PRAY FOR MY BROTHER! *UPDATE pg 3* Campylobacter?

[cjeanean]

He was in the ER for 7 hours, and when they did an x-ray of his abdomen there's something in his digestive tract. They don't know what, though (they said his appendix is fine) but we suspect parasites since they suggested two medications that deal with parasites. I don't know what the heck they could be, unless it's something that came from him swimming in the dirty pond at their house, but whatever the case is he's doubled up from pain and can't eat anything. He's supposed to go back in tomorrow. Thanks, everyone, for praying for my baby brother!!! You have no idea how much it is appreciated!!!

 

[justusnak]

Oh jeesh....the poor little guy. I Do hope they can manage the pain for him soon! Definately in my prayers!

 

[Acre of Blessings]

WELL BE PRAING

 

[Frizzledhen]

Prayers being said for a speedy recovery.

 

[chickens4jojo]

Sending many prayers for your brother...and relief of the terrible pain.

 

[cjeanean]

We got a diagnosis for my brother. He has campylobacter, which comes from chickens. Here's the info, please read it and tell me what you think! Does anyone have any experiences with this???? Thanks, I'm so worried about him!!!

http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/campylobacter_gi.html

 

[Ellie_NY_chick]

Here hon:

"Campylobacter is one of the most common causes of diarrheal illness in the United States. The vast majority of cases occur as isolated, sporadic events, not as part of recognized outbreaks. Active surveillance through FoodNet indicates that about 13 cases are diagnosed each year for each 100,000 persons in the population. Many more cases go undiagnosed or unreported, and campylobacteriosis is estimated to affect over 2.4 million persons every year, or 0.8% of the population. Campylobacteriosis occurs much more frequently in the summer months than in the winter. The organism is isolated from infants and young adults more frequently than from persons in other age groups and from males more frequently than females.

Campylobacter organisms are spiral-shaped bacteria that can cause disease in humans and animals. Most human illness is caused by one species, called Campylobacter jejuni, but human illness can also be caused by other species. Campylobacter jejuni grows best at the body temperature of a bird, and seems to be well adapted to birds, who carry it without becoming ill. These bacteria are fragile. They cannot tolerate drying and can be killed by oxygen. They grow only in places with less oxygen than the amount in the atmosphere. Freezing reduces the number of Campylobacter bacteria on raw meat.

Campylobacteriosis usually occurs in single, sporadic cases, but it can also occur in outbreaks, when a number of people become ill at one time. Most cases of campylobacteriosis are associated with eating raw or undercooked poultry meat or from cross-contamination of other foods by these items. Infants may get the infection by contact with poultry packages in shopping carts. Outbreaks of Campylobacter are usually associated with unpasteurized milk or contaminated water. Animals can also be infected, and some people have acquired their infection from contact with the stool of an ill dog or cat. The organism is not usually spread from one person to another, but this can happen if the infected person is producing a large volume of diarrhea.

A very small number of Campylobacter organisms (fewer than 500) can cause illness in humans. Even one drop of juice from raw chicken meat can infect a person. One way to become infected is to cut poultry meat on a cutting board, and then use the unwashed cutting board or utensil to prepare vegetables or other raw or lightly cooked foods. The Campylobacter organisms from the raw meat can thus spread to the other foods."

Hope this helps! Best wishes to your brother for a speedy recovery!

 

[cjeanean]

I read that part, but he's had it for almost 2 weeks and he's still feeling the symptoms!