What are the right typa food, and rest/ regimen for a typhoid patient?!
Question:
What are the right typa food, and rest/ regimen for a typhoid patient?
i have typhoid so its a wonder how n why i'm sittin infront of my pc..ppl i really need to knw wat i can do to better my condition..ofcourse i'm on medication and if needed will be admitted to a hospital. meanwhile it'd help a lott if i knew how to take better care ofmyself...so plz tell me wat are the right kind of food/rest regimen etc. fer me?
Answers:
YOU SHOULD BE IN HOSPITAL FOR THE BEST RECOVERY!
The incubation period is usually 1-2 weeks and the duration of the illness is about 4-6 weeks. The patient experiences:
poor appetite,
headaches,
generalized aches and pains,
fever, and
lethargy.
Persons with typhoid fever usually have a sustained fever as high as 103 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (39 to 40 degrees Centigrade).
Chest congestion develops in many patients and abdominal pain and discomfort are common. The fever becomes constant. Improvement occurs in the third and fourth week in those without complications. About 10% of patients have recurrent symptoms (relapse) after feeling better for one to two weeks. Relapses are actually more common in individuals treated with antibiotics.
How is Typhoid Fever treated and what is the prognosis?
Typhoid Fever is treated with antibiotics which kill the Salmonella bacteria. Prior to the use of antibiotics, the fatality rate was 10%. Death occurred from overwhelming infection, pneumonia, intestinal bleeding, or intestinal perforation. With antibiotics and supportive care, mortality has been reduced to 1-2%.
Several antibiotics are effective for the treatment of typhoid fever. Chloramphenicol was the original drug of choice for many years. Because of rare serious side effects, chloramphenicol has been replaced by other effective antibiotics. If relapses occur, patients are retreated with antibiotics.
The carrier state, which occurs in 3-5% of those infected, can be treated with prolonged antibiotics. Often, removal of the gallbladder, the site of chronic infection, will cure the carrier state.