Typhus Hospital Must Not Eat Porridge

Typhus Hospital Must Not Eat Porridge
During this illness typhoid once synonymous with eating porridge and other soft foods. But it turned out to people affected by typhoid illness does not have to eat porridge and can eat food as usual.

Most people with the illness will be given porridge typhoid strain, and increased to a rough puree until finally he was given rice in accordance with the patient's condition. But sometimes the patient does not like porridge because they do not fit his taste so he will only eat a little, his body limp and make the longer recovery period.

"People with typhoid illness may eat as usual or rice and do not have to eat the mushy-mushy. Most importantly do not be too many vegetables, fiber," says Dr. Dante Saksono H SpPD, PhD detikHealth when contacted on Friday (27/05/2011) .

Dr. Dante explained this as fibrous vegetables difficult to digest by the intestine, whereas when people exposed to typhoid, the intestines are injured due to infection, so patients need to reduce foods that are difficult to digest.

"For example, when someone ate kale, spinach sometimes it can be seen in their droppings. This is because the spinach is difficult to digest," said Dr. Dante.

As for treatment, typhoid fever patients will be given antibiotics to treat infection, and suggested to multiply the rest and eat enough water for quick healing process.

Typhus is caused by infection with Salmonella typhi bacteria originating from food or beverages that have been contaminated with bacteria from the feces of people previously exposed to typhus. Because of this disease can be contagious, for it is for people affected by typhoid if discharged CHAPTER (bowel movement) should wash their hands thoroughly.

This disease generally does not know the age or status of a person, anyone can contract the disease typhoid fever. Dr. Dante said generally each person must have been exposed to typhoid, but several different people if strainnya can have no symptoms and sometimes someone has to build antibodies naturally in the body.

Dr. Dante suggested to prevent typhoid disease is the most important is to maintain cleanliness or hygiene, getting used to always wash your hands, choose foods properly, get used to eating hot food (because it helps kill bacteria).


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