GĐXH - With the meaning of a full year and a prosperous year, people often have the mentality of stocking up on food during Tet. Food is easily left over, spoiled, and spoiled, which is the cause of food poisoning. Below, experts guide how to avoid and handle cases of food poisoning during Tet.
With the mentality of “being hungry all year round, being full during the 3 days of Tet”, many people have the habit of storing a large amount of food during the traditional Tet holiday. Therefore, each family’s refrigerator is always full of food, along with the most sumptuous and complete feast prepared.
Due to the high demand for food during Tet, it is difficult to control the origin of food ingredients. Therefore, if you do not carefully choose food with clear origin, food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, improper food preservation and processing, accidentally using spoiled food... are the causes of increased cases of food poisoning.
Food poisoning can happen to anyone, usually appearing 4-6 hours after poisoning, and 1-2 days after bacterial infection after eating contaminated food.
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Sharing the signs of food poisoning, Dr. Ngo Chi Cuong - Head of Internal Medicine Department, Deputy Director of Professional Affairs, MEDLATEC General Hospital said that the first signs of food poisoning include abdominal cramps, loose stools more than 3 times in 24 hours, nausea, vomiting, or other symptoms such as high fever over 39 degrees Celsius; symptoms of dehydration include thirst, dry skin, dry lips, sunken eyes...
More serious cases include rapid pulse, rapid breathing, lethargy, convulsions, etc. In young children, there may be dry lips, dry tongue, sunken eyes, and crying without tears.
What to do when food poisoning?
When poisoned, if not treated promptly, the disease will progress severely and can leave dangerous complications such as sepsis, organ failure, electrolyte disturbances, and in serious cases, life-threatening.
According to Dr. Cuong, food poisoning will begin within a few hours of bacteria entering the digestive system. Depending on the stage, symptoms can be treated in the following ways:
Within 4-6 hours after eating, if symptoms of food poisoning appear, the food is still in the stomach and has not yet reached the intestines, so it is necessary to urgently expel the contaminated food from the stomach.
The usual way to induce vomiting is to tickle the throat if the patient is conscious. Or you can give the patient diluted salt water to drink (2 tablespoons of salt mixed in a cup of warm water), then tickle the throat to stimulate vomiting.
If the patient is lethargic, unconscious, or may have convulsions, do not induce vomiting to prevent choking.
People with diarrhea: Should drink plenty of water, should not drink milk. Mix 1 liter of water with 1 packet of Orezol, or if Orezol packet is not available, mix ½ teaspoon of salt with 4 teaspoons of sugar in 1 liter of water and give it to the patient to avoid dehydration. In addition, drinking plenty of water also helps neutralize toxins in the body, limiting the effects of toxins.
In case of severe poisoning with signs of vomiting, repeated diarrhea, headache, lip numbness, rash... go to a medical facility immediately for timely emergency treatment.
5 principles to avoid food poisoning
Lunar New Year is an occasion for family members to reunite, gather and bond after a year of separation and hard work. At the beginning of the new year, besides the meaning of reunion, everyone of us also wishes for a smooth and prosperous start. Therefore, to avoid health “incidents” caused by food poisoning, Dr. Cuong advises you to “pocket” the following 5 principles:
+ Choose fresh, clean food with clear origin.
+ Store food properly, raw food and cooked food must be kept separate.
+ Eat cooked food and drink boiled water. If processed food is stored in the refrigerator, it should be reheated before eating, but should not be reheated many times. Do not eat spoiled food. Soak and wash vegetables before eating raw.
+ Wash your hands thoroughly before preparing and before eating.
+ Keep tools and processing area clean.
In addition, if you have to go out to eat, you should choose clean, reputable restaurants that ensure food hygiene and safety.
Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/3-cach-xu-ly-khi-ngo-doc-thuc-pham-172250201082108351.htm
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