Digestive System Damage resulting from traumatic injury where there is severe damage with continuing pain and discomfort the amount of compensation you could receive would be in the region of £25,000 to £36,125. For serious non-penetrating injury causing long-standing or permanent complications like severe indigestion, aggregated by physical strain, the amount would be in the region of £9,700 to £16,300. Penetrating stab wounds or industrial laceration or serious seat-belt pressure the amount would be between £3,800 to £7,375. Severe food poisoning where the injured suffers from toxicosis with serious pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and fever, could result in between £22,400 to £30,500 of compensation damages. The amount will depend how long the injured person stayed in hospital and whether they also suffered from incontinence, haemorrhoids and irritable bowel syndrome which had a significant Serious but short-lived food poisoning, diarrhoea and vomiting which lessens over two to four weeks with some remaining discomfort and disturbance of bowel function and impact on sex life and enjoyment of food, the amount would be in the range of £5,600 to £11,200. When these symptoms last longer the amount would be in the higher end of the scale. Food poisoning which causes significant discomfort, stomach cramps, alteration of bowel function and fatigue and a stay in hospital with the symptoms lasting for a few weeks the amount would be in the region of £2,300 to £5,600. Minor degrees of disabling pain, cramps and diarrhoea which only last for some days or weeks the amount would be in the region of £550 to £2,300. |
