Recently, the reporter learned from the anorectal departments of major hospitals in Nanjing that as the temperature continues to rise, patients with "refrigerated" diarrhea have gradually increased. Experts advise readers and friends to clean the refrigerator regularly because the refrigerator is fresh but not safe after all.

Eat diarrhea in the refrigerator
"Eating a medicine is a little better! I thought that putting something in the refrigerator in the summer is safer and healthier. Who knows how to get diarrhea instead of self-defeating?" Mr. Xia, a citizen of the Department of Anorectal Clinic at the Hospital of Integrative Medicine, Nanjing, told reporters the day before yesterday. In the evening, he came home from work. Because his wife and children both went to travel abroad, and he was not happy to cook, he took out the cold dish he had made from the refrigerator and made a bottle of beer. He knew that the stomach was uncomfortable at midnight. Pulled until the next morning, the results did not even have time to go straight to the hospital for treatment, and later learned that it is likely that their food is infected with psychrophilic bacteria-induced diarrhea.

Psychrophiles grow in the refrigerator as usual

“A lot of patients I admit have an erroneous zone. They all think that since the refrigerator can keep freshness, it's safer to put leftovers in it. Actually, storing foods in the refrigerator is only due to the low temperature, allowing some bacteria to multiply. Slowing does not mean that it can stop bacteria from attacking."

According to Wang Yuanyu, deputy director of the Department of Anorectal Medicine at the Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing, general refrigerators have a refrigerated temperature of 4°C to 10°C. There is a type of bacteria called psychrophilic bacteria that grows at a temperature of 0°C to 20°C. If you eat foods contaminated with psychrophilic bacteria, you may experience diarrhea. Recently, the number of such patients admitted to this department has increased by nearly 40%.

Doctor: The food taken out of the refrigerator must be thoroughly heated before eating

Dr. Wang reminded readers and friends that in the summer, fresh food should be eaten as much as possible. Do not store food in the refrigerator for a long time. The raw and cooked food in the refrigerator must be stored separately. It is best to use a crisper to hold them separately. The leftovers left over from the refrigerator must be thoroughly heated before consumption.

In addition, the refrigerator is cleaned and disinfected at least once a month. The easiest way is to take out the food in the refrigerator first, pull out the plug, wipe it several times with the cleaned towel, and open the refrigerator door for half an hour.