Help with curing Contaminated Food

[RAM]

I just started playing, at level 4 or 5 now. But I have a problem...

My food is contaminated and so I can't rest. I have dropped all my food and bought all new. I have refilled my water bottle. I can sometimes rest once out in the wilderness, but then I can't rest again. I actually don't see my water bottle in my inventory. I remember filling my water bottle at a contaminated source, with the archers. But I can't find the water bottle in my inventory so I can drop it. Please help.

[Elendil / Redshift]

You need one food and one water item to rest in the wilderness (both of which will be consumed).

Rotten food and contaminated water are needed if you are Rasvim (Undead). They are separate items one doesn't become the other.

[RAM]

I understand that i need a food and a water to rest. What i dont understand is how to keep my food and water free of contamination or how to cure it. I havent been able to rest in the wilderness more than once before it gets contaminated, frustrating.

[Elendil / Redshift]

It doesn't get contaminated. As I said those are separate items which doesn't change into one other.

You likely found/bought both kind and when you slept you used up the regular ones, leaving you with only the contaminated ones.

[Prickett]

Contaminated food is for the undead race, the Rasvim.