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Is Non-vegetarian Food Advisable While Recovering From Typhoid And Malaria?
Hi doctor I got typhoid and malaria at a time on date September 24th.now I am eating chicken and biryani without hesitation.aftr eating I feel like my nerves are paining inside.my legs are paining even my ankle also paining inside I found this only after eating chicken. Is this the effect caused by eating chicken? Do I need to follow diet for 2-3 months after suffering from typhoid? Please help me doctor
Thu, 21 Feb 2019
Hello,
1. first of all when you are or you had suffered from typhoid then you should always and obviously avoid eating junk or any kind of street food or outside food.
On the other hand, if you are having biryani and chicken then you are unnecessarily putting the burden on your intestine which is trying to recover from the typhoid bacilli.
Non-vegetarian food, on the other hand, causes other diseases also which cause severe diarrhoea and as you said you had one episode of typhoid then you should avoid these kinds of eating habits.
2. secondly, you should get vaccinated for typhoid from your physician to prevent further episodes of typhoid.
As this vaccine provides immunity for 3 years and you can always repeat it after every 3 years.
3. Malaria along with typhoid can be a false positive reaction as these two disease share the same antigenic structure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Harshita, Infectious Diseases Specialist
1. first of all when you are or you had suffered from typhoid then you should always and obviously avoid eating junk or any kind of street food or outside food.
On the other hand, if you are having biryani and chicken then you are unnecessarily putting the burden on your intestine which is trying to recover from the typhoid bacilli.
Non-vegetarian food, on the other hand, causes other diseases also which cause severe diarrhoea and as you said you had one episode of typhoid then you should avoid these kinds of eating habits.
2. secondly, you should get vaccinated for typhoid from your physician to prevent further episodes of typhoid.
As this vaccine provides immunity for 3 years and you can always repeat it after every 3 years.
3. Malaria along with typhoid can be a false positive reaction as these two disease share the same antigenic structure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Harshita, Infectious Diseases Specialist
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