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Typhoid treatment
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after completing 14 days antibiotics course for typhoid and 1 week after that, I am still having bloating all the time, little cough and throat irritation. I dont have fever from last 2 weeks. What I need to do ? Is there any conclusive test to confirm taht typhoid is not present now ? I heard widal remains positive even after typhoid treatment, is there any other test to confirm ? Thypidot or blood culture or they also affected after treatment ?
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Your symptoms at present are due to the antibiotics you have taken for 2 weeks.
Please switch to normal diet and restart your gradual physical activity.
Have some dry fruits.
Widal test gives a good idea about whether Typhoid is active or it is cured.
Even Typhidot test gives an idea
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No need for other test, if ur symptoms free.
For bloating u can treatment and for cough after eveluation and examination u cv take medications if required
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Tablet Omez 20 mg 2 times before meals. If required inbetween u can take gellusil syp 10-15 ml , maximum 3 times a day. Fir dry cough u can take Alex syurp for 2- times a day. If still persist then gor cbs and chest xray, esr.
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Avoid spicy and oily foods,. Take lot of liquid
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Need to investigate
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No fever is enough to say that typhoid is cured and no further tests needed
Other minor symptoms will go away soon
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Rashmi Wadhwa
Cosmetologist
35 yrs exp
Delhi
Please take some antacids and probiotics to normalise the gut flora
Avoid hot spicy food
Home food only
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Dr. Sarika Rautwar
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Aurangabad
No need to take test
May be due to low immunity after typhoid you got rest infection
Just take symptomatic treatment
Do some home remedies like warm water gargaling with salt
Steam inhalation twice daily
Avoid spicy and oily food
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
connect with a call for details discussion regarding the disease and it's management
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Dr. Thresia Pereira
General Physician
37 yrs exp
Mumbai
Consult and take treatment .
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
According to your sign and symptom you are suffering from some infection like typhoid .
As you know that best treatment depend on the correct diagnosis and correct diagnosis depend on the complete history of the patient so please take consultation from a doctor and give complete history of the patient so that correct diagnosis will be make and then best treatment will be start
Next Steps
You should go for Typhidot IgM and IgG test to confirm the Typhoid.
Take treatment as follow as
Cap Pantop Dsr 1 time per day for 3 days before food.
Tab Taxim 200 mg 2 time per day for 3 days food.
Cap Vizylac 2 time per day for 3 days after food.
Cap Multivitamin A to Z Gold 2 time per day for 1 week after food for strength and immunity.
Cap Aristozyme 2 time per day for 1 week for strength and immunity.
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Please follow good life style as take plenty of fluid and take less spicy and fatty food and keep positive attitude to fight any problem of your life.
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few details
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