Foodborne illness (also called food poisoning) is an illness caused by eating foods that have harmful organisms in them. These harmful germs can include bacteria, parasites, and viruses. They are mostly found in raw meat, chicken, fish, and eggs, but they can spread to any type of food.he first symptom of foodborne illness is usually diarrhea. You may also feel sick to your stomach, vomit, or have stomach cramps. Some foodborne illness can cause a high fever and blood in your stool. How you feel when you have foodborne illness mostly depends on how healthy you are and what germ is making you sick.
Include food high in pectin in your diet, like bananas, applesauce, and yogurt. Do not eat food that causes gas, such as carbonated beverages and chewing gum. Eat food rich in potassium, such as sports drinks, fruit juices, bananas, and potatoes without the skin. This helps cover loss of potassium through diarrhea. Avoid food with high fiber and high-fat. Avoid sweet foods such as cookies and cakes, greasy, and fried foods. Increase your protein intake to avoid fatigue.
1 Grains: white rice, plain noodles, refined bakery, cream of wheat, oatmeal, and oat bran. 2  Fruits: skinless apples, bananas, peaches, melons, applesauce, skinless pear and apricots. 3  These foods are high in pectin, a type of soluble fiber that helps reduce diarrhea. 4  Tofu: With soluble fiber, it helps firm up stools. Canned or well-cooked fruits and vegetables may also be easier to digest. 2  Limit your used of dried fruits, berries, rhubarb, legumes (lentils, kidney beans, lima beans), peas, corn, broccoli, spinach and nuts. 3  They may make diarrhea worse for some people.