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By Mayo Clinic Staff. Food poisoning often improves without treatment within 48 hours. To help keep yourself more comfortable and prevent dehydration while you recover, try the following: 1  Let your stomach settle. Stop eating and drinking for a few hours.  Try sucking on ice chips or taking small sips of water.
Giving Your Body a Break. 1  1. Take time off. Don't go to work if you're experiencing food poisoning, especially if you work in food service. 2  2. Get plenty of rest. It is likely that you will feel fatigued as your body fights to rid the toxins from your system. 3  3. Give your stomach a break. Don't eat large meals or lots of solid food. Chances are these won't sound good anyway, but your body needs a chance to recover from whatever toxin or bacteria has made you sick. Avoid eating very much for the first day or two that you have food poisoning symptoms.