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Gastroenteritis (cont.)

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  • After an infection or irritation of the digestive tract, the patient may not be able to eat a regular diet. Some people may be unable to tolerate dairy products for several weeks after the disease has run its course. The patient should continue to advance slowly from bland nondairy soups and grain products to a solid diet.

  • If symptoms continue or worsen, call a doctor.

  • Food handlers should not return to work until their symptoms have resolved. Salmonella infections are a special case; those who work in the medical profession or who are food handlers need to have negative stool cultures for Salmonella before being allowed to return to work.


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