Food intoxication is caused by ingestion of pathogenic bacteria, fungi, viruses, as well as various poisons. With most cases it is fairly easy to cope, whereas in some situations pathology can be dangerous not only for health, but also for a person's life. Therefore, having noticed the symptoms of food poisoning, it is important to immediately take medical measures and go to the hospital, especially if the signs of intoxication are rapidly progressing.
Poisoning products
Food that can provoke severe intoxication:
- poisonous plants (eg, nightshade, celandine);
- raw eggs;
- poorly cooked meat, not completely cooked fish;
- Inedible or growing along the carriageway, near chemical plants, mushrooms;
- overdue products;
- ready food, lying more than 2 hours in the heat;
- unwashed or poorly peeled vegetables and fruits, berries;
- dairy products made without compliance with sanitary norms;
- food prepared on contaminated water;
- rotten food with mold fungi.
As can be seen, many types of products can cause intoxication. Therefore, it is important to take special care when buying finished products, carefully wash everything that is eaten raw, use only clean water in cooking.
Early symptoms of food poisoning in adults
Botulism , as a rule, quickly makes itself felt, already in 2-4 hours after intoxication. In rare cases, the process proceeds more slowly, and the first signs are observed after 24 hours from the moment of the defeat of the digestive tract.
Typical early symptomatology:
- weakness in the body;
- drowsiness;
- slight increase in body temperature;
- dizziness;
- slight chills;
- deterioration of appetite.
It is worth noting that poisoning with dairy products manifests itself before other types of intoxication. The first signs of pathology occur within 2-3 hours after eating poor-quality food or drink.
Symptoms of poisoning with stale or poisonous foods
If at the early stages of intoxication no therapeutic measures were taken and first aid was not provided, the toxic substances quickly spread in the body. Because of this, the following negative symptoms occur:
- Severe general malaise. The patient constantly wants to lie down, sleep, he feels weakness in the limbs.
- Nausea. There is a false urge to emptying the stomach, as if the food is coming up to the throat.
- Abundant and repeated vomiting. First, undigested eaten dishes are allocated. After this, a person tears out gastric juice and bile, often with impurities of blood.
- Intense spasms in the stomach. Pain sharp, stitching, can give in any zones of the abdominal space.
- Increased salivation. Feels along with a strong thirst, a feeling of drying out in the mouth, associated with dehydration of the body.
- Watery and fetid stool. Frequent debilitating diarrhea is often combined with inflammation of hemorrhoids, cracks in the rectum, secretion of blood from the anus.
- Heat, fever and chills. Body temperature can reach frightening values of 39 and 40 degrees.
- Violation of the functioning of the nervous system. Symptom is especially characteristic for infection with salmonellosis and development of botulism. The patient suffers from visual and auditory hallucinations, disorders and
loss of consciousness, delirium, fever. This occurs against the background of oxygen starvation of the brain.
Additionally, such clinical manifestations can be observed:
- dyspnea;
- drop in blood pressure;
- pallor of the skin;
- sweating.