Food Poisoning Treatment: Symptoms, Causes & Safe Foods

Symptoms of food poisoning from bad meat, raw fish, or expired products require rapid treatment. Identifying culprits like Salmonella and choosing soothing foods for recovery can help manage risks like lightheadedness and kidney pain.

Effects of Contaminated Food

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Patience Lister

When food becomes contaminated, it has the potential to make you sick. Depending on the source and level of contamination, the effects of contaminated food can cause symptoms such as cramps, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, nerve damage, allergies and paralysis.

Patience Lister has been conducting research on natural health products and functional food since 2005. She has been writing since 2009 and has contributed to "Canadian Running Magazine," "iRun Magazine" and "The Vancouver Sun." Lister has a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Victoria and a diploma in food technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.