How Do I Treat this Stubborn Typhoid.i've Taken Over 50 Injections This Year.

Its unlikely wot u have is typhoid if u 've taken upto 50 injections!i think u should visit a tertiary hospital

What sort of injection are you taking? Who even told you you have typhoid? 80% of the typhoid diagnosis made by private labs in Nigeria is false and misdiagnosis.

What are your symptoms? Lets know. Though to be truthful, there are some people who are chronic gall bladder carriers of the bacteria that causes typhoid. though I do not think that in your case.

I do not agree with the person that says you might have HIV, though I  am not saying you might not have but Lets get your symptoms straight and the  we can know what you probably have or don't have.

Doing HIV test is actually not a bad idea. It is good to know your status

Ciao

As much as I agree with you on some points davidylan, there are a lot of misconceptions in your post. It is true that when you skip drugs and do not take complete dosage, you are giving room for the parasites to develop resistance to the medication. And that is why in  Nigeria, we have a lot drug resistance here. That is apart from the Natural evolution of these parasites that make them develop resistance naturally over time as a means of survival.

Now going to buy amoxicillin is a bad idea. Amoxicillin and Ampicillin are of the most abused antibiotics in Nigeria. The resistance rate against these antibiotics is  now so high. I do not have hsopital based figures though. Even if you go to some markets in Naija, you see hawkers, peddling antibiotics around as 'Ka pe". Its usually amoxicillin or ampicillin, hence the resistance in Nigeria is high.

Also naturally, Amoxycillin is not the best antibiotics to use to treat Salmonella Typhi the causative agent of Typhoid fever. Ciprofloxacin is better idea and that is what is usually used in Nigerian hospitals.

Lets know what his symptoms first, he might not have Typhoid.

You see the problem in Nigeria is that the diagnosis of typhoid in private facilities is ususally hinged on Widal's test where they test for the antibody titre against Salmonella spp.

Now widal's test is very insensitive and a single result can not diagnosis Typhoid. Why you may ask? Well it is because almost all of us have been exposed one time or the other in our life to Salmonella, so we have already developed antibodies naturally against the bacteria. Hence a lot of us would have positie Widal's though we do not have gtyphoid. When it becomes significant is when you do 2 or 3 tests and the  antibody titre is on the increase then the diagnosis of typhoid can be tied toghetr with the clinical assessment.

So most of the time, typhoid is made clinically.

Now does this guy have typhoid or not? We don''t know. I say may be not. But what are his symptoms first.

HIV test is good for everybody so why not try it


Caio

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men ,thanks for your concern.you guys are all wonderful.the issue of HIV is out of it.i have tested for it for 3times and the result is outrightly negative from diffrent hospitals.of course i don't think ive being involved in whateva can lead to HIV.the systoms are:internal heat in my body,joint pains,noise in the stomach&atimes my stomach seems as if their is pepper in it.i still went 4a test some days back&it was still typhoid of 320.that was diagnoised with malaria of [1+]

bisiofgod,
typhoid is enteric fever. The classic symptoms are Intermittent Fever, headache, Abdominal Discomfort and +/- vomitting.
Do you have a fever, that has been on for some time. Not responding to anything? that comes and goes?



For typhoid o,
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg two times daily for 2 weeks should treat uncomplicated typhoid.

See a doctor for more thorough assessment and investigations.

Thats wonderful. If amoxicillin is working for you, then thats good (even though I would not prescribe it because of the perceived resistance). The books say "Chlorampehicol, Co-trimoxazole and Amoxycillin may all still be effective in some cases, but quinolones (e.g Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily) are now the treatment of choice.¹."

It is cheap (cheaper than Ciprotab). Just make sure you complete the dose. Remember what davidylan said.

Come to think of it, if you are already feeling better in 2 days, what sort of injections have you been taking for so long?
Who was giving you the injections anyway?



¹ Note quote taken from  Kumar & Clark Clinical Medicine 5th Edition.

Guys I am sorry for drifting into medical jargons too often. Forgive my boringness. Thanks

Ciao

@ poster
#1. you are yet to tell us where and how you arrived at a diagnosis of typhoid fever
#2. you did not tell us the injections you have been using, the regimen, who made the prescriptions and where you bought them
#3. did npot tell us the symptoms you had

anyway, the current drug of choice for typhoid for most doctors now is ciprox as someone stated earlier. but my suggestion is that you go to a tertiary hospital where i'm sure you'll do a series of tests (including HIV screening) to arrive at a medical impression of your ailment. be careful where you get your drugs and i'll suggest accredited pharmacies are best.
early proper treatment is the best in any situation and major fatalities is nigeria are due to late on set of medical attention.
all the best