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- What is bacterial gastroenteritis?
- Symptoms of bacterial gastroenteritis
- Causes of bacterial gastroenteritis
- Prevention of bacterial gastroenteritis
- Risk factors for bacterial gastroenteritis
- Complications of bacterial gastroenteritis
- When to see a doctor about bacterial gastroenteritis
- Diagnosis of bacterial gastroenteritis
- Conventional treatment of bacterial gastroenteritis
- Alternative/complementary treatment of bacterial gastroenteritis
- Living with bacterial gastroenteritis
- Caring for someone with bacterial gastroenteritis
Prevention of bacterial gastroenteritis
Bacterial gastroenteritis can be prevented through the following :
- Proper food handling - storing, preparing and handling food needs to be done in a hygienic way to avoid bacterial infection. People who are handling food must wash their hands thoroughly with soap and warm water for about 10 to 20 seconds to reduce the risk of catching and spreading harmful bacteria
- Boiling water - drinking contaminated water (with bacteria) will cause bacterial gastroenteritis. Treating drinking water by using chemicals or boiling it kills most of the harmful bacteria that may be in contaminated water
There are some ways that bacterial gastroenteritis may be difficult to prevent from occurring:
- Infected person - it is very easy to be infected by a person with existing bacterial gastroenteritis if you are in close proximity to them (family member, work colleague, close friends). It is advisable that people with bacterial gastroenteritis stay away from work / school until the infectious timeframe has passed
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< 3: causes 5: risk factors > Last reviewed: 30 October 2009 || Last updated: 18 January 2010
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
