What are the symptoms of food poisoning in children?

Many people will have some food poisoning. Now due to many food hygiene problems, food poisoning has become more and more frequent, especially for some infants and the elderly. Because their digestive systems are relatively weak and their body resistance is relatively poor, the symptoms will be more obvious after food poisoning. Many people don’t know what emergency measures should be taken after children have food poisoning?

Once a young child is poisoned after eating contaminated food, common symptoms include nausea within 1 hour to 1 day, possible severe vomiting, dehydration followed by abdominal pain and diarrhea, and a drop in blood pressure until shock. Among the types of food poisoning, those contaminated by botulism are the most serious. Children may experience clinical manifestations such as difficulty swallowing, inability to speak, and diplopia.

Once children are found to have food poisoning, they must be treated as soon as possible. In the early stages of poisoning, you can try to induce vomiting and wash the stomach; children with severe abdominal pain and diarrhea need to be injected with atropine; children with dehydration should be given fluids immediately; it is also recommended to give children fluids mixed with a little salt and sugar; antibiotics can also be used. It should be noted that if food poisoning is found to be caused by botulinum toxin contamination, immediate medical emergency measures should be taken. After observation by the doctor, anti-botulinum serum will generally be injected.

Food poisoning is a disease with acute gastroenteritis as the main symptom. Among them, the more common is food contamination by Salmonella, often in meat; food poisoning caused by Staphylococcus, often in cheese products, confectionery and cakes; food poisoning caused by halophilic bacteria, common in seafood; food poisoning caused by Clostridium botulinum, often in canned meat, etc.

During the period of food poisoning in infants and young children, you must pay attention to their diet. Do not feed them greasy food. Try to eat more easily digestible and light food. Otherwise, it is easy to cause diarrhea, aggravate the symptoms of food poisoning, and be detrimental to recovery. Drinking more water can also dilute the toxicity and have a certain effect.