Salmonella Symptoms

Posted: June 7th, 2008 - 7:48am by Amy Hubbell

Someone came to the blog this morning searching “Salmonella Saintpaul flatulence” inspiring this post. As of last night 138 people in 11 states were sick from Salmonella in tomatoes.

According to http://www.about-salmonella.com/salmonella_symptoms_risks, Salmonella can cause gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, and bacteremia. The following are symptoms of Salmonella gastroenteritis:

diarrhea
abdominal cramps
fever, generally 100°F to 102°F (38°C to 39°C)
nausea, and/or
vomiting

In mild cases diarrhea may be non-bloody, occur several times per day, and not be very voluminous; in severe cases it may be frequent, bloody and/or mucoid, and of high volume. Vomiting is less common than diarrhea.

Other frequently reported symptoms are

headaches
muscle pain, and
joint pain

Whereas the diarrhea typically lasts 24 to 72 hours, patients often report fatigue and other nonspecific symptoms lasting 7 days or longer.

The FDA has a thorough analysis of Salmonella in their Bad Bug Book.

If you are concerned that you have food poisoning, you should contact your local health unit or Seattle law firm Marler-Clark that specializes in foodborne illness litigation.

Categories: Salmonella
Tags: Diarrhea, Saintpaul, Symptom, Tomatoes, Typhoid Fever, Vomit

Comments

mayar says:

we are from mexico but moved to the usa. not to long ago we had enchiladas. their sauce requires tomatos. everyone in my family had them but my mom has the weakest stomach. the following day she started having abdominal cramps we arent' sure if it was the sauce because we all had it. could someone please tell me if she is infected/sick

Posted on June 23rd, 2008 - 5:07pm

mayar says:

Posted on June 23rd, 2008 - 5:07pm

gilda prieto says:

i went to a shower saturday, and monday, I started with joint and muscle pain, and tuesday had a fever that lasted two days. I don't hae fever today, friday, but I still have very small watery bowel movements, and still do not have an appetite. i spoke to a friend today, and she told me her niece, and her mother had those very same symptoms, but they still have fever, and her mother, which is 89, was taken to the emrgency room today, because wednesday, she was seen a doctor, and none of her symoptoms had disppeared.

Posted on September 12th, 2008 - 6:45pm

diana says:

i had lettuce out of a plastic bag already made salad and chicken i cooked i was so sick on monday and the following saturday i was not any better i had the craps and couldnt even look at food and was so weak but lost 10 pounds.

Posted on February 14th, 2009 - 3:04pm