Salmonellosis enteritis.

Salmonella enteritis is one of the types of severe poisoning of the body caused by salmonella. Dairy products, eggs, and meat are at risk for high probability of salmonella infection. Salmonella is not only found in these products, it multiplies excellently and quickly in them.

The source of infection can be not only food, raw or ready to eat, but also animals themselves: cows, pigs, chickens. It is very rare to become infected from a sick person or a carrier of this microorganism.

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How does salmonella enteritis manifest itself?

The only way of infection is food. From 6 hours to 3 days can pass from salmonella getting into the gastrointestinal tract until the first signs of the disease appear. In any case, no matter how long the incubation period lasts, salmonella enteritis always manifests itself suddenly, sharply with a rise in temperature to high values, nausea, vomiting, foul-smelling and frequent diarrhea reminiscent of water.

Diarrhea is frequent, up to 15 times a day. Rapid dehydration occurs. General well-being also suffers. Headaches and weakness, pale skin, dizziness and dry mouth. A characteristic indicator is the presence of pain in the navel area. The pain can be constant or paroxysmal.

When palpating the abdomen, intestinal peristalsis increases and sharp pain is observed with a push-like pressure in the umbilical area, the so-called "fork syndrome". Pain in the epigastric region is also characteristic.

If the body loses significant fluid, the following may occur:

• Dyspnea.
• Hoarseness of voice.
• Increased heart rate.
• Dryness and flabbiness of the skin and mucous membranes of the lips, eyes, mouth.
• Lowering blood pressure.
• Cramps.
• Cessation of urine output (oliguria)

Salmonella enteritis: diagnostic methods

When a patient is admitted to hospital with suspected salmonella enteritis, all of his secretions are immediately tested:

• Cal.
• Urine.
• Blood.
• Vomiting matter.

All food products that the patient consumed before the onset of the disease must be removed for further testing for the presence of the pathogenic agent.

How is salmonella enteritis treated?

First of all, it is necessary to remove the remaining toxins from the stomach, which were formed as a result of the destruction of part of the salmonella from the gastric juice. For this purpose, gastric lavage is performed followed by the use of sorbents.

Then, they immediately move on to restoring the lost fluid in the body. If the situation is not critical, then it is enough to provide abundant and fractional drinking, take it often, but in small portions. In case of serious damage, it is necessary to begin infusing special solutions (5% glucose, 0.9% physiological solution, rehydron, rheopolyglucin) by intravenous drip.

After the primary procedures, food enzymes are prescribed in the form of tablets, for example, festal, to ease the load on the digestive system and to quickly digest food.

It is good to introduce biostimulating preparations into use - lactafiltrum, linex and similar ones. These preparations are also useful for the prevention of dysbacteriosis disorders.

During the acute phase and the recovery period, a special diet is prescribed, containing an increased amount of liquid and easily digestible food. Heavy and coarse foods, including fats, especially refractory ones, are completely excluded.

Salmonella enteritis does not require antibiotic treatment. This should be remembered. Antibiotics should be administered only when complications arise or chronic diseases worsen.