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Food poisoning in DayZ

From rotten or burnt food, raw fish, gasoline, Sakhal hot spring water, or eating with bloody hands. You vomit until it's out of your system.

Cure: Charcoal tablets, or wait it out.

How to cure food poisoning

  1. Take charcoal tablets. They clear it much faster.
  2. Otherwise wait it out. Each time you vomit, most of the poison goes with it.

Don't

  • Don't eat more of the bad food. It keeps the poisoning going while it's in your stomach.
  • Overeating or the vomit gesture won't flush it out.
  • A second charcoal tablet while one is still working is wasted.

Symptoms

  • Vomiting
  • Sick icon is showing
  • Stamina runs out fast
  • Getting thirsty fast

How you catch it

Eating rotten or burnt food or raw fish, drinking gasoline or Sakhal hot spring water, or eating and drinking with bloody hands.

How to avoid it

  • Throw out rotten and burnt food.
  • Wash your hands or wear gloves before you eat or drink.

Questions

How do I cure food poisoning in DayZ?

Take charcoal tablets. They clear it much faster. Otherwise wait it out. Each time you vomit, most of the poison goes with it.

What causes food poisoning in DayZ?

Eating rotten or burnt food or raw fish, drinking gasoline or Sakhal hot spring water, or eating and drinking with bloody hands. When it starts: you feel it right after eating. The sick icon appears when you first vomit.

What are the symptoms of food poisoning in DayZ?

Main signs: vomiting.

Severity
Mild
Where
Any map
When it starts
You feel it right after eating. The sick icon appears when you first vomit.
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Other illnesses with similar symptoms

CholeraTetracycline, plus plenty of clean water.
SalmonellaCharcoal tablets or multivitamins. Not tetracycline.
Chemical poisoningLeave the gas. PO-X antidote from stage 2.

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