Patient was educated on preventing diarrhea from contaminated food as follows:

1. To guard against diarrhea caused by contaminated food:

• Serve food right away or refrigerate itafter it has been cooked or reheated. Leaving food out at room temperature can encourage growth of bacteria.
• Wash work surfaces frequentlyto avoid spreading germs from one food item to another. Wash your hands and your work surfaces several times during food preparation.
• Use the refrigerator to thaw frozen items.Or try putting plastic-wrapped frozen items in a bowl of cold water to thaw. Don’t leave frozen items on the counter to thaw.