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10 Food Poisoning Symptoms You Should Be Aware of

Abdominal Pains and Cramps

Abdominal pains and cramps are one of the most common prior indications of food poisoning and can start as early as 1 hour after eating defected food; this most times simultaneously follows diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea. This process can be the result of viral gastroenteritis also called stomach flu, which is the infection of the intestines due to several viruses and bacterias including salmonella and E. Coli, norovirus and rotavirus from the affected food. Pains in your abdomen are caused by painful inflammation due to these harmful organisms producing toxins that irritate the lining of the stomach and intestines.