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Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2014
Question: hello i was suffering for typhoid 2 weeks ago..in the second i was better without any fever.and i have stopped my antibiotics in the second week.now i have completed 21 days of proper diet.can i go to gym and take my protein supplements.will it cause any problems. How many days i need to be strict in my diet like without oil spicy foods.and also slight raise in heart beat 105 per min in the ecg report which i took today morning..slight breathing problen was there.after i took medicines nw i m better. .ecg was normal other raise in heartbeat
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
No Gym / Protein Supplements

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
I can understand your zest at the age of 22.

First of all I would like to tell you something about Typhoid.
This is an infection which starts in the Peyer's Patches (like we have lymph nodes in the neck ) in the last few feet of the small intestine. From here the infection spreads fast to the liver first and then the whole body and affects practically every cell of the body including heart. This infection occurs by feco-oral route meaning through the water, food or beverage.

The natural history of Typhoid says it takes about 8 weeks to get a full healing and recovery whether one takes treatment or not.

It is good that you have completed treatment are getting better day by day. Yet the old wisdom says you should take an antibiotic like Amoxicillin or so for 14 more days to kill the bacteria which remain dormant in the gall bladder and other parts of the body. You may discuss and request your treating Doctor and he may prescribe if he believes this.

Yes, now you can go for a normal diet, No need to go for the tasteless bland diet, but this does not mean you to rush for spicy and oily foods. You may please go for freshly prepared home-made food. ( In XXXXXXX everyone has a predetermined notion, so you may have to go according to your mother or parents or friends - no one can really help you in this regards). But this is OK.

So obviously no Gym and protein supplements for 4 more weeks. You are still weak, have high heart rate and slight breathing problem, which indicates you are not out of the sequel of Typhoid yet. You need to go slow, take rest whenever possible. One more month of proper care will help you lifelong. A small problem now may trouble you for along time.

Continue Medicines like A to Z or Zincovit for one more month at least.

I hope I have tried my best to explain and advise. Please feel free to ask for more if you need to and if you liked my answer you may please rate it and give stars (5 if you think so)


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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (8 hours later)
i have attached my reports. .thank and y i am facing these kind of breathing problem and raised heart beat problem. i got feared of this thing that i am having heart problem like clot in my heart or lungs.Is it common please tell me about. A word called sinus tachycardia was there in ecg report other than tat report was normal. And how long does this problem will previal in me And what kind of diet can i have.i have attached my reports. .thank and y i am facing these kind of breathing problem and raised heart beat problem. i got feared of this thing that i am having heart problem like clot in my heart or lungs.Is it common please tell me about. A word called sinus tachycardia was there in ecg report other than tat report was normal. And how long does this problem will previal in me And what kind of diet can i have.And i was having a slight prick kind of pain in my heart 2 days ago and next day morning went to doctor he said is everything is normal in the ecg .say me about this also

i have attached my reports. .thank and y i am facing these kind of breathing problem and raised heart beat problem. i got feared of this thing that i am having heart problem like clot in my heart or lungs.Is it common please tell me about. A word called sinus tachycardia was there in ecg report other than tat report was normal. And how long does this problem will previal in me And what kind of diet can i have.And i was having a slight prick kind of pain in my heart 2 days ago and next day morning went to doctor he said is everything is normal in the ecg .say me about this also.and i having burp problems too much of burp is coming.
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Anxiety

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Good morning.

Read the new posting about your fresh problems.
I think if you read my previous answer carefully I have explained everything. Yet to clarify the matter specific to your questions I will add-on some points.

The ''fear''of clot in heart or lung itself suggests that are too much worried and thinking too much in addition to the phase of typhoid you are going through and also thinking too much about future like fitness and protein supplement.
Why do you want to rush through. Rest for one more month and you will be fine.

Do not read or try to understand the reports on your own, they are confusing you so much. This is normal rhythm of the heart. Anxiety is the major cause Tachycardia and the pin-prick in heart as well as breathlessness.
You may please request your treating Doctor to continue on the anti-anxiety medicines for a few more days only if you can not control it on your own or after reading my answer. Your Doctor has already examined you and advised you.

