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Food Poisoning When Pregnant: What to Do, Causes, and Prevention

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Food poisoning occurs when you eat or drink something with harmful bacteria (germs) in it.

normal changes in your body during pregnancy can make you more likely to get food poisoning.

During pregnancy, food poisoning can cause serious problems for you and your baby, including premature birth, miscarriage and stillbirth.

Wash your hands before handling food and learn how to handle food safely. Do not eat foods that commonly cause food poisoning.

If you think you have food poisoning, contact your health care provider immediately.

Listeriosis is a type of food poisoning caused by the bacterium Listeria. During pregnancy, you can pass the bacteria to your baby. This can cause problems, including:

Listeria may be in the soil, water, animals and animal waste. The most common cause listeriosis is to eat foods with Listeria in it. the most likely to have Listeria include:

Signs and symptoms of listeriosis usually start a few days after eating food contaminated by Listeria, but they may not take place until 2 months. They are usually mild and -like. Your doctor can test your blood to see if you have listeriosis.

Please contact your provider right away if you have:

Salmonellosis is a type of food poisoning caused by Salmonella bacteria. Salmonellosis can cause problems during pregnancy, including:

You can pass salmonellosis to your baby during pregnancy. If your baby was born with salmonellosis, he may have diarrhea and fever after birth. , He also can develop meningitis

You can become infected with Salmonella in two ways:

The food which often have Salmonella include:

You may be at increased risk of acquiring salmonellosis if you:

Symptoms of salmonellosis usually begin a half-day to three days after contact and last for 4 to 7 days. To test for salmonellosis, your health care provider take a stool sample (sample of your stool) and send it to a lab for testing.

Please contact your provider right away if you have signs or symptoms of salmonellosis, including:

Treatment depends on how sick you are. You may not need any treatment, or your provider may treat you with antibiotics to help keep you and your baby safe. If you have food poisoning, drink plenty of water to help you stay hydrated (having water in your body). If you experience severe dehydration (not having enough water in your body), you may need to go to hospital for treatment.

Here's what you can do:

Last reviewed :. May 2016

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