&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You&amp;rsquo;ve just finished eating. Before you know it, you&amp;rsquo;re feeling nauseous. You&amp;rsquo;re getting diarrhea. Uh-oh. This is when it hits you: you got food poisoning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;1 out of 10 people in the world gets food poisoning. That&amp;rsquo;s almost 760 million unlucky individuals around the globe who ate contaminated food. Be it at their homes, in a restaurant, or along the streets, they ingested something bad and caused unpleasant effects to their stomach.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Let&amp;rsquo;s dig deeper as to what causes food poisoning, what the symptoms are, and when to see the doctor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;Food Poisoning Causes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;In general, food poisoning is caused by eating what we call &amp;ldquo;contaminated food&amp;rdquo;. It&amp;rsquo;s because a bacteria (i.e. salmonella or Escherichia coli), virus (i.e. norovirus), or parasite (i.e. toxoplasma) got into your food.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;This contamination can happen at any step of food production-- from the harvesting of ingredients to its shipping down to how it&amp;rsquo;s cooked and stored. Here are a few examples of how food can get contaminated:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ingredients were contaminated by dirty water, especially fruits or vegetables&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Sea creatures caught ate an organism that has toxins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Food was not cooked thoroughly and properly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Food was not stored properly, especially meat, poultry, raw eggs, milk, etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Food passed the expiration date&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Cross-contamination&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s why it&amp;rsquo;s necessary to ensure the ingredients are fresh and it&amp;rsquo;s properly served from start to finish. Otherwise, it&amp;rsquo;s going to upset your stomach!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;Food Poisoning Symptoms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;When you do get poisoned, you can feel the effects after a few hours of eating to several days later. The main symptoms would be:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.eu-health.org/gastro-intestinal/nausea&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Nausea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Vomiting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Diarrhea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Abdominal pain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Fever&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;These will go away on their own, but you need to consult your doctor if you experience severe dehydration or the food poisoning lasts more than 3 days or so. It is also bad if you are:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Pregnant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Over 60 years old&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A baby or toddler&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Someone who has a weak immune system&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #008080;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We can help. Visit the EU Health &amp;amp; Wellness clinic right away, so you can get treated.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food Poisoning Treatment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We have certified medicine to treat your food poisoning. Our doctors will give you the right prescription so you&amp;rsquo;ll feel better in no time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We also &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008080;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;offer traditional Chinese medicine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, which proves equally effective and potent. We integrate modern approaches so we can treat our clients better.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Feel free to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.eu-health.org/booking&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;schedule an appointment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; with us today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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