For Quick Treatment of Food Poisoning Visit Panchmukhi Superspeciality Hospital Pvt Ltd, Patna

With high exposure to junk and street foods, people often become victims of food poisoning that has grown tremendously in recent times hampering their well-being and day-to-day lives. Food poisoning usually isn’t life-threatening in most cases but can be uncomfortable. In food poisoning, most people recover completely within a few days even without treatment but in severe cases, you require immediate medical treatment and diagnosis to avoid the occurrence of any critical complications due to food poisoning itself or its aftereffects.

Symptoms of Food Poisoning 

If you have food poisoning, chances are you will start experiencing several of the given symptoms within a few hours to days of the infection. While most symptoms can vary depending on the source of the infection the common cases of food poisoning will typically include:’

• abdominal cramps
• diarrhea
• nausea
• vomiting
• loss of appetite
• mild fever
• weakness
• headache

Symptoms of potentially life-threatening food poisoning include:-

• Diarrhea that lasts for more than 3-4 days
• A fever higher than 102°F (38.9°C) with bouts of chill
• Difficulty seeing, walking, or speaking
• Symptoms of severe dehydration may include dry mouth, passing little to no urine, and difficulty keeping fluids down
• Bloody urine

Causes

Most food poisoning can be traced based on one of the three major causes: bacteria, parasites, or viruses. These pathogens can be found in almost all of the food humans eat whether it is street food or homemade. But most commonly, heat from cooking usually kills pathogens in food before it reaches our digestive system. Foods eaten raw are common sources of food poisoning because they don’t go through the cooking process. In cases of food poisoning food will come in contact with the organisms in fecal matter or vomit. This is most likely to occur when an ill person prepares food and doesn’t wash their hands before cooking.

Treatment or Diagnosis 

Milder forms of food poisoning can be treated on their own or need some medications that are widely used as per its symptoms. But severe forms of food poisoning require quick admission to Panchmukhi Superspeciality Hospital Pvt Ltd, Patna that is having a well-developed gastroentrology department that can offer the best treatment regarding your underlying complications. Some of the common things that you can do during food poisoning are:-

• Stay hydrated
• Take over-the-counter (OTC) medications
• Take prescription medications
• Receive an antitoxin
• Rest