Stay Free From Food Poisoning

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Hello everyone, today I will also be airing my own opinion on food poisoning and it treatment but firstly, permit me to appreciate @mesola for bringing up this contest which serves an awareness against food Poisoning. The world has been loosing vibrant people to the cold hands of death courtesy food poisoning and yet people are paying less of attention to it, let me quickly show you how dreadful this poisoning can be.

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Food poison could be seen to be an irritation of ones digestive tract that is often spread through food and drinks we consume. Also, viruses, parasites and bacteria as well as harmful chemicals are the primary causes of food poisoning, so if anyone consumes food or drinks contaminated by any of these harmful pathogens is at risk of suffering food poisoning.

However, food Poisoning can often be acute, by this I mean, it could happen just immediately and could last for a short period of time, this could be few days and even a week, sometimes, people get better on their own without without demanding for treatment while some cases might be chronic and could last for a long period of time even leading to complications.

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The symptoms of food poisoning could be categorized into two phases Acute and Chronic depending on how severe it is, permit me to share them categorically;

• Loss of appetite

• Vomiting

• Mild fever

• Nausea

• Diarrhea

• Abdominal Pains

• Weakness

• Headache

• Bloody urine

• Difficulty seeing and speaking

• Severe fever

• Diarrhea that may persist for over 3 days

• Severe Dehydration.

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These are the preventive measures to adopt inorder to stay off food poisoning;

• Carefully washing your hands before cooking and eating.

• If you come in contact with raw meat, be sure to wash your hands afterwards.

• Drink Chlorinated water

• Dispose refuse and diapers properly

• Do not eat wild mushrooms

• Do not eat expired products

• Make use of hand sanitizer.

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Treatment for food poisoning are being administered by how severe the situation is, but the let's look at some few ways;

• Staying hydrated but avoiding any drink that contains caffeine which may likely upset one's stomach.

• Take more of sport drinks rich in electrolytes.

• If diagnosed with C. botulinum, seek medical attention as soon as possible inorder to get antitoxin.

• Take prescribed medications

• Have enough rest

Permit me to invite @unyime23, @uduak01 and @wirngo to participate in this contest.