FOOD POISONING:
CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND SOLUTIONS:
🌶️Food poisoning is a food borne Illness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins or other infectious organisms.
🥒Causes:
🌶️It is situation whereby a person gets sick as a result of eating or drinking contaminated, spoilt, toxic food or water.
🌶️It is very very common. We have more than 1.5 million reported cases per year in Nigeria.
Symptoms:
🌶️Common symptoms may include stomach pain and cramping, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea, bloody stools, fever, headaches.
🥒Diagnosis and Treatment:
🌶️Usually self-treatable
🌶️Usually self-diagnosable
🌶️Lab tests or imaging rarely required
🌶️Short-term: resolves within days to weeks
🌶️Treatment consists of supportive care.
🌶️Most food poisoning is mild and resolves without treatment.
🌶️Resting and drinking plenty of natural fluids can help people recover from food poisoning. Keep the patient adequately hydrated.
🌶️However, in some cases food poisoning may become fatal and require hospitalization!
🌶️Food can be contaminated in any place it's handled, including the home.
🥒How to prevent food poisoning:
🌶️Wash your hands regularly:
🌶️Regular and proper washing of hands is required before food preparation, after preparation and when serving food.
🌶️Anytime you use the toilet, always wash your hands. Just by touching the toilet doors you can carry dangerous germs on your fingers. Always wash your hands.
🌶️Always disinfect your cooking or eating areas and utensils. Unwashed knives, cutting boards or other kitchen tools can spread contaminants.
🌶️Whenever you come from outdoors before you touch your food, frigde, kitchen utensils or hold a baby, wash your hands thoroughly.
Proper Storage of food:
🌶️Don't leave your food out for too long at room temperature, as it can become contaminated.
🌶️Food stored in the refrigerator for too long can spoil.
🌶️Also, food stored in a refrigerator or freezer that is too warm can spoil.
🌶️Always eat your cooked food warm.
🌶️Cold foods like vegetable salads, fruits must be well washed on salted water before eating.
🌶️Always separate raw meats, fish etc from the cooked or ready to eat foods.
🌶️Cook your foods especially meats, fish etc thoroughly.We love you 😘
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