Food Poisoning
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diarrhea in adults
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Food Poisoning Risk Factors
Risk factors for food poisoning include:
Drinking well water
Eating undercooked food:
Especially seafood
Any condition that causes a
weakening of the immune system
such as:
Diabetes
Organ transplant
Chemotherapy
AIDS
Improperly stored food
Living around poor sanitation
Living in close quarters, such as in army barracks, schools, or prisons
Travel to high risk areas
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Food Poisoning Symptoms
Related Topics:
Abdominal pain
Bacterial gastroenteritis
Campylobacter enteritis
Cholera
Cryptosporidium enterocolitis
Diarrhea
Food allergy
Food intolerance
Norwalk virus infection
Salmonella infection
Shigella infection
Traveler's diarrhea
Viral gastroenteritis
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Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Excessive gas
Vomiting
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Last Updated: Apr 24, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Guerrant RL, Van Gilder T, Steiner TS, et al: Practice guidelines for the management of infectious diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis 2001 Feb 1; 32(3): 331-51.
Liebelt EL: Clinical and laboratory evaluation and management of children with vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration. Curr Opin Pediatr 1998 Oct; 10(5): 461-9.
Wong CS, Jelacic S, Habeeb RL: The risk of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome after antibiotic treatment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. N Engl J Med 2000 Jun 29; 342(26): 1930-6.
