You might have experienced that you fell ill after you ate the leftover food from the fridge. Few hours after eating, you might have felt nauseous, and a little while later, you started vomiting. Hours after, you started to feel sick in the stomach and you started to suffer from diarrhea. You might have stayed in this condition for 12-48 hours. With the symptoms described, you might happen to suffer from food poisoning.

Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated with germs like bad bacteria and toxins. Unwashed vegetables, poorly cooked meat and raw foods can cause food poisoning. Improper handling and poor sanitation during food preparation can also bring about food poisoning. If you suffer from this, here is what you can do.

Re-hydrate. When you are suffering from diarrhea due to food poisoning, you are most likely to get dehydrated. It is then best to keep a back up of the fluids that might be lost during the process. Drink a lot of water followed by clear liquids like apple juice to keep you hydrated. Diarrhea and vomiting may cause electrolytes (potassium, sodium and glucose) in your body to be flushed away. It is advisable to replace them with commercially prepared electrolyte products.

If you are suffering from diarrhea due to food poisoning, and your primary tendency is to take anti-diarrheal medicines, then, what you are doing is wrong. Your body is taking away the toxins you get from the food you ate through diarrhea. If you stop the process, you also stop your body from flushing away the toxins. What is best is to not interfere with the process and just do support treatment.

If you feel the hungry or a necessity to take something, consult your doctor to know what foods to eat and not to eat.

These are the things you can do if you suffer from food poisoning. Take note that elders suffering from chronic conditions or immune disorders, food poisoning can be very fatal to them, thus, it is best to take them to a doctor right away.