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Symptoms
By Mayo Clinic staffSigns and symptoms of food-borne botulism typically begin between 12 and 36 hours after the toxin gets into your body. Infant botulism usually produces problems within this timeframe, too. However, the symptoms of wound botulism typically start about 10 days after you're infected by the bacteria.
Food-borne and wound botulism
Signs and symptoms of food-borne and wound botulism include:
- Difficulty swallowing or speaking
- Facial weakness
- Double vision
- Trouble breathing
- Nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps
- Paralysis
Infant botulism
- Constipation (often the first sign)
- Floppy movements due to muscle weakness, and trouble controlling the head
- Weak cry
- Drooping eyelids
- Tiredness
- Difficulty sucking or feeding
- Paralysis
