What Is Dysentery?

Dysentery is the severe intestinal infection which affects human beings. It is caused by consuming substances which are infected with the amoeba, Endamoeba histolytica. The infection is plagued by symptoms like severe diarrhoea (with occasional blood in the faeces), intestinal inflammation, abdominal cramps, fever and nausea or vomiting. Generally eating food or drinking water polluted with faeces causes this condition.

Prevention is certainly better than cure. Maintaining a proper hygiene goes a long way in helping you stay clear of dysentery. In adults, dysentery has a way of subsiding by itself. In children and people who are vulnerable to intestinal problems, the condition can be treated with the help of antibiotics. For people who are dehydrated by the disease, the viable thing to do is replenish the body fluids as rapidly as possible either through oral rehydration salts or through intravenous liquids.