Subject: Re: Giardia Treatment Q.

From: [email-masked] (Patton M Turner)
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 1995 20:34:06 GMT

Flagyl for 5-10 days is the common treatment.  I almost thought I would 
have to take it last year, but Cipro cleared me up.  Turned out it was 
bacterial not viral.  Oddly enough, I came down sick the day I left.  

Pat

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From: [email-masked] (Nadir A. El Farra)
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 1995 05:44:21 GMT

operator problems with my software - sorry if this appears twice!

Howdy folks,
        I've read several references to Giardia and how nasty it can be
to have, as well as all the neat toys you can buy to try to avoid it
(Katadyn, MSR, etc. filters).  My question is, once you get it (and
assuming you're still in the field), what can you do to treat it?  Is it
cured by a course of anti-biotics?  If so, which ones and how long is the
course?

thanks for your help!
-Nadir

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From: [email-masked] (Richard A. De Castro)
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 03:57:20 GMT

>cured by a course of anti-biotics?  If so, which ones and how long is the

Flagyl (lots of it) unless you're alergic to sulfa drugs, then (I think)
tetracycline (lots and lots and lots of it).

Dogs can get girardia too.  When mine got it (same symptoms as a human),
the vet prescribed a HUGE dose of flagyl for her.  The pharmacist was 
so worried about it that he called the vet twice.

Both are doing well now.

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