E. coli in your spinach salad or hamburger can make for a memorable meal — one that leaves you with severe, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. The Escherichia coli (E. coli) group of bacteria include numerous strains. Most types of E. coli are harmless and normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals.
For illness caused by E. coli, no current treatments can cure the infection, relieve symptoms or prevent complications. For most people, the best option is to rest and drink plenty of fluids to help with dehydration and fatigue. Avoid taking an anti-diarrheal medication — this slows your digestive system down, preventing your body from getting rid of the toxins.
No vaccine or medication can protect you from E. coli-based illness, though researchers are investigating potential vaccines. New federal regulations for food processing have led to a decline in E. coli contamination of ground beef in the United States, but less progress has been made in improving the safety of commercially produced vegetables.
To reduce your chance of being exposed to E. coli, do the following -
* Wash raw produce thoroughly, using running water and a scrub brush.
* Wash your hands, utensils and kitchen surfaces with hot, soapy water before and after handling fresh produce or raw meat.
* Keep raw foods separate from ready-to-eat foods.
* Thoroughly cook ground beef to at least 160 F.
* Order hamburger cooked medium or well-done when eating out.
* Drink pasteurized milk, juice and cider.
* Avoid drinking untreated water from lakes and streams and swallowing water when swimming. -
2007-11-19 21:56:20
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answered by Jayaraman 7
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If you have e-coli more than likely you somehow got it from contact with infected food or from feces, probably your own. E-coli is found in feces. There is the possibility that some feces got into your urethra causing the infection. You should be treated with a strong antibiotic. As far as your girlfriend being exposed to the e-coli...I am not sure. I guess, it is certainly more than likely that it is passed this way. Makes sense that it would be. I know that Levaquin is a good antibiotic for fighting e-coli, but you must get it from a physician. Rocephin is also good, but once again, you have to get it from a doctor. Drink lots and lots and I mean lots of water to flush your renal tract out. Your GF should go get checked also. E-coli is serious business and nothing to play with. Good luck!
2007-11-20 02:41:24
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answered by whatshername 5
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E Coli is the most common bacterium causing urinary tract infection - quite common. It's usually cleared up by oral antibiotics. Urinary tract infections are much less common in men than women but when men do get them, they usually need a longer course of antibiotics than women.
Urinary tract infections are not sexually transmitted so no need to worry about infecting your partner. Rather, what happens is that the bacteria that normally live in the groin get into the urethra (the tube that goes from the bladder to the outside world) and up into the bladder and set up shop (urine has everything E Coli needs to grow!). This is why urinary tract infections are more common in women - their urethra is much shorter than men so it's far easier for them to get infected.
E Coli in the urine is not at all the same thing as E Coli in foods causing kidney failure, death, etc. Not to worry.
2007-11-19 23:05:56
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answered by Doxycycline 6
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you got to get hospitalised for this.
because the condn needs i.v. antibiotics to get cured and u ve to undergo some investigations, which is mandatory.
its already too late.
do not delay further.
better go to a physician..
2007-11-19 21:26:19
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answered by jahnu 2
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you should go to see your doctor. And settle down and try google search for useful information, like site macline.com or some useful blogs on http://herpesmates.com
2007-11-19 23:08:42
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answered by Anonymous
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If you had anal sex with your gf without a condom then the ecoli from her anus could have penetrated your penal walls.
2007-11-19 23:19:01
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answered by timmy boomstick 3
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