A 38-year-old member asked:
how does food poisoning affect your body?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Depends on type: Symptoms of Food poisoning may include nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain/ cramping, fever and diarrhea.
Answered on Nov 15, 2015
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Depends on the cause: Usual reaction is nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Severe poisoing may lead to dehydration, shock, renal failure and in case of botulism to paralysis.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Simon Tsiouris answered
23 years experience Infectious Disease
Possibly: Food poisoning is a general term which can include becoming sick by ingesting food contaminated by toxins, bacteria and/or viruses, among other things ... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Cattano answered
39 years experience Gastroenterology
It's possible, but..: Your symptoms are too nonspecific. Your limited information does not provide a context for symptom onset, severity, or duration. Especially if distr ... Read More
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. John cuong Doan answered
18 years experience Family Medicine
Did the doctor: prescribe medicines such as antibiotics? Body rigors (or chills) usually denote high fever (and hence infection) and should not be taken lightly. Tak ... Read More
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