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Can Intake Of Contaminated Coffee Cause Any Side Effects?
Question: A carafe I used to pour my coffee had not been cleaned adequately and some moldy-looking pathogen was growing on the glass. I noticed this only after ingesting a six-ounce mug of presumably-unsafe coffee several hours ago. I have no symptoms yet but wonder if I should worry and whether I should take any action to prevent infection. Should I try to vomit, for instance? Thanks for your time.
Brief Answer:
There is no need to worry!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
There is no reason to get worried about this. You might have seen this today but it didn't grow in a day. You have not been sick before and the only reason why you feel terrible now is the fact that you have the information known to you.
Our digestive tract is adequately conceived to handle all of this. We ingest a lot any harmful germs daily than we can imagine. Because of the protective nature of this system and the presence of acid in the digestive tract with a very low PH, most, if not all of these germs ingested are rapidly cleared off.
There is no need to get worried about this. There is no need t do anything special. behave like you never had this piece of information and go about your daily activities(rather difficult, I know!).
I hope the above reassures you and gives you reasons not to be too worried, Should any symptoms arise, we shall manage accordingly. No need to speculate and do otherwise. I wish you well and thank you so much for using our services. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
There is no need to worry!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
There is no reason to get worried about this. You might have seen this today but it didn't grow in a day. You have not been sick before and the only reason why you feel terrible now is the fact that you have the information known to you.
Our digestive tract is adequately conceived to handle all of this. We ingest a lot any harmful germs daily than we can imagine. Because of the protective nature of this system and the presence of acid in the digestive tract with a very low PH, most, if not all of these germs ingested are rapidly cleared off.
There is no need to get worried about this. There is no need t do anything special. behave like you never had this piece of information and go about your daily activities(rather difficult, I know!).
I hope the above reassures you and gives you reasons not to be too worried, Should any symptoms arise, we shall manage accordingly. No need to speculate and do otherwise. I wish you well and thank you so much for using our services. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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