Avoid the Risk of Food Poisoning


If you had food poisoning, for sure you are very careful with what you put in your mouth. The most common bacteria which cause food poisoning are:


    Salmonella (from raw eggs, poultry and vegetables that have been contaminated)
    
Staphylococcus aureus (usually exists in the nose and can be spread on hands)
    
Campylobacter jejuni (poultry, beef, unpasteurized milk, untreated water and insects)
    
E-coli (meat or vegetables that have been in contact with the baterium)
    
Clostridium botulinum (bacteria that causes botulism usually from home canned foods, especially beans and tomatoes)

You can not be your last meal

Usually when a person gets food poisoning, they immediately think that it is the last meal they ate. Maybe two to three days after eating contaminated food until you start having symptoms.

However, if there is already a large amount of bacteria in food when you eat, the stomach can react with vomiting, to try to remove the poison in a short period of time.

Use hot water and soap to wash hands before and after handling or preparing food. Use warm soapy water to wash the utensils, surfaces, including cutting boards and sinks.
    
Always keep raw meat fruit or vegetables. This will avoid cross contamination.
    
Be sure to refrigerate or freeze food that you bought within two hours. Thaw food properly. You can run cold water over the food to defrost, thaw in refrigerator or defrost in the microwave at 50 percent. Not thaw at room temperature.
    
Be sure to cook foods to a high enough temperature (145 F - 165 F). Buy a food thermometer to be sure.
    
Do not eat raw hot dogs, lunch meat or groceries
    
Wash all sprouts (bean, alfalfa, radish and clover)
    
Do not eat raw cookie dough, cake batter, or anything with raw eggs.

Food poisoning can be fatal to people with weakened immune systems. Cooking with raw eggs

The Food and Drug Administration in the United States recently decided (2009) that those who sell eggs to take certain precautionary measures during production, storage and transportation to prevent salmonellosis. The bacteria can enter the egg with a crack, even if it was classified as good.

Chronic arthritis, kidney failure, paralysis, seizures and mental retardation have been linked to this toxic poisoning.

Some foods, such as mayonnaise and hollandaise sauce is made with raw eggs. The symptoms of food poisoning

According to Mayo Clinic all foods contain a small amount of bacteria. However, if food is handled properly, not enough who are not prepared or stored safely, the bacteria can multiply and cause disease.

General symptoms include:

    
Nausea
    
Diarrhea
    
Gut Pain
    
Vomiting
    
Dehydration

If the poisoning is particularly bad, you may encounter

    
Rapid heart rate
    
Weakness, dizziness

What should you do if you have food poisoning?

    
Stay hydrated
    
Rest
    
Do not take anti-diarrheal medications that your body needs to get rid of the poison

If you are sick more than 48 hours or develop bloody stools:

    
Seek emergency medical care
    
Call 911 if you feel low and low

If you suspect botulism, seek immediate medical assistance. Symptoms of botulism include:

    
Headache
    
Blurred vision
    
Muscle weakness
    
Paralysis
    
Difficulty breathing
    
Dry mouth

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