Prevention of gastrointestinal diseases

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4.4 PREVENTION OF
GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES
Nutrition
Yerbol Nurmaganbetov

2.

Why we don’t eat spoiled food?

3.

Eating spoiled food can cause food poisoning.
If you eat spoiled food, you should take the food out.
You should drink warm water and try to vomit

4.

If we do not wash fruits and
vegetables before eating,
harmful microorganisms can
enter our body (with the food).
These microorganisms can
cause diseases like cholera,
typhoid, and dysentery.

5.

Also, if you do not wash your
food properly, or if you eat
raw meat, parasitic worms
can enter your body.
These worms cause
stomachache and nausea.

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Regularly wash your
hands, dishes and food
surfaces with warm water
before and after handling
or preparing food.
Remember to clean
under fingernails and use
soap.
Always wash raw foods
like fruits and vegetables.

7.

Cook food at a safe temperature.
We can kill harmful organisms in most foods by cooking food to
the right temperature.

8.

According to its type, food should be stored in a
refrigerator or a fridge.
For example, risky foods such as milk, dairy products, and
fish should never be left at room temperature.
Respect ‘Best before’ or ‘Use by’ dates.
Some foods display dates by which they should be used.
When these dates have passed the food are no longer
fresh.

9.

Do not taste food if you are not sure.
Even if it looks and smells fine, it may not be safe to eat.
Food left at room temperature for too long may contain
bacteria.

10.

Facts
Bacteria spores survived on
poorly preserved, or
canned foods produce
toxin.
This toxin causes poisoning
and muscle paralysis.
This illness is called botulism

11.

Career
A gastroenterologist is a doctor who
diagnoses and treats diseases of the
digestive system.
Usually, they diagnose diseases using
endoscope.
It is a thin tubular structure that is
used to look at digestive organs with
its camera.
Patients swallow it, and doctors look
inside to make the right diagnosis.