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Could Nausea, Extreme Sweating, Hot And Cold Flashes Be Due To Food Poisoning?

HI My friend is very sick, he thinks it may be food poisoning but not sure what to do. Symptoms include: nassau, sweating, extreme hot and cold flashes, NO abdominal pain. He gets dizzy when he tries to fall asleep and can literally see the sweat pour out of his pours. PLEASE HELP
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Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
Noted the history about your friend having nausea, sweating, extreme hot and cold flashes, dizziness, tired and falling asleep; thinking of food poisoning.
All the symptoms are suggestive of septicemia and hence I would advise you the following:
Take him to the ER or the nearest hospital.
He needs urgent clinical evaluation and examination along with investigations like that of stool, blood and urine, Ultrasonography.
This will lead to the exact cause.
Till then proper treatment in the form of intra-venous fluids, antibiotics, symptomatic and supportive treatment can be instituted.
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Could Nausea, Extreme Sweating, Hot And Cold Flashes Be Due To Food Poisoning?

Hi. Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific. Noted the history about your friend having nausea, sweating, extreme hot and cold flashes, dizziness, tired and falling asleep; thinking of food poisoning. All the symptoms are suggestive of septicemia and hence I would advise you the following: Take him to the ER or the nearest hospital. He needs urgent clinical evaluation and examination along with investigations like that of stool, blood and urine, Ultrasonography. This will lead to the exact cause. Till then proper treatment in the form of intra-venous fluids, antibiotics, symptomatic and supportive treatment can be instituted.