Dr Bernadette Carr answers your questions on food poisoning and sciatica

Dr Bernadette Carr gives advice on how to avoid getting food poisoning while on holiday and explains how to recognise sciatic pain.

Q. I am going on holidays in three weeks and am wondering what I can do to prevent food poisoning. Last year I had a three-day bout of vomiting and diarrhoea which almost ruined my entire holiday.

A. Food poisoning and gastroenteritis can be very distressing and unpleasant. In many cases it may be self-limiting, however, some serious cases may result in hospitalisation due to dehydration.