Dyssentry is an infection of the intestines that causes bloody diarrhea and can be caused by parasites or bacteria. Symptoms include diarrhea with cramps, fever, nausea, vomiting, and blood or mucus in the diarrhea. Treatment involves over-the-counter medications to ease symptoms and manage pain, while prevention focuses on drinking bottled or canned water and eating only peeled raw fruits and vegetables. Complications can include low potassium levels, seizures, and kidney damage.

1. DYSENTERY

2. • WHAT IS DYSENTERY?
• DYSENTERY IS AN INFECTION IN YOUR INTESTINES
THAT CAUSES BLOODY DIARRHEA. IT CAN BE CAUSED
BY A PARASITE OR BACTERIA.

3. • DYSENTERY SYMPTOMS
1. DIARRHEA WITH BELLY CRAMPS
2. FEVER
3. NAUSEA AND VOMITING
4. BLOOD OR MUCUS IN THE DIARRHEA

4. • NAUSEA AND VOMITING
• FEVER
• PAIN IN THE UPPER RIGHT PART OF THE BELLY
• WEIGHT LOSS
• SWOLLEN LIVER
• DYSENTERY SYMPTOMS

5. • DYSENTERY TREATMENT
• MEDICINE WITH BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE (PEPTO-
BISMOL) MAY EASE SYMPTOMS LIKE BELLY CRAMPS
AND DIARRHEA. YOU CAN ALSO TAKE AN OVER-
THE-COUNTER PAIN RELIEVER
LIKE ACETAMINOPHEN TO MANAGE PAINFUL
CRAMPS.

6. • DYSENTERY PREVENTION
• DRINK AND BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH BOTTLED OR
CANNED WATER ONLY, NOT TAP WATER.
• ORDER YOUR DRINKS WITHOUT ICE.
• ONLY EAT RAW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT HAVE
A PEEL.

7. • DYSENTERY COMPLICATIONS
• SEVERELY LOW POTASSIUM LEVELS, WHICH CAN
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING HEARTBEAT CHANGES
• SEIZURES
• HAEMOLYTIC URAEMIC SYNDROME (A TYPE OF
KIDNEY DAMAGE)