Symptoms of E. coli infection are typical symptoms of food poisoning. What else may indicate that the body has been attacked by colon bacilli?
What are thesymptoms of bacterial poisoningE.coli(or actually the toxins it produces) depends on what strain are we dealing with, how many bacteria have entered the body, and how efficient is the person's immune system. E. coli may not cause any disease, lead to mild gastric disturbances, but under unfavorable circumstances cause disturbances in the functioning of many organs, or even permanently damage them.
Symptoms of poisoningE. coli
The first symptom of poisoning is diarrhea. If diarrhea occurs that lasts more than 2 days, for your own safety, consult your doctor. Diarrhea is most often accompanied by severe abdominal pain. If these two symptoms are joined by general weakness - do not delay the visit to the doctor. Characteristic ofE. colipoisoning are also:
- nausea
- vomiting
- headaches
- dizziness
- fever sometimes
- general weakness
In order to avoid dehydration, which is dangerous for the body, when vomiting, try to completely replenish the amount of fluid in the body, i.e. drink water. If possible, check your stools for blood or mucus.