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The symptoms of food poisoning appear within 24 hours of eating the food. It is important to be aware of these symptoms in order to take appropriate action quickly in case of food poisoning. Read this article to discover the different symptoms that characterise food poisoning.
Abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea
If you experience abdominal pain within 24 hours of eating a food, you should know immediately that this is food poisoning and you should act quickly. You should act quickly because this is pain that no medicine can relieve. However, when you start vomiting seriously within 24 or 48 hours of eating a food, you should know that this is also food poisoning. In reality, it is a defence process that the body develops to get rid of the pathogen. In this case, you must act quickly to avoid complications.
Diarrhoea is also a very specific symptom of food poisoning. It is a way for the body to get rid of a pathogen in the intestine.
Fatigue, fever and headaches
If you notice a common fatigue that lasts several days after eating a food, remember that this is food poisoning. This is because the body has to fight a pathogen and needs enough energy. Also, when a parasite, allergen or virus enters the body, the immune system is triggered. And this manifests itself as a high fever. So if you feel a high fever just after eating a food, remember that it is a poisoning.
Headaches can also mean that you have food poisoning. Food poisoning can even cause dehydration.
Change in heart rate and dizziness
Tachycardia or bradycardia are also symptoms of food poisoning. When you notice cold sweats and, in addition, paleness, you should immediately understand that your heart rate is altered. At this stage you should be admitted to hospital. Similarly, if you feel very dizzy after eating a food, you should know that it is food poisoning. And what is very serious is that deep dizziness is a symptom of very serious food poisoning.
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