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Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 8/17/2004, 12:34 pm

Haha, that's happened to me too. Clean it more regularly

I had to advise Dr. J. on how to get tp out of his nose. Maybe he ought to aim for...business man?

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/17/2004, 12:41 pm

hpdfk · Post by **hpdfk** » 8/17/2004, 1:34 pm

guess what I have Dr. J:

Giarrdia

Sonya · Post by **Sonya** » 8/17/2004, 2:35 pm

Ooh, man, god, that sucks.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 8/17/2004, 2:55 pm

What is it?

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/17/2004, 3:09 pm

hpdfk wrote:guess what I have Dr. J:

Giarrdia

dude, my condolences

superrgirll · Post by **superrgirll** » 8/17/2004, 3:40 pm

ok, this is kinda gross. but i have this little bump almost in my ear, but not quite. it is about at the entrance of my inner ear. and it hurts. it kinda looks a little like a pimple. what can i do to make it go away and stop hurting?

hpdfk · Post by **hpdfk** » 8/17/2004, 4:04 pm

Rusty wrote:What is it?

Giarrdia is a parasite found in bad water. I probably got it from one of my camping excursions. It messes with your stomach and your bowels. If Giarrdia goes untreated, it doesn't go away.

It's not contagious, right Dr. J?

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 8/17/2004, 4:10 pm

hpdfk wrote:
Rusty wrote:What is it?
Giarrdia is a parasite found in bad water. I probably got it from one of my camping excursions. It messes with your stomach and your bowels. If Giarrdia goes untreated, it doesn't go away.

It's not contagious, right Dr. J?

Ouch man thats really rough, I hope it goes away quickly for you.

hpdfk · Post by **hpdfk** » 8/17/2004, 4:12 pm

thanks

worms in my tummy is no fun

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 8/17/2004, 4:17 pm

I wouldn't imagine so, eat something spicy and give the bastards heart burn.

hpdfk · Post by **hpdfk** » 8/17/2004, 4:20 pm

That makes it worse. And if I drank alcohol the medication would be doing VERY bad things.

Like killing me.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 8/17/2004, 4:31 pm

Oh Damn. Well get better soon man.

Sonya · Post by **Sonya** » 8/17/2004, 5:46 pm

hpdfk wrote:Giarrdia is a parasite found in bad water. I probably got it from one of my camping excursions. It messes with your stomach and your bowels. If Giarrdia goes untreated, it doesn't go away.

It's not contagious, right Dr. J?

According to this it's pretty contagious.

hpdfk · Post by **hpdfk** » 8/17/2004, 8:25 pm

CDC wrote:

I have been diagnosed with a Giardia infection. Should I worry about spreading infection to others?
Yes, Giardia can be very contagious. Follow these guidelines to avoid spreading Giardia to others.

Wash your hands with soap and water after using the toilet, changing diapers, and before eating or preparing food.
Avoid swimming in recreational water (pools, hot tubs, lakes or rivers, the ocean, etc.) if you have Giardia and for at least 2 weeks after diarrhea stops. You can pass Giardia in your stool and contaminate water for several weeks after your symptoms have ended. This has resulted in outbreaks of Giardia among recreational water users.
Avoid fecal exposure during sex.

OK then. I was pretty sure it wasn't contagious, but I guess I was wrong. Thank you.

I've lost 15 pounds in a month. Wow.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 8/17/2004, 9:30 pm

Holy crap man. That is awful. I really hope you start to feel better soon.

hpdfk · Post by **hpdfk** » 8/18/2004, 10:49 am

I don't think the meds are that good for my body. It's like chemical warfare down there. It wipes out the Giarrdia but it takes my good intestinal flora with it.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 8/18/2004, 10:59 am

Ouch thats rough.

hpdfk · Post by **hpdfk** » 8/18/2004, 11:27 am

feh

I'll live

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 10/8/2004, 6:27 pm

Hey Dr. J, my friend has this big ass lump on his neck, and he's freaked by it. He says it hurts if he touches it and it's really big actually, and hard. He thinks he has cancer and cancer does run in his family he says. Now of course all of us (us being his friends) think he's fine and it's nothing serious, and he is getting it checked out, but what are the chances of it being serious.