What to do if you have mild food poisoning

Poisoning is a very common thing. There are many reasons for poisoning, and food poisoning is generally the main cause. Therefore, when such a situation occurs, you must also pay attention to timely treatment. Food poisoning is also very harmful to human health. Therefore, don’t underestimate food poisoning. What should you do if you have mild food poisoning? There are some good solutions to improve the problem.

So what should we do if we have mild food poisoning? The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a good understanding of this problem. In daily life, food choices cannot be arbitrary, and food cannot be eaten too much, otherwise it will harm yourself.

What to do if you have minor food poisoning:

1. 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.

2. 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.

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.

Through the above introduction, we will have a good understanding of what to do in case of mild food poisoning. When such a situation occurs, we can follow the above methods to improve the problem. As for the treatment of food poisoning, we must go to the hospital, otherwise it will cause some harm to the patient's body.