Contest:Food Poisoning Awareness
Hello my dear Steemians,
Today I wanted to write my thoughts for this interesting contest running by @afzalqamar and if you want to learn more here is the link:
https://steemit.com/healthy-steem/@afzalqamar/contest-alert-food-poisoning-awareness
Food poisoning is a condition that can happen to anyone but also that can be prevented easily. Children suffer often from food poisoning because we know that often when they play with other children and also when they play outside they do not think about any disease, because they do not see the dangerous bacteria, they are so small that nobody can even guess that they are on the surface of food. Also we know that after playing outside kids just come home and immediately grab some biscuits, fruits or while eating chocolate or ice-cream may leak their fingers and this way can get the bacteria in their mouth. In children age that is simple food poisoning that could happen and after couple of days having diarrhoea or vomiting usually settle. Rarely we need to see a doctor, usually our parents are very good to recognise and help us.
Common causes:
infection transmitted through dirty hands that is why wash your hands after coming from outside and touching handles of doors, transport or just any surfaces.
dirty food, like children eat sometimes fruits picking up from trees, bushes such as strawberries or any berries
do not eat any expired products especially milk products, eggs, meat
when cooking make sure that you cook properly
Common symptoms are vomiting and diarrhoea, sometimes pain in stomach and temperature
Complications could be dehydration, because due to loss of fluids and vomiting people are not able to keep water and nutritions. That is why if everything lasts longer do not forget to see a doctor.
As always there are words and wisdom of our parents we have to keep in our mind. Everything we eat, we have to make sure that are clean. Starting with water, do not drink tap water but boil it, you can cool it down and drink. Cook properly your food like eggs, meat and do not use the spoiled food. If your bread or cheese have mould then do not eat it.
Treatment of simple food poisoning is easy need to make sure that you are hydrated well, stay at home, in bed, make sure that do not take Imodium, because diarrhoea is a protective mechanism of our body to clean ourselves. Normally few days it should settle.
I am inviting following users for contest: @rumanaafroz, @monz122, @uzma4882
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