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Persistent loose stools, bloating post treatment for heavy bout of gardia. What is the cause?
hello i am 26 and last year i went travelling to nepal. i got gardia when i was there possibly from the water even after using chlorine tablets, i was only diagnosed with this when i wgot ecoli food poisoning and went to hospital where i was treated intravenously. i came back to the uk and got another stool sample taken, it was still present. i took a short course of metrazidanol, tested positive again, took a long course of metrazidanol - then tested negative twice in a row. Good got rid of it. maybe? my stool still floats and i feel bloated a year later. i am about to get tested again but my doctor seems uninterested in floating stools but i feel something is going on. What do you think?
Asked On : Thu, 21 Jun 2012
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Hi,
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Stool floats if the stool is loaded with fat contents. Fat and oil, as they are not soluble in water floats in water. This means what you have is probably indigestion alone and not any active infection.
What you would need is not stool test for infection, but a detailed abdominal examination, complete liver function test, upper and lower GI endoscopies and other relevant test. The test can be streamlined by a competent gastroenterologist.
Your symptoms do not appear concerning and you can plan a visit to your gastroenterologist wheneever possible.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Welcome to HealthcareMagic forum.
Stool floats if the stool is loaded with fat contents. Fat and oil, as they are not soluble in water floats in water. This means what you have is probably indigestion alone and not any active infection.
What you would need is not stool test for infection, but a detailed abdominal examination, complete liver function test, upper and lower GI endoscopies and other relevant test. The test can be streamlined by a competent gastroenterologist.
Your symptoms do not appear concerning and you can plan a visit to your gastroenterologist wheneever possible.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Answered: Thu, 21 Jun 2012
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