coimbatore in a case of food poisoning 24 students of the womens polytechnic college were admitted to the coimbatore medical college hospital cmch on monday after complaining of severe vomiting and diarrhoea at around 1030am 15 students got themselves admitted to the cmch for diarrhoea and vomiting within an hour eight more students were received into the hospital for treatment with same complaints while eight girls are being treated at the icu eight more girls are admitted at the zero delay wards and remaining at the quarantine wards the students fell ill on saturday night and their condition worsened on sunday eight girls who are suffering from severe diarrhoea were admitted in the icu but their bp is stable and they are recovering said a doctor on duty the students are being given iv fluids and antibiotics i have also ordered to give toxicide tablets which is an antibacterial to the students said deputy director of public health somasundaram we have also asked doctors to take samples of the students stools for test he added the corporation has also issued a notice to the hostel for failure in maintaining hygiene and sanitation the students said they had food in their hostel mess on saturday and sunday though it was a visitors day it is most likely to be only food poisoning said a public health department official students allege that falling sick with stomach aches and diarrhoea is common in the hostel which houses 230 students at least two girls complain of stomach pain diarrhoea or vomiting in a day said a student who has been admitted the warden usually tells us that it is because we dont eat regularly and that we have ulcers and acidity she said a final year student said the hostel has only one water purifier the water purifier doesnt work when there is power cut immediately workers in the hostel leave a large can of boiled water but students who dont want to drink hot water fetch water from a tap and drink it she said the hostel has a history with water contamination in 2012 46 students had to be admitted to sri ramakrishna hospital and gh for falling ill after drinking contaminated water