The symptoms of food intolerance: one potential cause of recurrent diarrhoea


        THE SYMPTOMS OF FOOD INTOLERANCE: ONE POTENTIAL CAUSE OF RECURRENT DIARRHOEA
One potential cause of recurrent diarrhoea that is often overlooked is poor food hygiene. People vary greatly in their ability to resist food-borne infections: some have a 'cast-iron constitution' and remain well however filthy the kitchen, while others need far more stringent hygiene. Judging hygiene standards by the way other people live is not necessarily a good policy.
Many people are unaware that food which has been kept for a long time is not always rendered safe by thorough cooking - some bacteria produce toxins that are not destroyed by heat, even though the bacteria themselves are killed. These toxins can produce a short-lived bout of diarrhoea. So anyone in the habit of keeping food or leftovers for long periods of time may be regularly exposed to this sort of 'food poisoning'. Food should be eaten as fresh as possible, and other basic hygiene measures adopted. These include washing the hands with soap after visiting the lavatory and before preparing food - water alone does not remove bacteria. Kitchen worktops should also be kept clean, knives and chopping boards should be washed in hot soapy water after cutting up meat, and raw meat should never be stored alongside or above cooked meat. Dishcloths and other items used for washing up should be rinsed out thoroughly and hung up to dry; they should also be replaced regularly as they are ideal breeding grounds for bacteria. Cloths used for drying-up should be washed regularly, and pets should be kept off surfaces used for food preparation. Any leftovers should be heated for 20 minutes or more to kill bacteria.
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