Headaches, stomach cramps, and fever are symptoms of which condition?

• A. Food poisoning
• B. Migraine
• C. Common cold
• D. Allergy

Answer: (A)

Headaches, stomach cramps, and fever after eating point to food poisoning because it happens when contaminated food introduces bacteria, viruses, or toxins into the body. The stomach cramps come from the digestive system reacting to the irritants, and fever can occur as the body fights the infection or toxin. A migraine is mainly a severe headache with possible nausea or sensitivity to light, but fever and stomach cramps aren’t typical signs. A common cold may cause fever, but it’s primarily respiratory—runny nose, sore throat, coughing—without the stomach cramps. Allergies cause itching, sneezing, and nasal symptoms, not fever or digestive cramps. So these symptoms together best fit food poisoning.