Slightly loose stools may continue for a week or so further before a normal pattern returns.
Sometimes, food poisoning results from bacteria that grow on cooked food that stands for long at room temperature.
The best choices of fluids are water, broth, and rehydration solutions.
Excessive belching, burning pain similar to gastritis and change in symptoms very soon after eating may indicate that the inflammation is more prominent in the duodenum.
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Diarrhea may also be caused by antibiotic therapy.