Food poisoning happens in some developing countries have often occurred. By looking at the numbers, it is necessary about the importance of cleanliness. Food hygiene is the most important factor in the occurrence of poisoning.
Poisoning can happen to anyone,, woman, young, young, old, men know women. This happens when we consume food that is contaminated with germs, such as bacteria, viruses and toxins. Vegetables are not washed, undercooked meat, raw foods, or poor sanitation and improper enanganan while preparing food can also trigger poisoning.
Most people who have been poisoned will experience symptoms of nausea and vomiting, headache, weakness and diarrhea.
What to do when food poisoning, the following steps:
1. Recognize the symptoms and sign.
Poisoning is usually not only suffered by one person, but several people simultaneously. Beware if you experience symptoms keracuanan who also suffered by some people in almost the same time. Typical symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea, vomiting and diarrhea because actually this is the mechanism of fatherly body remove toxins and foreign substances from the body. But can be accompanied by lethargy, headaches and nausea.
These symptoms usually appear shortly after you drink or eat something, although sometimes appears after a few days.
2. Rehydration.
In poisoning, the most prominent symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea. It can dispose of minerals and electrolytes your body through the fluid out.
Therefore, drink water as much as possible. Better yet, the liquid electrolytes such as oral rehydration salts are easily obtained at drug stores. If you did not get to the drugstore, make yourself at home.
How:
As many as eight pieces of sugar a teaspoon and a teaspoon of salt dissolved in 1 liter of water. Although simple, this fluid is very useful because it contains electrolytes and fluid replacement is needed by the body. Do not need expensive, but when administered could save many lives.
3. Rest.
Rest your whole body with a total lie.
Minimize activity because the body needs to recover all the functions of organs, organs that have undergone toxicity.
4. Spit.
If the victim is conscious, keep his vomit. Do this by inserting a finger on the neck and esophageal body position higher than his head to ease the contractions.
5. Drink Milk.
Milk can also absorb toxins into the body. Give 1 to 2 glasses for adults and half to 1 cup for the kids.
6. Consider food.
While still feeling nauseous, avoid foods that are difficult to digest. We recommend eating soft foods, like porridge and soup. Give in small amounts but more frequently. Provide regular meals began to do if rehydration is resolved.
Avoid foods containing caffeine and sugar high as it can worsen diarrhea.
7. Bring to the Hospital.
If the condition does not improve or gets worse within a few hours, you should immediately take to the nearest hospital.
Do not forget to bring examples of foods that supposedly toxic to facilitate the doctor's diagnosis.
The symptoms are very similar to dengue fever, because the mosquitoes are the same, only different is attacked only.
