Food poisoning occurs within a few hours

After food poisoning occurs, the symptoms usually appear about 4 to 10 hours after a meal, especially six hours after a meal, when the peak period of the disease occurs. Food poisoning often causes abdominal discomfort and abdominal pain, and often does not cause vomiting and diarrhea. More serious cases can cause fever, acidosis, and even shock. At this time, you must go to the hospital for emergency treatment in time.

Food poisoning occurs within a few hours

Food poisoning usually occurs 4 to 10 hours after a meal, with the peak occurring around 6 hours after a meal. The first reaction after food poisoning is often abdominal discomfort. The poisoned person will first feel abdominal distension, some patients will also have abdominal pain, and some will also have acute diarrhea. Abdominal discomfort is accompanied by nausea, followed by vomiting.

Food poisoning can generally be divided into bacterial (such as E. coli), chemical (such as pesticides), animal and plant (such as puffer fish, lentils, beans) and fungal (such as poisonous mushrooms) food poisoning. Food poisoning can occur both individually and in groups. The main symptoms are nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, often accompanied by fever. Severe vomiting and diarrhea may also cause dehydration, acidosis, and even shock and coma.

The most common causes of food poisoning : 1. Improper food storage. For example, cooked food is stored at a temperature between 10°C and 60°C for a long time (the storage time at this temperature should be less than 2 hours), or perishable raw materials and semi-finished foods are stored at inappropriate temperatures for a long time.

2. Food is not cooked thoroughly. For example, the food is not cooked for enough time or is not completely thawed before cooking, so the center temperature of the food does not reach 70°C during processing.

3. Employees carry bacteria and contaminate food. Employees who have infectious diseases or are carriers of bacteria may contaminate food through hand contact during operations.

4. Not heated thoroughly. Food that has been stored for a long time is not thoroughly reheated to a core temperature of over 70°C before consumption, or raw food that has not been heated is eaten.

5. The raw materials themselves are toxic and harmful or are contaminated by chemical toxic and harmful substances. Such as sprouted potatoes, puffer fish, vegetables with pesticides, pork with clenbuterol, etc.

How to deal with food poisoning

If symptoms of food poisoning occur, the patient should be properly treated on the spot using the following methods before being sent to the hospital for treatment.

1. Induce vomiting: This is a very simple but effective method. The method is to put a clean finger deep into the throat and gently stroke it. You can also use chopsticks, spoons, etc. At the same time, you can drink some salt water, which can replenish water and wash the stomach. It should be noted that vomiting will only be effective within two hours after eating. If the poisoned person is unconscious, vomiting cannot be induced to prevent vomitus from blocking the airway.

2. Catharsis: Two hours after eating, the food has reached the small intestine and large intestine. At this time, vomiting will have little effect, so consider catharsis. You can take the Chinese medicine rhubarb by soaking it in boiling water, or you can use Yuanming powder, which is anhydrous sodium sulfate. But be careful when using catharsis for young people with better physical constitutions. Children and the elderly should use it with caution to avoid dehydration or electrolyte imbalance.