Female white -collar workers eat gastroenteritis overnight watermelon, doctor: The refrigerator is not a "safe"

Wuhan Evening News July 5th (Correspondent Ma Yaoyao) The temperature rose after summer, and watermelon is a common fruit for heat and thirst for the heat. Recently, a herant -white collar ate overnight watermelon in the refrigerator to cause acute gastroenteritis. According to the Department of Gastrointestinal Medicine, the Houhu Hospital of Wuhan Central Hospital introduced that the number of patients with gastrointestinal diseases recently visited by outpatient clinics has increased significantly. Among them, patients with diarrhea are mainly diarrhea. Causes the disease. Experts remind that the refrigerator is not the "safe" of food. It is best not to exceed 24 hours.

Last weekend, Ms. Cai, 27, bought a watermelon. She ate half in the evening, and the other half was placed in the refrigerator to prepare to eat the next day. However, the next day Ms. Cai went to her parents' house to spend the night. When she returned to her home, she thought that there was half a watermelon in the refrigerator that she didn't eat it. It was a pity that it was a pity to lose the stranger. Unexpectedly, shortly after getting up in the morning, Ms. Cai's stomach appeared twisted, and symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea also occurred. Subsequently, Ms. Cai came to the Houhu Hospital of Wuhan Central Hospital to see a doctor. In the digestive clinic, after examination, the doctor diagnosed her as an acute gastroenteritis.

Liao Yusheng, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology, saw the clinic. Photo by correspondent Ma Yaoyao

The chief physician of the Department of Gastrointestinal Department of the hospital emphasized that in summer, ice watermelon can dispel heat, but it is very irritating to the stomach, which can easily cause gastrointestinal damage. In addition, some citizens put the watermelon that could not be eaten after cut in the refrigerator, thinking that they could keep fresh. In fact, bacterial pollution in the refrigerator can easily cause bacterial breeding, and it is easy to cause the digestive system after eating again. Many people think that food can be stored for a long time as long as it is placed in the refrigerator. In fact, the low -temperature environment of the refrigerator cannot kill the microorganisms from air, food or other situations. Once it is placed in the refrigerator for a long time, a large number of microorganisms reproduce, people can easily cause gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea.

Experts remind that the disease course of diseases such as acute gastroenteritis and occurred in summer. Most of them occur for a few hours to ten hours after eating. Summer is hot, and citizens must pay attention to food hygiene. It is best not to refrigerate food in the refrigerator for more than 24 hours. It is best to eat it with the fruit. When washing it in the refrigerator for more than 2 hours before eating, it should be cleaned again. Put it in the refrigerator to isolate the bacterial pollution in the refrigerator. At the same time, it is best not to exceed 12 hours.

[Edit: Yu Lina]

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