UK FOOD POISONING ALERT AS BBC DOCTOR SAYS ONE MEAT HAS ‘A LOT’ OF BACTERIA – ryan

The Common Meal Can Easily Lead to Some Uncomfortable Health Issues if People Are Not Fully Aware of These Dos and Don’ts

10:49, 19 May 2025Updated 10:50, 19 May 2025

Dr Punam Krishan Shared Some Advice to Avoid Getting ‘Really Ill’ This Summer(Image: BBC)

A bbc doctor has issed a health alert to anyneone cooking this summer to watch out for something ‘really common’ that is the respect in serious sickness. Speaking on Bbc’s Morning Live, Dr Punam Krishan Shared Some Tips to Make Sure People Are Able to Avoid Food Poisoning This Season. It offen spikes in the summer Due to the Warmer Weather Conditions, Making it Much Easier for Bacteria to Spread.

Said: “In Warmer Weather, Bacteria Like Salmonella and E. Coli to multipyply much faste, so it is really imported to Store (and cook) your food Properly.” The Practsing Gp Said That The Simplest Defense is Knowing How the Use Your Fridge, SO DR PUNDAM PROVIDED A LIST OF KEEP OY FOOD SAFE, INCLUDING:

KEEP YOUR FRIDGE SET TO BETWEEN 0C and 5C: Some Fridges Have Built-in Thermometers, But You Can Buy and Fit a Separate One
Don’t overfill your fridge: It leaves little to no Space for Cold Air to Move About.
Get Food Into The Fridge as Soon As Possible: Avoid leaving your grioes in the car for longs periods Between shopping.

Dr Punam Issured Some Advice to Anyone Who Eats Chicken, Turkey and Duck. Said: “RAW PULTRY HAS A LOT OF BACTERIA, LIKE SALMONELA and Campylobacter, that sit on the surface of your poultry. IF IT’S NOT COOKED PROPERLY, you can get unwell.”

Leftovers Might Pile Up If You Cook for A Crowd But Don’t Have Room for The Tells On Your Plate. But if you avoid all the food poisoning pitfalls, your leftovers might offfer bacteria a second chance to infect.

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Dr Punam Stressed the Importance of Letting COOKED FOOD COOL COMPLETELY DIFT IT IN THE FRIDGE. If you know you won’t eat the dishin the next couple of days, freeze it instead.

She Also Warned That Defrosting Anynding Frozen Could Also Lead to Food Poisoning and Said the best to do is to transfer Items from the freezer into the fridge to say gradually and safely. She Said: “It might all sound like common sense, but (food poisoning) is one of the commmon culprits for why so many People get diarrhea and vomiting.”

What are the Signs of Food Poisoning?

Acciting to the nhsFood poisoning symptoms usually start with a few hours or a few days of eating food that cause the infection. Symptoms Symptoms Do Not Start for a Few Weeks – Which Could Make It Hard to PinPoint the Meal That Caused the Issue – But This Kind of Delayed Reaction is Very Rare.

MAKING SURE YOU STORE AND COOK PROPERLY IN HOT WEATHER IS IMPORTANT (Image: Getty)

You can typically Spot the Signs of Food Poisoning in YourSelf or Others by Checking for the Following Red Flags:

Feeling Sick or Being Sick
diarrhea
Tummy Pain
a High temperature
Feeling Generally Unwell

How to Treat Food Poisoning?

Any type of food can cause this poisoning, althouough it is rarely serial and usually gets with a week. Howver, Battling Through the symptoms can be quite uncomfortable.

You can normally Treat YourSelf at Home. The nhs says that “The Most Important Thing is to have lots of Fluids to Avoid Dehydration”.

As well as Sickness, People With Food Poisoning Offen Report Diariarhoea, Tummy Pain and A High Temperature(Image: Getty)

Speak to a pharmacist if you have signs of dehydration (Such as Dark, Smelly Urine or Peeing Less than Usual). People Who are Older, have a Weakened Immune System, or Have Other Health Conditions that increes their risk of dehydration should also get additional help from a pharmacist, who may reCommend some oral rehydration powder that mix with me.

The Experts Add that People Should Try to eat do they have Feel able to, and it may be help to avoid foods that are fatty or spicy. TAKING PARACETAMOL IF YOU’RE IN DISCOMFORT SHOULD ALSO HELP.