Symptoms of Dysentery

A great majority of people all over the world who suffer chronically from various abdominal or digestive disorders mainly suffers from disorderly symptoms of bowel movement like diarrhea, dysentery or others. Dysentery is a severe type of disease that mainly happens due to inflammation of the lower intestine or especially colon and symptoms of dysentery among others may cause severe diarrhea or frequent loose bowel movement. Dysentery as per clinical understanding is mainly caused by bacterial, viral or other types of infection and besides inflammation cause a typical constant urge to defecate or bowel movement. Let us now have a clear understanding of the clinical factors before explaining the symptoms of dysentery.

Clinical description

Dysentery is a typical medical condition that is occurred due to viral, bacterial or parasitic infections and naturally among people whose immune system is stronger this disease causes only minor symptoms before vanishing with or without medication. In some cases symptoms of dysentery can manifest in severe illness with deteriorating symptoms like vomiting of blood, severe abdominal pain, fever and delirium. You never know how grave is the infection and so with the first symptom appearing you must consult a physician and seek medical advice.

Dysentery can also be caused by a certain amoeba and can be very fatal with great array of dangerous health complications if remained not properly treated. This particular dysentery is capable to remain dormant for years and can be threatening to life. Bacillary dysentery is the other type of dysentery that affects fairly a majority of people normally gets affected with the symptoms of dysentery. Dysentery is typically a disease that occurs mainly due to exposure to toxins and unhealthy living condition with greater chances of getting in contact to viral, bacterial or other types of infections, especially in areas with poor sewage system, toiletries and drinking water facility.

Clinical symptoms

In describing here the symptoms of dysentery we would separately mention the two main types of dysentery, namely bacillary dysentery and amoebic dysentery.

Bacillary dysentery:

Bacillary dysentery is the type of dysentery that is caused by the bacterial infection of Shigella bacteria and it is the most common type of dysentery in many countries. Here are the symptoms of this dysentery.

1. Severe pain in the abdomen and abdomen being very tender to touch.
2. Frequent bowel movement with watery stool that contains traces of blood and mucus.
3. Nausea and vomiting
4. Stomach or muscle cramps.
5. Dry mouth or other symptoms of dehydration.
6. Fever.

Amoebic Dysentery:

Amoebic dysentery is the type of dysentery that is occurred due to infection of a single cell parasite called amoeba and can be very fatal and dangerous if not immediately attended under medical treatment. The symptoms of dysentery of this particular type include the following.

1. Watery bowel movement with or without traces of blood or mucus or pus.
2. Nausea and vomiting.
3. Pain in the abdomen.
4. Fever and chills.
5. Bleeding in the rectum.
6. Dehydration, loss of appetite and weight loss.