Salmonella

[GeoTerraTestudo]

I've been keeping box turtles and tortoises for years, but the only time I ever got salmonellosis was from eating a hamburger that had been sitting out at room temperature for too long.

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Salmonella is also called '24 hour flu' or 'stomach flu'. Diarrhea and nausea are usually Salmonellosis or one of the other common food-related poisonings. Usually nothing to worry about, clears up in a couple days. Biggest common health issue is dehydration especially in younger or older victims. There ARE however many strains of Salmonella and some are very dangerous- mostly the ones you get from stuff from dirty packing houses or processing plants.

The food poisoning I got did last only a couple days, but before it was diagnosed as salmonellosis, I felt like I was going to die. I had it coming out of both ends for hours on end. It was agony. The doctor prescribed me antibiotics as well as anti-emetics, although many doctors just provide palliative care. Here in the USA, diarrhea is not usually life-threatening. But in other parts of the world, it can be.

 

[Madkins007]

I cannot find my source for this anymore, but someone said that almost everyone over 13 years old has had Salmonellosis at least once, and most people suffer at least a small bout every couple years. It really DOES matter which strain you have as well as how badly infected you are.

I'm sorry to hear that you had a really bad bout. My last go-around was really annoying and unpleasant, but about what you would expect with 'stomach flu'.