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Diagnosed With Typhoid Fever. Done Widal Test And Blood Culture. On Cefixime And Azithral. How Long To Recover?

Hi, my son is 6yr 6months old. He has been diagnosed with typhoid fever 3days back after widal test & blood culture. He was having fever since one week. He is being medicated with cefixime & azithral. Kindly let me know
1. How long will it take to fully recover
2. When can he resume his normal life

Thanks
Sudip Chanda,
Kolkata
Mon, 7 Oct 2013
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Welcome to HCM.
You have to give these medicines at least for minimum 20 days.
He can resume his normal life after about a one week.
Don't give him oily,spicy,heavy food.
Give him simple,more liquid diet.You can give him fruit juices,buttermilk,lemon water with salt,sugar.
Avoid outside food for at least next one month.
Start multi vitamin supplement after these treatment to boost up his immunity.
Ask your doctor about typhoid vaccination.
Keep in touch with your doctor.

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Diagnosed With Typhoid Fever. Done Widal Test And Blood Culture. On Cefixime And Azithral. How Long To Recover?

Welcome to HCM. You have to give these medicines at least for minimum 20 days. He can resume his normal life after about a one week. Don t give him oily,spicy,heavy food. Give him simple,more liquid diet.You can give him fruit juices,buttermilk,lemon water with salt,sugar. Avoid outside food for at least next one month. Start multi vitamin supplement after these treatment to boost up his immunity. Ask your doctor about typhoid vaccination. Keep in touch with your doctor.