How to digest your food properly - #11387

This is quite common after typhoid or any severe gut infection. The intestine lining gets inflamed and “sensitive,” leading to post-infectious irritable bowel-like symptoms or temporary malabsorption.

What to do now

1. Dietary care • Soft, light diet → khichdi, curd rice, oats, boiled vegetables, dal water. • Avoid spicy/oily food, milk (except curd), caffeine, packaged/fast foods. • Eat small, frequent meals instead of large ones. • Hydration → plenty of water, ORS if stools are loose. • Curd or probiotic drink → helps restore good bacteria after antibiotics.

2. Medications (check with your doctor before starting) • Probiotics (like Saccharomyces boulardii or Lactobacillus) for 5–7 days — help restore gut flora. • Antacids / Gas-relief meds (simethicone, if bloating is severe). • Zinc supplements (short course) — sometimes recommended after gut infections.

Avoid self-starting antibiotics again unless your doctor advises.

3. When to worry / see doctor immediately • Fever returns • Severe abdominal pain or vomiting • Blood in stool or black tarry stools • Diarrhea >5–6 times a day with dehydration • Weight loss, persistent loss of appetite beyond 2–3 weeks

✅ Most people recover in 2–3 weeks with proper diet and probiotics. Since you had typhoid + enteritis, your gut is still healing — so this is expected.

Hello dear See as per clinical history it seems post operative complications associated with typhoid fever Usually it will require both preventive measures and curative therapy. Kindly follow below instructions for improvement Take light food like dalia or oats for good digestion Take live 52 for liver recovery Continue zincovit multivitamin once a day for 1 month Slowly start cheese intake for protein loss management Avoid nuts for atleast 15 days Take vitamin d sachets once a day for 1 month Please follow the instructions for 1 month In case of no improvement consult hepatoligist or gastroenterologist for better clarification Accordingly take medications after confirmation from concerned physician only Hopefully you recover soon Regards

your symptoms are likely due to post-typhoid gut irritation/IBS. Start with a light diet, probiotics, hydration, and avoid heavy/spicy food. If symptoms don’t settle in 1–2 weeks, consult a gastroenterologist for stool tests. Thank you.