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   Can you get food poisoning if you eat contaminated food?

   • Food poisoning can happen to anyone who swallows contaminated food. Most people recover on their own, but some can become gravely ill. You’re more at risk if you’re pregnant, older than 65 or have a weakened immune system. Young children are also more at risk, especially from dehydration. What is food poisoning?

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   What happens if you eat a contaminated food?

   • Contaminated means it’s infected with a toxic organism, like a bacterium, fungus, parasite or virus. Sometimes, the toxic byproducts of these organisms can cause food poisoning. When you eat something toxic, your body reacts to purge the toxins. You may purge through vomiting, diarrhea or both. You may also develop a fever.

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   Can you get food poisoning if you eat rotten food?

   • Foods that wouldn’t have thrown up any red flags can still be contaminated. “You get food poisoning from eating or drinking food that is contaminated with pathogenic viruses, bacteria, toxins, parasites or toxic chemicals,” Dr. Lee explains. “It doesn’t always come from rotten or spoiled food.

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2. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › foodFood poisoning - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Feb 23, 2024 · Food poisoning, a type of foodborne illness, is a sickness people get from something they ate or drank. The causes are germs or other harmful things in the food or beverage. Symptoms of food poisoning often include upset stomach, diarrhea and vomiting.

3. www.deseret.com › 2015/4/14 › 20562666Dispelling 5 myths about food poisoning – Deseret News

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   • It had to be something I ate. Fact: Bacteria, viruses and parasites that are spread through food can be spread other ways, too. The details: Despite being frequently called foodborne diseases, these enteric pathogens are really good at getting from one person to another.
   • I know I got sick from the chicken (or the taco or the take-out) because I started feeling sick right after I ate it. Fact: Many diseases spread through food strike days or weeks after you eat it.
   • I had a different disease than someone else I know who was sick because I was much more ill. Fact: Germs can affect people in different ways.
   • It couldn’t have been the mashed potatoes (or turkey or gravy) because everyone ate that but I was the only one who got sick. Fact: Sometimes only one person gets sick after eating a shared food item that was contaminated.

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   Anyone can get food poisoning if they eat contaminated food, but some people are more likely to get sick from contamination than others. It depends on how much of the toxin they ingested and how concentrated it was.

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   Food contaminated by bacteria, viruses and parasites (foodborne pathogens) can make you sick. Some people can have foodborne illness, also known as "food poisoning", and not even know they have it. Many people experience nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

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   Aug 5, 2022 · Most foodborne illnesses will pass within about two days. Replenish your fluids. Eat if you can. And for goodness’ sake stay away from medium-rare chicken.

7. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › foodFood poisoning - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

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   Feb 23, 2024 · Learn more about foodborne illnesses that can cause upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea within hours of eating contaminated food.

8. www.buoyhealth.com › learn › food-poisoningHow Do You Know If It’s Food Poisoning? - Buoy Health

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   May 8, 2024 · > Conditions. > Gastrointestinal. > Food Poisoning. Read about. Food Poisoning. How to know if you have food poisoning or a stomach virus. English. Written by Dan DuPont, MD. Emergency Medicine Residency, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Medically reviewed by Shria Kumar, MD.