The most common symptoms of food poisoning include diarrhea, watery stools, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and fever. Most food poisoning symptoms are mild, however, and can safely be treated at home.
Salmonella. Food poisoning caused by Salmonella bacteria gives victims flu-like symptoms for as long as a week.
Botulism. The first symptoms appear abruptly, usually 18 to 48 hours after the food was eaten. These symptoms include nausea, dry mouth, vomiting, abdominal pain and blurring of vision. The toxin has a paralyzing effect on the nervous system; it prevents the nerves from conducting messages from the brain. Control of the muscles is lost, beginning with those around the face and neck. Loss of the ability to swallow makes it impossible to eat. It leads to choking and may introduce foreign materials into the lungs. The victim usually dies within several days.
If medical aid is quickly obtained and the correct diagnosis rapidly made, death can be avoided. A serum may be injected which is sometimes able to neutralize a portion of the toxin and limit further paralysis. This serum cannot help the nerves that are already damaged. The speed with which symptoms appear depends largely on the amount of toxin-containing food that is eaten.
Staphylococcal food poisoning. This type of food poisoning is associated with abdominal cramps, fever, vomiting and diarrhea. It appears about 6 hours after eating food contaminated with an enterotoxin formed by the staph bacteria. Dairy products, pastries and fish are common foods harboring this organism.
Treatment of Food PoisoningThe most common treatment for simple food poisoning is simply supportive care at home with clear liquids to stay hydrated, and after vomiting or diarrhea subside, the gradual return to eating beginning with a bland diet (such as rice, bread, potatoes and milk).The doctor should be consultedalled if the person has nausea, vomiting or diarrhea that lasts more than 2 days, a fever, dizziness or unconsciousness, or if the symptoms are occurring after recent travel to foreign countries, or if people who ate the same thing are also ill. A visit to the hospital should be made if the person experiences vomiting blood, a swollen abdomen, problems breathing, swollen joints, yellow eyes or skin, or sharp abdominal pain that lasts more than 15 minutes.
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Food PoisoningWhat are the usual symptoms of food poisoning?Which symptoms are the most serious?
What kind of food poising is it?
What treatment do you recommend
Will a serum be needed?
What precautions do you recommend to prevent further attacks of food poisoning?
The most common symptoms of food poisoning are nausea with or without vomiting, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and fever. These symptoms can start in as little as a couple hours or can even happen days later.
Food poisoning can affect different ways depending on the person. Most common food poisoning symptoms in both adults and children are been nausea, vomiting, having diarrhea, cramps and having a fever.
Bacteria and viruses are the most common causes of food poisoning. Parasites, mold, toxins, contaminants and allergens are also causes of food poisoning.
No. Some food poisoning may require hours before enough bacteria are present to cause symptoms. In fact, that is typical. Salmonella, one of the most common food poisonings generally does not manifest until 24 hours after ingestion.
Bacteria and viruses are the most common cause of food poisoning. The symptoms and severity of food poisoning vary, depending on which bacteria or virus has contaminated the food. The bacteria and viruses that cause the most illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States are: Salmonella.
The onset of symptoms from food poisoning depending on the cause of the food poisoning. Rotavirus and salmonella may show symptoms beginning in one day, but staphylococcus aureus can have symptoms in as little as 1 hour.
Most often, the symptoms of food poisoning will resolve on their own, with hydration and rest being the mainstays of treatment. Occasionally, poisoning caused by germs like bacteria can cause more serious infections with complications that require evaluation by a doctor antibiotic treatment.
E coli, and Salmonella are 2 of them.
Campylobacter bacteria are the most common cause of food poisoning. The bacteria are usually found on raw or undercooked meat (particularly poultry), unpasteurised milk and untreated water.
the most common type is mold. only a lot of it though
E coli, salmonella, campylobacter, botulism
Salmonella, Listeria, E.coli O157, Campylobacter..