Creme Fraiche is pronounced âkrem fresh.â It is a thick and smooth heavy cream with a wonderfully rich and velvety texture. Creme Fraiche is widely used in France, where the cream is unpasteurized and contains the âfriendlyâ bacteria necessary to thicken it naturally.
Incubation Period, Diagnosis/Symptoms and Immunity â¢ After initial (first) exposure, a person will usually get the stomach flu within 12-48 hours. â¢ The stomach flu is diagnosed based mostly on symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, abdominal cramps, and no fever or a low-grade fever. Vomiting and diarrhea can occur separately or together. Symptoms usually last 24-60 hours, but the virus may be present in a personâs stool for up to two weeks longer. Complications, including death, are rare. They usually occur in elderly persons with underlying chronic diseasesâand most often are due to dehydration.
Numerous bacteria, viruses, and parasites cause diseases in the intestines that result in diarrhea, dysentery, constipation or perianal irritation. They may also cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramping. If the infection is in the small intestine, symptoms include watery diarrhea and vomiting. Infections in the large intestine can cause diarrhea and can result in an invasive and inflammatory disease called dysentery (small fecal volume with mucus and blood) (Table SI-1). Table SI-1.