Burping too can be due to anxiety. IT is continues, your Doctor may right you Domperidone. this is a prescription medicine that your Doctor has to prescribe on paper. Avoid any foods that is increasing your gases and burping
Take probiotic capsules.
Home-made fresh food only and nothing else.

Great ! Carry on , you are going to be absolutely fine soon.
Please feel free to ask more if you need to
You may please give the rating of 5 stars if you are satisfied with the answer.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (16 minutes later)
Thanks doctor.Ya frankly to speak i m worrying too much sometimes i feel crying also. and my thoughts are always going in a wrong way like some accident gona happen or something going to happen for me like that. dono wat to do..trying to make me think positive even though i m fearing alot. And always some kind of night mare.sometimes while i m sleeping body getting a jerk automatically and i got waked up .yesterday at my home the calling bell was ringed even that made my body a jerk.I m totally feared. i cant even eat my food properly there is some kind of vomiting sensation while eating after sometime i wl be ok.why all this happening to me
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Certainly a Psychological burden.

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear friend !
Is this problem of worrying you got since Typhoid or before getting Typhoid?
Are you working / students? Married / single ?

If this is a recent problem after getting Typhoid, this is because of weakness and inability to accept and the tensions thereupon.

This is all Psychological. You really need a full rest for the body as well as mind, you need to discuss this with your parents / friends / Teachers or Boss ( if you are working) whoever you believe the most.

I hope you already discussed this to some extent with your treating Doctor. If not be open and tell him all the things in your mind. He may help you by counselling and / Medicines.

I personally feel, there is nothing to worry about. Every person in the world including you and me have to go through such stages of life. Time is the solution for everything , my dear friend. Always think ''Yeh bhi din jayega'' meaning in English- this day / phase too will pass away. You are young, just 22 and thisis the time for you to first get out of the physical problems caused by Typhoid and certainly the upheavals you are going through.

If there is a particular thing you think is causing this , please feel free to tell me , discuss this with me ; it is possible that we can get a solution together. I want you to be fit within a few days and be a 22 year old again.
Note: For more detailed guidance, please consult an Internal Medicine Specialist, with your latest reports. Click here..

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Suggest Treatment For Typhoid

Brief Answer: No Gym / Protein Supplements Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXXX I can understand your zest at the age of 22. First of all I would like to tell you something about Typhoid. This is an infection which starts in the Peyer's Patches (like we have lymph nodes in the neck ) in the last few feet of the small intestine. From here the infection spreads fast to the liver first and then the whole body and affects practically every cell of the body including heart. This infection occurs by feco-oral route meaning through the water, food or beverage. The natural history of Typhoid says it takes about 8 weeks to get a full healing and recovery whether one takes treatment or not. It is good that you have completed treatment are getting better day by day. Yet the old wisdom says you should take an antibiotic like Amoxicillin or so for 14 more days to kill the bacteria which remain dormant in the gall bladder and other parts of the body. You may discuss and request your treating Doctor and he may prescribe if he believes this. Yes, now you can go for a normal diet, No need to go for the tasteless bland diet, but this does not mean you to rush for spicy and oily foods. You may please go for freshly prepared home-made food. ( In XXXXXXX everyone has a predetermined notion, so you may have to go according to your mother or parents or friends - no one can really help you in this regards). But this is OK. So obviously no Gym and protein supplements for 4 more weeks. You are still weak, have high heart rate and slight breathing problem, which indicates you are not out of the sequel of Typhoid yet. You need to go slow, take rest whenever possible. One more month of proper care will help you lifelong. A small problem now may trouble you for along time. Continue Medicines like A to Z or Zincovit for one more month at least. I hope I have tried my best to explain and advise. Please feel free to ask for more if you need to and if you liked my answer you may please rate it and give stars (5 if you think so)