Food poisoning is basically refers to the illness which is foodborne.
It happens as an aftereffect of eating spoiled , contaminated toxic food item.
The most known rudimentary symptom of this is diarrhea, nausea & vomiting.
People’s probability of suffering from food poisoning is very common especially in summers .
Hence, make sure the food you take needs to be fresh and free from toxins , the food also needs to be free from artificial and harmful chemicals basically free from adulteration .
Check these parameters before consumption because your awareness can save you from many disease which can as a ultimate result cause you harm and lower down your immune system or the strength of the body.
Symptoms of food poisoning
Before you move towards the cure you need to have the knowledge In order to get the gravity of the situation.
Symptoms of food poisoning can differ as according the source it has come from and so the time length is also so depend upon the source of infection usually it takes up to few hours or could take 20-28 days as well.
Therefore moving towards the actual symptoms –
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Mild fever
- Nausea
- Headaches
- Dizziness or weakness
- Loss of appetite…etc.
Some symptoms which could be signal of severity of the disease and It’s an urge to you that if you are witnessing any of the following then do take longer to ask for proper medical assistance .
- High fever (102’F)
- Slight lost in vision
- Not able to speak well
- Bloody urine
- Diarrhea continuing for more than 2days…etc.
Cause of Food Poisoning
Food poisoning is basically the disease caused as a consequence of having consumed contaminated or adulterated food.
As we have talked about food it would be faire enough to break them into 3catagories-
- Virus
- Parasites
- bacteria
let’s discuss one by one following-
virus;
the very common cause of food poisoning could probably the virus can .
as the very known Norovirus , commonly known as Norwalk virus causes many cases of food poisoning , it also many a times proved to be fatal as well.
The other viruses also there which in the same note causes many same symptoms as aforesaid like Rotavirus, Astrovirus,& Sapovirus but there spread is very less commonly seen.
The other well noted one is Hepatitis A, which also causes by Food.
parasites
Parasites which is spread on food while they are growing as to save them from any bacteria , which may damage the crop also prove to be the cause of food poisoning .
Bacteria
Bacteria like E.COLI, SAMONELLA etc. which can be the cause of food poisoning.
About the contamination of Food
In all the food items the presence of pathogens has been proven , and interestingly they cover entire food items that we eat,
And when we tend to cook our food , the process of heating it usually kills the pathogens present in our food hence it become more safer to eat.
But the food that we eat in it’s very own form i.e. raw form causes most of the food poisoning .
Food do many a times come in contact with fecal matter, the main cause of it is the dis-hygiene used while cooking like no washing of hands properly or the food item.
Many non-veg & food items also the cause of food poisoning as they are contaminated frequently.
Hence anyone who eats the products contaminated or not well gone through proper hygienic mechanism of cooking , could on a high probability can suffer from food poisoning.
Also for any disease to be away from you ,
Your immune system and it’s response needs to be very strong .
So, anyone with the less strong immune system could suffer the aforesaid more frequently.
And at the same time many age groups which can go through it are like;
Pregnant ladies, younger children etc.
Diagnosis
If you are facing the symptoms we have discussed in the beginning of the blog then you are suppose to ask for proper medical assistance as soon as possible ,
The doctor will probably diagnose the cause of your illness and in some sever cases if so needed can ask you to do some test in order of the type of food poisoning you could be suffering with.
Like urine test, in case you developed the poisoning because of dehydration
Blood test, stool test etc.
Treatment
In most common cases it could possibly be treated in home itself as in lighter cases it could hardly takes 4-5 days for the person to be okay.
But in case of severity it could be stretch for a longer duration of time , like 15 days or a month.
Well ,
- To accelerate the process of treatment you are required to be fully and properly hydrate yourself.
Coconut water and fresh fruit juice would work best.
- You must avoid or totally stop consuming the caffeine contained items as they may cause hinderance in the process of digestion.
- If you are suffering diarrhea then as per the doctor’s suggestion or according to your wise discretion can take a light medicine to treat diarrhea , as it could cause loss of essential water from the body .
- Take proper rest.
- Do not go on to take heavy oily and fatty food items , take light food like
- Khichadi, vegetables , fruits etc. which are easily digestible and fulfill your daily nutrition requirements as well.
Take proper measures and be aware what you eat , while cooking how you cook .
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