Mild early symptoms
- Weight loss
- Anaemia
- Indigestion
- Intermittent diarrhoea with foul-smelling stool that may be preceded by constipation.
- Dehydration
- Blood and mucus in the stool.
- Gas and Abdominal Bloating
- Abdominal cramps and tenderness
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Chills
The disease can sometimes become complicated if the amoebae break through the intestinal wall and the lining called peritoneum. This causes perforation and leads to
- Peritonitis, meaning the inflammation of the peritoneum.
The amoebae may be then carried in the blood to the liver resulting in the formation of an abscess that presents the following symptoms
- Fever
- Chills
- Pain in the upper right portion of the abdomen
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Weight loss
- Enlarged liver