Giardiasis

Clinic

• Giardiasis is a most common parasitic infection in humans caused by Giardia lamblia. A person contracts the infection from taking food and water contaminated with the infected excreta of human or animals. Close contact with person with giardia infection can also lead to transmission of the infection. Giardiasis is common in rural areas where chances of contaminated water are high and sanitation methods are low grade. Giardiasis is an intestinal infection. The symptoms include diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, bloating, gas, belching, anorexia, weight loss and weakness.

Remedies

Diarrhea	Cina	China is indicated when loose stool with undigested food particles is the prominent symptom. Diarrhea agg after eating. Weakness follows diarrhea, together with bloatedness, flatulent and colic.
	Ars	Arsenic Album is another wonderful Homeopathic medicine for giardiasis with diarrhoea. Arsenic Album is prescribed when the stool is watery and highly offensive. The urge for stool appears after drinking or eating anything. Prostartion is also marked. Burning in the abdomen may also be present. A person in need of Arsenic Album may complain of nausea and vomiting along with the diarrhoea.
Abdominal cramps	Cina	Cina is the most useful among Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis infection with cramping, cutting, colicky pain in the abdomen. It also helps relieve twisting, pressing pain around the navel. Colocynth is another of the useful Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis with abdominal cramps. It can be used when severe cramping is present in the abdomen. The person gets relief by putting hard pressure on the abdomen or by bending double. The cramps get worse after eating or drinking.
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Excessive gas and bloated abdomen	Lyc	Lycopodium and China are wonderful Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis infection when attended with excessive gas and a bloated abdomen. Lycopodium can be taken in case of excessive gas, mainly in the lower abdomen. Bloatedness is also present and eating a little food worsens the condition.
	Chin	China is the best suited among Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis cases with gas in the entire abdomen and marked bloating. Bloatedness reduces a little with movement and leads to abdominal colic.
belching	Nat-p	Nat Phos and Carb Veg are rated among the best Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis with much belching. Natrum Phos is mainly prescribed in case of belching of sour taste.
	Carb-v	Carbo Veg is indicated where the person experiences rancid, bad and putrid tasting eructations. The eructations get worse with eating and drinking in such cases where Carbo Veg will prove most effective among Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis.
weakness, weight loss	Chin	Excessive weakness is present from recurrent bouts of diarrhoea resulting from giardia infection. Prostration is also marked in such cases. The person may experience fainting spells.
	Nat-m	Natrum Mur offers the best help among Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis in case of emaciation and prominent weight loss.

Recommended Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis are China, Cina and Natrum Phos. China is highly useful when the person with giardiasis infection complains of diarrhoea. Flatulence and bloatedness also are well marked. Prostration and weakness are also present in such cases. Cina is the most useful among Homeopathic medicines for giardiasis when colicky, crampy pain in the abdomen is present in persons with giardia infection. Such persons may also suffer weight loss. Homeopathic medicine Natrum Phos is recommended when giardia infection is attended with much belching of acrid, sour nature.