Question

Andria Treat is a 68-year-old woman in reasonably good health, although overweight. She takes a daily multivitamin supplement and almost daily over-the-counter antacids for heartburn. She says she eats mainly lean meat, chicken, fish, and seasonal fruit and fresh vegetables from her garden. She now reports having severe heartburn. Also, over the past two days, she has had painful stomach cramps and diarrhea. She reports that she attended a family reunion picnic two days earlier.

Based on her history, which of the following is the most likely explanation for Mrs. Treat’s sudden onset diarrhea?a. her ageb. foodborne illnessc. being overweightd. the multivitamine. stress associated with the family reunion

Answer 1

The answer is foodborne illness

Step-by-step explanation:

Due to the picnic was two days ago, we can't discard a foodborne illness because in these cases the symptoms are alike to a food intoxication. So then we can say that these symptoms can be associated to the picnic she had and can be related to food manipulation during the picnic.