Parasites

[whatmeworry]

Hello!  I am wondering how common it is to become infested with a parasite, here in Florida, in a suburban neighborhood in 2009.  Our new community uses reclaimed water to irrigate our lawns, and my dogs and 1 year old grandson got very sick with cryptosporidium.  Reclaimed water is 90% purified sewage water, so there can be 10% contaminant of giardia, cryptosporidium, and many others.  I used to do alot of gardening, but am scared to death now because I have had some horrible URQ pain for about 3 1/2 years now.  Had my gall bladder out, which turned out to be normal, colonoscopy, endoscopy and finally ERCP.  Still in horrible pain, and wish to get some suggestions as to where to lead my gastro to look.  I know parasites can hide just about anywhere in the body, and since my colonoscopy and endoscopy turned up zilch, what about the small intestines?  Do you always have to have weight loss and diarrea with intestinal parasites?  Can the small intestine be tested for parasites somehow? Will parasites show up in a CT scan or MRI? I have a cyst in my liver, but MD was not concerned, wants to wait a year to repeat the ultrasound.  I read that parasites can take up residence in the liver too.  Meanwhile I am on protonix and bentyl when pain is very bad.  No relief from either.  Any ideas would be a[preciated!

[Manofman]

Many, many modern illnesses can be avoided by living a healthy lifestyle. Parasitic infections are rife and not only in the gut, I won't scare you with details. I repeat myself far too often on pages like this, pages where DR's often share their knowledge, I'm no Dr ego, like many with their profile pic stethoscope and white coat. Do not eat raw meat or fish, wash your damn hands, eat only live foods, fruit and veg, wash them too, vacuum often, wash all touchable surfaces, clean your a r s e in the morning, every morning. Use cotton to clean your eyes. Keep your ears clean. Eat plenty of garlic and pepper, cut out sugars, Yeasts and processed crap. Use natural soap and moisturizer,  stay away from smelly people and certainly do not allow them in your home, cut your nails short and clean and wash your clothes and fabrics often in a machine. If there's dust there's bugs, bugs carry blood, eggs, mites and anything under the sun that pisses people off.

[SherriProfetq]

I couldn't agree more. My daughter has been test so many times in the past 15months. We've been to ER's and quite a few specialty Dr's. Everything has come back normal. We have even had several Hpylori tests and parasite tests done but still nothing. I often lean again to the thought of a parasite. She throws up every single day and more often than not, she throws up everything she tries to eat. She has lost 30lbs in the 15months. She also had her gallbladder removed and we are just so ready to find an answer.

[SayItAintSo2]

You could have your stool tested {Doctors request needed} at www.metametrix.com and because they use DNA analysis testing instead of the most common lab test, if are parasites are there they will find it.

GI Effects Specimen Collection Kit - Stool (71860)

GI Effects Profiles use DNA analysis to identify microbiota - including anaerobes, a previously immeasurable area of the gut environment. In addition to much more comprehensive bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology, GI Effects Profiles report drug resistance genes, antibiotic and botanical sensitivities, gliadin-specific sIgA, Elastase1, plus other inflammation, digestion, and absorption markers clinicians requested.

[ChitChatNine]

From what I've recently read online (but I'm not a medical person or doctor, etc.) is that the small intestine can be the home for Garidia ... there is medicine you can take which my son recently started and his symptoms of severe pain (they thought gallbladder in the ER or bowel perforation) started to subside within 24hrs of the first pill!  The lab samples have high false negative.  Maybe ask about trying the medicine and see if it helps .... the other possibiity we were told is Celiac but remote in his case.

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