How many days does it take for food poisoning symptoms to heal? It turns out there is an incubation period

Many people simply believe that if they receive prompt treatment after discovering the poisoning, they will recover and don’t have to worry about other problems. In fact, the recovery period of food poisoning is 2-3 weeks. If you can hold on, it will be fine. Otherwise, the harm will be great.

1. How long does it take to recover from food poisoning?

Recovery period: Patients who have undergone active treatment generally enter the recovery period after 2 to 3 weeks, and various symptoms and signs gradually disappear and the patient recovers. In addition, a small number of cases presented an explosive course, with sudden death 1 to 2 days after the incubation period. It may be caused by toxic myocarditis or toxic encephalitis.

2. Emergency measures for accidental ingestion of poisonous food

1. Catharsis

If the patient has taken food for a long time, generally more than 2 to 3 hours, and is in good spirits, he can take some laxatives to help the poisoned food be excreted from the body as soon as possible. Generally, 30g of rhubarb is decocted at a time. Elderly patients can choose 20g of Yuanming powder and take it with boiled water to relieve laxative effects. For the elderly with good physical condition, you can also take 15g of senna leaves at a time, or take it with boiled water, which can also achieve the purpose of catharsis.

2. Induce vomiting

If the drug is taken within 1 to 2 hours, vomiting can be induced. Immediately take 20g of table salt and add 200ml of boiling water to dissolve it. After cooling, drink it all at once. If you don’t vomit, you can drink it several times to quickly induce vomiting. You can also use 100g of fresh ginger, mash it, extract the juice and drink it with 200ml of warm water. If you eat spoiled meat, you can take ten drops of water to induce rapid vomiting. Some patients may also use chopsticks, fingers or goose feathers to irritate the throat and induce vomiting.

3. Detoxification

If the food poisoning is caused by eating spoiled fish, shrimp, crab, etc., you can take 100ml of vinegar and add 200ml of water, dilute it and take it all at once. In addition, you can also use 30g of Perilla frutescens and 10g of raw licorice to decoct and take it once. If you accidentally ingest spoiled drinks or preservatives, the best first aid method is to feed them with fresh milk or other protein-containing drinks.