How to cure food poisoning at home

Food poisoning occurs when food or drinking water is contaminated with pathogens, making the infected person extremely uncomfortable. If you are suffering from food poisoning and do not know how to cure food poisoning at home, please refer to the following article right away!

The situation of food poisoning is increasing due to the current problem of dirty food. Although no one wants to have food poisoning for themselves or their family, knowing how to treat food poisoning at home is essential to protect everyone's health.

Food poisoning culprits

The main culprits leading to food poisoning people need to be aware of:

• The foods used every day are contaminated with bacteria, viruses, and parasites
• Foods containing toxic substances of specific additives such as preservatives, chemicals for coloring, flavoring, flavoring, etc.
• Food itself contains natural toxins or is contaminated with toxins caused by environmental pollution.

How to recognize food poisoning?

The first signs of food poisoning are signs from the gastrointestinal tract. Typical symptoms are:

• Nausea and vomiting
• Stomach-ache
• Diarrhea, stool characteristics, urine may contain blood
• May or may not have a fever
• It can start with numbness of the lips and tongue, then paralysis, convulsions and coma such as tetratodoxin poisoning when eating puffer fish, blue-ringed octopus containing this deadly toxin).
• Some cases just feel a little tired so they don't realize that they have food poisoning

Food poisoning is divided into two categories: acute and chronic. In there:

• Acute poisoning: Poisoning develops after eating with signs of fatigue, dizziness, nausea, defecation... In some cases, if not treated promptly, it can lead to death.
• Chronic poisoning: No obvious signs and no effect after eating. Toxins accumulate in the body, affecting metabolism. Over time, it can cause dangerous diseases such as cancer.

Vomiting and diarrhea and fever are signs of food poisoning

How to cure food poisoning?

When you have food poisoning, if you are eating, you need to stop eating immediately. A patient who is awake needs to quickly induce vomiting to remove all toxic food.

A simple but effective way to treat food poisoning is to drink 1 cup of salt water in one breath (0.9%), then use your hand to pick up your throat or pick your throat to induce vomiting. In case you can't mix salt water in time, you can drink filtered water and then use your index finger to press the base of the tongue, forcing the body to vomit the food in the stomach.

Next, if you can vomit most of the food, you should let the patient lie down but need to be closely monitored and see strange symptoms, need to take him to the hospital as soon as possible.

The best way to cure food poisoning is to vomit the contaminated food

Patients with diarrhea can give Oresol solution, mixed according to the instructions on the package. In case food poisoning occurs after eating poisonous food after 6 hours, at this time the poison has been partially absorbed into the body, which should be handled as follows:

• Use a neutralizer: If you are poisoned by an acid, use alkali such as: 1% soapy water, 4% magnesium oxide water, give the patient 15ml every 5 minutes. Absolutely do not use salt medicine to avoid the formation of CO2 causing gastric perforation for patients with a history of gastric ulcer. In case of alkaline poisoning, it is necessary to give a mild acid solution such as vinegar or sour fruit juice.
• Use flour, rice flour, egg whites... to prevent the absorption of toxins in the stomach and intestines
• Metal poisoning such as lead, mercury ... use egg white, milk, or 4 - 10g sodium sulfate

People with food poisoning who show signs of convulsions and impaired consciousness should not cause vomiting because it can be life-threatening. This case and the case of strange or severe signs should be taken to a medical facility as soon as possible.

Patients with respiratory failure, rapid shallow breathing or weak breathing, sometimes stop breathing need respiratory support by squeezing a balloon or giving rescue breaths.

Cardiopulmonary arrest requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation by chest compressions. When transporting a comatose patient, the patient should be placed on his or her stomach to one side to prevent aspiration of vomit into the lungs. It should be noted, bring suspected poisoned drinking water, vomit or feces to help doctors diagnose and treat faster.

Note:  For all cases of poisoning, they must be taken immediately to a medical facility for a doctor to give an appropriate and timely emergency treatment plan.

Food poisoning prevention

To effectively limit food poisoning, people need to apply the following tips:

• Choose fresh foods, fresh vegetables, intact eggs without cracking, old eggs to ensure a clean, safe food source for food processing.
• Do not use canned food, if eaten, it should be cooked thoroughly
• Do not eat butter, milk or products from butter, milk for too long
• Fresh meat and fish food should be stored in clean bags and placed in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. Take it out to cook, you need to eat it all, don't defrost it and then store it to win.
• Food that stays in the fridge for only 1-2 days should not be eaten anymore because bacteria can multiply in it
• Immediately throw out rancid, strange-smelling food
• Need to keep personal hygiene clean

Choose fresh and safe food to prevent food poisoning

Hopefully the above article has provided you with information on how to treat food poisoning at home when you have food poisoning and you will apply it successfully.