Gastrointestinal upsets have been sweeping the country this spring.
First, there was an outbreak of drug-resistant shigellosis. This bacterial infection is also known as “Montezuma’s revenge” or “traveler’s diarrhea.” It usually affects people visiting Third World destinations and is caused by drinking water that hasn’t been properly purified. This version has hit Americans in California, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, and 90% of the cases have not responded to the normal treatment of an antibiotic called Cipro. The symptoms are watery or bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever and fatigue. While it will eventually go away without treatment, most of the time doctors prescribe antibiotics to speed recovery.
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