Patient Comments: Typhoid Fever - Symptoms and SignsWhat are your typhoid fever symptoms and signs?
Comment from: Sumu, 19-24 Male (Patient)
Published: August 23
I got diagnosed with typhoid four months ago. By then I was feeling dizziness and chest pain. I was put on medication with antibiotics but never got well. Since then I have been treated 3 times for typhoid and brucella. I can't stand for long. I feel tired all the time and have chest pain. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: 19-24 Male (Patient)
Published: July 19
Some days ago, there was infection in my throat. Then I got fever up to 102C. I felt abdominal pain also. Now for the last many days about 7 days, I feel temperature and pain in my head and cold and pain in my legs and feet. I got tests from pathology lab for typhoid and malaria parasite but both are negative. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: Edu, 19-24 Male (Patient)
Published: July 18
I have this chronic headache, chills and diarrhea with typhoid fever. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: ryan, 19-24 Male (Patient)
Published: July 11
I'm having a typhoid fever right now; I actually knew it just yesterday, when my doctor told me to have a typhoid fever test. It all started when I'm having a fever last week. Now the fever was gone, but I feel like I am always weak and I can't hardly even move because of the pain of my muscles, from my neck to my toes. I even feel severe pain in my toes, hands and hips. It seems like there is electricity running over my body. I am hoping that the medicine that was given by my doctor will treat this illness sooner. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: Tony, 25-34 Male (Patient)
Published: June 15
Just in my early 25, after I finished my National youth service of 1 year in the North eastern part of Nigeria. Never experienced this before. Some days ago in the month of June, 2011, I began to feel feverish on a light condition. At the same time, was also having serious diarrhea. I treated malaria for 4 days but I never got better. The fever only stopped but I was very weak, I lost appetite, had diarrhea almost constantly (about 3 to 5 hours), funny enough I also had constipation or indigestion. A friend advised me to go for a test of which I did and it was discovered that I had about 3 strains of typhi on the high side, the highest was 1/320. I started treating typhoid. I was thinking I would regain strength within 48 hours but it never happened. I had never been on medication for over 3 days so I was very surprised to be infected with something that had kept me down for over 6 days. I forced myself to eat and to walk around. 2 days after I began taking a drug for typhoid and diarrhea, I discovered I could sit up for up to 1 hour in the day time without feeling dizzy or sleepy. I believe everything will be okay soon. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: mo12g6, 25-34 Male (Patient)
Published: April 22
In 2009 I was diagnosed with typhoid fever. It all started with a chill and fever but I didn't see my doctor immediately because I felt it was a mere cold. A week later, I experience a severe headache, joint and body pains, indigestion, and belching stomach. I was taken to the doctor and was tested for both typhoid and malaria but unfortunately, was typhoid positive. I have been off and on, taking lot of antibiotics ranging from ciprofloxacin and chlorophenol drips as well as tablets. As I write, I am still sufferer of the disease. It is very bad having typhoid. You can never feel okay in your body at all. Was this comment helpful?Yes
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I had typhoid and was unconscious for three days. This has happened twice. I don't want this to happen again.