What is the best way to treat food poisioning?
Unfortunately, when you have food poisoning, there is not much you can do but to let it travel it’s course. Drink lots of water and if you have to relieve yourself in any way, do not hesitate! If illness gets to the point that you cannot keep anything down, you should see your physician and talk to them about getting put on some kind of medication to help you eat and cure your nausea.
Food poisoning usually results in nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. It may present just like what we all consider to be the “stomach flu”. It can be caused by bacteria or viruses contaminating the food we eat. Because of this, others that ate the same food as you will probably be sick just like you are. This part of the medical history investigation is important to know and will help you and your doctor figure out the cause of your illness. The symptoms can begin fairly quickly or take as long as 12 or 24 hours to appear. In most cases, the illness is self limited and will resolve in 24 to 48 hours, sometimes as long as 72 hours. Dehydration is a concern due to all the diarrhea and vomiting which can be severe at times. Rarely, food poisoning can be dangerous and even fatal due to toxins released by the contaminating bacteria. An example of this would be botulism which occurs in canned foods and begins with the progression of profound weakness and blurred or double vision. Luckily for us,
