Symptoms Of Salmonella

Cramps

Severe abdominal cramps are another symptom of salmonellosis, and they are usually accompanied by diarrhea. At least two-thirds of patients complain of stomach pain. Not surprisingly, loss of appetite is another common symptom of salmonellosis. There are actually two main forms of salmonellosis: typhoidal and non-typhoidal. Non-typhoidal salmonellosis is both the milder and more common type. Stomach pain, abnormally high temperature, loss of appetite, and head pain occur in both types of salmonellosis. A patient with the typhoidal form will also suffer weakness and a skin rash, and their body temperature will shoot up to 103 or 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Headaches

A headache is another symptom of salmonella, and the fever accompanying the infection usually causes it. One of the difficulties in treating salmonellosis is many other gastrointestinal ailments have similar symptoms. Doctors will thus take a stool or blood sample to look for the bacteria. They will generally not provide antibiotics unless the patient is extremely ill, as antibiotics can actually make the infection last longer. Even worse, they can make the patient’s 'carrier state' last longer. This is the length of time the patient can infect another person. The doctor can advise the patient as to what medications can ease symptoms like a headache.

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