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    Food Poisoning, (Gastroenteritis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Food Poisoning, (Gastroenteritis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Food Poisoning, (Gastroenteritis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Food Poisoning, (Gastroenteritis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    This book describes Food Poisoning (Gastroenteritis), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

    When pathogens attack the human body, the body’s mechanism of ridding itself of the pathogen is either by vomiting it out or passing it out from the intestines through loose stools (diarrhea)

    Recently I have a patient who came to my clinic with a history of vomiting and diarrhea.
    She was very pale and was brought to my clinic by her sister because of her general weakness.
    While at the clinic she could not control herself and rushed to the restroom to vomit.
    Luckily she had the assistance of her sister to clean her up and help her into the consultation room.
    I quickly administered an anti-emetic injection and anti spasmodic to relieve her abdominal discomfort.
    Then after 15 minutes I gave her an anti-emetic pill (stemetil) and lomotil for her abdominal discomfort and diarrhea.
    As she was able to swallow the pills with a small amount of water, she gradually becomes better with the face being less pale and tired.
    After another 15 minutes she was well enough to return home.

    Diarrhea
    Diarrhea you are the bane of my daily life
    The watery stools will come out whatever I try
    Sometimes when I think I had only passed gas
    My pants become runny and it is wet in my ass

    Each time you cause my stomach to be in pain
    The intestines are ready to pass chocolate rain
    I have to rush to the toilet as fast as I can
    If I can, I will even use the nearest pan

    I take Imodium each time I passed out stools
    And to stop the diarrhea and toxins I take carbon too
    Every time I think that I am getting better
    You keep on making me tired and wetter:

    Finally the diarrhea stops, I feels so exhausted
    I need to rest my intestines and replace my salts
    Start with bland and easy-to-digest food
    Like porridge and nice home cooked soup
    -An original poem by Kenneth Kee

    Food poisoning (Gastroenteritis) is an inflammation of the lining of the intestines caused by a virus, bacteria or parasites resulting in leakage of fluid from the cell into the intestine, abdominal pain and vomiting.
    Gastroenteritis is normally caused by viruses.
    Other pathogens such as bacteria, parasites, and fungus can also cause gastroenteritis.
    Most cases of viral gastroenteritis recover without specific treatment.
    Antibiotics are not effectual against viral infections.
    The main purpose of treatment is to relieve the symptoms of discomfort, vomiting and replace any salts or fluid lost.

    The story of a child with chronic diarrhea
    A unique case of chronic diarrhea was seen in a baby of one and half years who had diarrhea or watery stools since the age of 6 months.
    He probably had a mild case of food poisoning and was treated by his pediatrician who told him to stop his milk and change to soya bean milk and gave him some kaolin.
    The diarrhea did not stop so he was brought to another pediatrician who again changed his milk.
    Again the diarrhea did not stop.
    So he was brought to many other doctors before coming to see me.
    Each doctor asked the parents to change to different type of milk or soya bean milk and gave medicines.
    By the time the child saw me he was slightly dehydrated but otherwise quite healthy.
    He already had X-rays of the abdomen, blood and stools tested by the pediatricians without obvious abnormality.
    I had suspected that it was the frequent change of milk that caused the problem in the child.
    I asked the parents what milk the child was taking before the diarrhea and advised them to return to that milk but given at half strength.
    I also gave the child some mild anti diarrhea medicine.
    The parents were to increase the strength of the milk once the diarrhea improved.
    After 1 week the child made a complete recovery.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Food Poisoning
    Chapter 2

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateJun 27, 2019
    ISBN9781370475674
    Food Poisoning, (Gastroenteritis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Food Poisoning, (Gastroenteritis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Food Poisoning,

      (Gastroenteritis)

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes Food Poisoning (Gastroenteritis), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What You Need to Treat Food Poisoning (Gastroenteritis))

      This e-Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Food Poisoning (Gastroenteritis)

      When pathogens attack the human body, the body’s mechanism of ridding itself of the pathogen is either by vomiting it out or passing it out from the intestines through loose stools (diarrhea)

      Recently I have a patient who came to my clinic with a history of vomiting and diarrhea.

      She was very pale and was brought to my clinic by her sister because of her general weakness.

      While at the clinic she could not control herself and rushed to the restroom to vomit.

      Luckily she had the assistance of her sister to clean her up and help her into the consultation room.

      I quickly administered an anti-emetic injection and anti spasmodic to relieve her abdominal discomfort.

      Then after 15 minutes I gave her an anti-emetic pill (stemetil) and lomotil for her abdominal discomfort and diarrhea.

      As she was able to swallow the pills with a small amount of water, she gradually becomes better with the face being less pale and tired.

      After another 15 minutes she was well enough to return home.

      Food poisoning may be very common but it can cause a lot of discomfort and pain.

      Diarrhea

      Diarrhea you are the bane of my daily life

      The watery stools will come out whatever I try

      Sometimes when I think I had only passed gas

      My pants become runny and it is wet in my ass

      Each time you cause my stomach to be in pain

      The intestines are ready to pass chocolate rain

      I have to rush to the toilet as fast as I can

      If I can, I will even use the nearest pan

      I take Imodium each time I passed out stools

      And to stop the diarrhea and toxins I take carbon too

      Every time I think that I am getting better

      You keep on making me tired and wetter:

      Finally the diarrhea stops, I feels so exhausted

      I need to rest my intestines and replace my salts

      Start with bland and easy-to-digest

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