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Complications of Typhoid fever

Typhoid sometimes leads to complications such as intestinal bleeding, peritonitis (when the contents of the intestine infect the abdominal cavity), severe haemorrhages (internal bleeding), liver infection, gall bladder infection, blood infection, urinary tract infection, and liver and kidney failure.

Perforations or bleeding from the intestine can occur if typhoid is untreated. If you experience severe pain this may mean that your bowel has perforated (torn), causing peritonitis. The perforations may heal themselves, but if there is widespread peritonitis or severe bleeding an operation may be necessary as well as a broad range of antibiotics to fight the different types of bacteria that spread into the peritoneal cavity.

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