{"id":3205,"date":"2024-01-11T23:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/foodpoisoning\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2023-12-02T10:40:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T15:40:46","slug":"04-food-poisoning-best-treatment-and-tips-to-prevent-food-poisoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/foodpoisoning\/04-food-poisoning-best-treatment-and-tips-to-prevent-food-poisoning\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Poisoning Best Treatment And Tips to Prevent Food Poisoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Treatment And Tips to Prevent Food Poisoning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Food poisoning is a common, usually mild but sometimes fatal. Typical symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea that occur suddenly (within 48 hours) after eating a contaminated food or drink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Depending on the contaminant, fever and chills, bloody stools, dehydration, and nervous system damage may follow. These symptoms can affect a person or a group of people who ate the same (called an outbreak).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the United States, 1 in 6 people get sick from eating contaminated food. In 2001, the CDC estimates that food poisoning causes 48 million illnesses, hospitalizations, 128,000, and up to 3,000 deaths each year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Causes food poisoning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Food poisoning most often occurs after eating at picnics, school cafeterias, large social, or restaurants. One or more persons may become ill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Food poisoning is caused by certain bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Types of food poisoning include: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Botulism (Clostridium botulinum) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Campylobacter enteritis <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Cholera <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; E. coli enteritis <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Fish poisoning <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Listeria <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Staphylococcus Aureus <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Salmonella <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Shigella<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Symptoms of food poisoning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">symptoms of poisoning vary depending on the source and severity of pollution and usually manifest within hours of consuming contaminated food. General symptoms may include one or more of the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">-Fever that lasts more than 24 hours -Abdominal cramps -Diarrhea (diarrhea with blood or pus in the stool) -Dizziness and \/ or fainting, -Rapid heart rate -Weakness -Numbness or tingling in the arms, legs or mouth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Most food poisoning symptoms will resolve themselves within a few days. You should seek medical attention if:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Symptoms of food poisoning last more than two days if there is a persistent fever, with or without chills or chills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">-Watery diarrhea is not very -No blood or mucus, pus (white-gray in color) mixed with the stool -There are signs of dehydration &#8211; excessive thirst, dry mouth, little or no urine, weakness, dizziness or lightheadedness -Is anyone in your family also became ill with similar symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Treatment of food poisoning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Almost no one expects to food poisoning because the food itself can be seen, smell and taste just fine at the moment. It&#8217;s just a couple of hours or days after eating contaminated food that the worst of the symptoms may occur &#8211; vomiting, headache, diarrhea, fatigue, stomach, and the like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In rare cases, serious food poisoning agents such as salmonella, E. coli or botulism can cause serious health problems for older children, young people or those with compromised immune systems. It is vitally important to treat the symptoms of food poisoning as soon as they appear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A home remedy for suspected food poisoning is complete bed rest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Many cases of food poisoning are caused by parasites or bacteria that enter the body by the thousands or millions immediately after contaminated food is ingested.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As a defense mechanism, your body should start sending the antibodies to fight the invasion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">All this takes time, however, for victims of food poisoning need to minimize the other activities in order to allow the body to heal itself. If you suspect food poisoning, consult a physician prescribing of antibiotics and stay in bed for several days.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment And Tips to Prevent Food Poisoning Food poisoning is a common, usually mild but sometimes fatal. Typical symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Food Poisoning Best Treatment And Tips to Prevent Food Poisoning - Food Poisoning","description":"Treatment And Tips to Prevent Food Poisoning Food poisoning is a common, usually mild but sometimes fatal. 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