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Food poisoning is the result of eating organisms or toxins in contaminated food. Most cases of food poisoning are from common bacteria like Staphylococcus or E. coli .
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Symptoms
The symptoms from the most common types of food poisoning generally start within 2 to 6 hours of eating the food respon...
Causes
Food poisoning can affect one person or it can occur as an outbreak in a group of people who all ate the same contamina...
Tests
Your healthcare provider will examine you for signs and symptoms of food poisoning, such as stomach problems and dehydr...
Treatments
You will usually recover from the most common types of food poisoning within a couple of days. The goal is to make you ...
Complications
Dehydration is the most common complication. This can occur from any of the causes of food poisoning. Less common but m...
Prevention
To prevent food poisoning, take the following steps when preparing food: Carefully wash your hands and clean dishes and...
Doctor Specialties
Call your doctor if: You have diarrhea and are unable to drink fluids due to nausea or vomiting; You are on diuretics a...
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