FOOD POISONING AND IT EFFECT.

First of all, we need to know that purging isn't the right word to use when you have diarrhoea. They're totally two different things but are still quite similar depending on how we make use of the words.

SO, WHAT IS PURGING??

Purging is an eating disorder. Yes! You read that right. Purging is an intentional act of emptying one's bowels either by forced vomiting or the use of laxatives.

Do you now know why this word is being misused? I hope you do 😩

FOOD POISONING

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Simply put, food poisoning is what happens when you eat a contaminated food. The common symptoms are

1. Cramping
2. Diarrhoea
3. Vomiting
4. Nausea
5. Headache
6. General body weakness. There are other symptoms, but in severe cases can lead to immense illness or death.

Many people tend to mixup the words purging, diarrhoea and dysentry.

DIARRHOEA is what you experience when you say you're purging . It's always a watery stool with no mucus or blood. I don't know if it's because of how scary the word sounds, it feels like you've contacted a very deadly disease if you told someone you have diarrhoea. it really sound scary though 😀😀.

DYSENTRY is a severe diarrhea and it's a food borne disease. Let's just say it's the elder brother to diarrhoea 😅😅. I hope that clears that.

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What a way to be optimistic 😀. Food poisoning does lead to weight loss because you lose appetite, and everything you eat ends up in the toilet.
If you see it as a weight loss regime, you might need help 🌚, because it's not worth it at all.

WHAT DOES FOOD POISONING LOOK LIKE????

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Believe it or not, a poisoned food looks like the normal yummy food we eat. It's probably not what you thought, but food poisoning is different from food spoilage. You'll always know when a food is spoilt and somehow, you'd still find a way to amke it edible, food mustn't be wasted right 🌚🌚??

But you'll almost never know when a food is poisoned. Just like when a poison is deliberately added to one's food, it doesn't look different from it wasn't poisoned. That makes it hard to detect, it's just the same as food poisoning. But the difference it has from the wicked act of poisoning someone's food is that it is caused by microorganisms.

Although, you can hardly know if a food will cause food poisoning, there're things to look out for which are the CAUSES OF FOOD POISONING;

1. Undercooked food (especially meat or egg)
2. Unhygienic food preparation environment
3. Unpasteurised milk
4. Not properly reheating cooked foods
5. Using the same kitchen equipments for both raw and cooked foods
6. Not separating raw food from cooked food
7. Unclean water source
8. Use of unclean kitchen equipments

There are many causes of food poisoning and most of them are caused by you. This is because you can also contaminate the food you eat. Wash your hands guys!!, Practice food safety at all times. Don't be carefree when it comes to handling what you'd consume whether the food is in solid or liquid form, these microorganisms aren't playing!!

If you get food poisoning, treat yourself on-time, consult your doctor, let them tell you what to do. You're responsible for your health, be conscious of it. ✌️✌️