
• Cholera treatment
• Shigella infection treatment
• Salmonella infection treatment