
Typhoid fever is an acute illness associated with fever caused by the Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi bacteria. Typhoid fever is rare in developed countries. Approximately 3%-5% of patients become carriers of the bacteria after the acute illness.
It is usually spread through contaminated food or water.
You can start getting typhoid symptoms anywhere from five to 14 days after coming in contact with Salmonella Typhi bacteria. The first symptom is a fever that gets higher over a few days — called “stepwise” since it goes up in steps. The bacteria is moving into your blood in this stage. So, don’t take this very lightly take some serious steps regarding the health issues with typhoid fever. You can also book a free consultant.
There are several symptoms of typhoid fever some of them most common symptoms is listed below,
- Weakness
- Stomach pain
- Headache
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Cough
- Loss of appetite
- Rash
- Muscle aches
- Extreme tiredness (fatigue)
- Poor appetite
- Fever as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit
Typhoid is a type of fever that are caused by the Salmonella bacteria. Some of the typhoid of typhoid fever is listed below :
- People who drink contaminated water or eat food washed in contaminated water can develop typhoid fever.
- Typhoid fever is caused by dangerous bacteria called Salmonella typhi.
- Eat or drink without washing their hands.
- You can get typhoid from another person if they don’t wash their hands after going to the bathroom.
Diet in Typhoid has a major role to play in improving your conditions of typhoid. We can cure the typhoid fever with various methods some of them discussed below :
1. Diet Management for typhoid
Food to include in typhoid fever
- High amount calories
- Boiled Potatoes
- Cereals
- Boiled rice
- Omega-3 fatty acid
- Soya beans
- Nuts
- Eggs, etc..
- Dairy products
- Milk
- Paneer, etc.
- Fluids / liquid
- Fresh fruit juices,
- Coconut water,
- Watermelons,
- Grapes,
- Apricots,
- Lime juice etc.
Food to avoid in typhoid fever
- High fiber food
- Dried fruits
- Nuts
- Whole grains, etc.
- Raw food
- Raw vegetables
- Spicy and oily food
- Meat
- Fish
- Fatty food
- Ghee
- Butter
2. Medicine for typhoid
The only effective treatment for typhoid is antibiotics. Doctors most commonly use ciprofloxacin (Cipro) for nonpregnant people.
Commonly prescribed antibiotics for typhoid fever :
- Ceftriaxone
- Levofloxacin
- Ciprofloxacin
- Azithromycin
Typhoid also may be treated with glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone.
There are multiple ways to cure the typhoid fever some of them most common are Allopathy and Homeopathy concepts, so we can try to figure out the side effects of typhoid fever.
Allopathy
Allopathy medicine have some most serious side effects of typhoid are :
- Head ache,
- Diarrhea,
- Stomach cramps or pain,
- Allergic reaction including :
- Rash,
- Itching,
- Swelling.
- Trouble breathing
- Pain,
- Tenderness.
Homeopathy
- Homeopathy side effects not seen
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