Would you recommend antibiotics to someone with Inactive giardiasis ?

[Guest guest]

Hi -

I am a fourth year herbal medicine student at Edinburgh Napier University. I

have been following the list with interest for a year would would like to thank

you all for the shared knowledge and experience. I currently have a personal

situation and would appreciate some advice - my 8 year old son who has atopic

allergies since age 5 is seeing a nutritionist in London who advised to do a

comprehensive digestive stool test with Genova which we complied. The test

results detected Giardia Specific Antigen with Enzyme Immunoassay testing which

suggest giardia is not currently active however recommends antibiotic treatment

in any case. The recommended antibiotic (Metronidazole) is particularly nasty.

His GP thinks that he does not need treatment as it is inactive he must have

developed antibodies.

My son is currently not showing any symptoms however we suspect has leaky gut

and has been gluten, dairy free since it all started. What would be your advice?

Would you push for this antibiotic? is there other ways proven of treating

giardiasis?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I've always used Artemesia annua as 5:1 concentrated extract powder for such

cases including on myself. Usually 6 capsules over 8 days, for a child perhaps

half this dose. Contact me off list if needed:

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Lorraine

Lorraine Hodgkinson MNIMH MRCHM

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6, Butts Fold, Cockermouth,

Cumbria, CA13 9HY. UK.

Tel: +44 (0) 1900 826392

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On 23 Aug 2011, at 13:59, " nijenakan@... "

wrote:

> Hi -

>

> I am a fourth year herbal medicine student at Edinburgh Napier University. I

have been following the list with interest for a year would would like to thank

you all for the shared knowledge and experience. I currently have a personal

situation and would appreciate some advice - my 8 year old son who has atopic

allergies since age 5 is seeing a nutritionist in London who advised to do a

comprehensive digestive stool test with Genova which we complied. The test

results detected Giardia Specific Antigen with Enzyme Immunoassay testing which

suggest giardia is not currently active however recommends antibiotic treatment

in any case. The recommended antibiotic (Metronidazole) is particularly nasty.

His GP thinks that he does not need treatment as it is inactive he must have

developed antibodies.

>

> My son is currently not showing any symptoms however we suspect has leaky gut

and has been gluten, dairy free since it all started. What would be your advice?

Would you push for this antibiotic? is there other ways proven of treating

giardiasis?

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