I have salmonella food poisioning...?

Question

(I got it at school) and was wondering what medicines I could take to help out. I feel really sick.

Answer 1

Even though Salmonella food poisoning is a bacterial infection, most practitioners do not treat simple cases with antibiotics. Studies have shown that using antibiotics does not usually reduce the length of time that the patient is ill. Paradoxically, it appears that antibiotics do, however, cause the patient to shed bacteria in their feces for a longer period of time. In order to decrease the length of time that a particular individual is a carrier who can spread the disease, antibiotics are generally not given.


In situations where an individual has a more severe type of infection with Salmonella bacteria, a number of antibiotics may be used. Chloramphenicol was the first antibiotic successfully used to treat Salmonella food poisoning. It is still a drug of choice in developing countries because it is so inexpensive, although some resistance has developed to it. Ampicillin and trimethoprim-sulfonamide have been used successfully in the treatment of infections caused by chloramphenicol-resistant strains. Newer types of anibiotics, such as cephalosporin or quinolone, are also effective. These drugs can be given by mouth or through a needle in the vein (intravenously) for very ill patients. With effective antibiotic therapy, patients feel better in 24-48 hours, the temperature returns to normal in 3-5 days, and the patient is generally recovered by 10-14 days.

Hope you feel better

Answer 2

Been dare done dat. Got a tee shirt from the hospital. They gave me some Valium intravenously to calm the muscle spasms and some phenagrine for my stomach ache. Sent me home to rest. Good luck. Driving that old porcelain bus tonight.