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Food Poisoning
The Common Ways Of Preventing Food Poisoning?
Ways Food Poisoning can be Treated?
Food poisoning is a result of eating contaminated, spoilt food or toxic food? And it can cause some of the bad diseases such as listed below:
- viruses
- Bacteria
- Toxins in the food
Symptoms Of Food Poisoning?
Symptoms are different depending on the source of infection. The duration of time it takes for the symptoms to show depends on the source of the infection, but it can range as little as 1 hour to as long as 28 days.
Some of the Common Causes can also be seen as:
- Loss of appetite
- Abdominal cramps
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Mild fever
- Headaches
- Weakness
- Nausea
A serious lasting problem can be caused such as kidney failure. Children, elderly people, pregnant women, and those whose immune system is not strong enough are more likely vulnerable to food poisoning and it can lead to serious complications. It is more important than people in this category to seek urgent medical help.
The Common Ways Of Preventing Food Poisoning?
The Simple ways of Preventing are:
To prevent it, caution must be applied when it comes to food and water. Eggs, dairy products, and meat are commonly contaminated; therefore they should be well cooked before consumption.
A specific causative agent of disease (pathogen) can be found in almost all the food we consume. But the heat from cooking usually kills those pathogens on our food.
Water can still be contaminated. So, make sure you drink water through a clean source.
Eating raw food is also a common source.
Washing of hands even when you intend to eat with cutlery is properly.
Ways Food Poisoning can be Treated?
It can be treated at home, and in most cases can be resolved in the period of three to five days. But if not it is proper for you to seek a doctor for a proper check-up, diagnosis, tests, and treatment.
If in case you are diagnosed, it’s crucial to remain properly hydrated. In this case, Fruit juice and coconut water can bring back carbohydrates and help in fatigue.
Taking caffeine may irritate the digestive region. Decaffeinated teas with calming herbs like camomile, peppermint, and dandelion may calm and trouble stomach and other digestive issues.
Imodium and Pepto-Bismol are other kinds of medications that can be used to treat, and manage sudden diarrhea, suppress nausea and other stomach pain. However, you must have to contact your doctor before using these kinds of meditations.
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