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Subj: Fwd: Giardia, Lactnet
Date: 97-03-23 06:33:42 EST
From: DFAngalet
To: Mamadanz
Fellow Lactnetters -
A fellow LLL Leader has asked me to share this situation with your for your
consideration and wisdom -
<< "I need information on drugs used to treat an infection with the parasite
Giardia. A friend of mine is pregnant and has this parasite (has been
living in Russia, is in States now). She went to a doctor who told her
that they can't kill the parasite while she is pregnant, the drugs would
hurt the baby; they can only help her stop vomiting. But she was told
that after the baby is born, she will have to take a drug that will
prevent her from breastfeeding for at least a month, as it "will give the
baby tumors." No, I don't know the name of the drug, sorry."
I would add to this that the BAB mentions metronidazole
(Flagyl/Protostat) and furazolidone as possible drug treatments for
giardia.
>would help to know how far along into the pregnancy she is
Six and a half months, I think. >>
Please respond privately and give me permission to share your response with
her.
Thanks so much!
Sheila Angalet
LLL-NJ
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From: [log in to unmask] (Evelyn E Clark)
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: 97-03-22 23:39:44 EST
Dear Sheila:
On Sat, 22 Mar 1997 21:46:20 -0500 (EST) [log in to unmask] writes:
>current co-Leader is also on TLC and I've asked her to send you
>MaryAnn's
>info.
Thank you!
This is what I posted to TLC:
"I need information on drugs used to treat an infection with the parasite
Giardia. A friend of mine is pregnant and has this parasite (has been
living in Russia, is in States now). She went to a doctor who told her
that they can't kill the parasite while she is pregnant, the drugs would
hurt the baby; they can only help her stop vomiting. But she was told
that after the baby is born, she will have to take a drug that will
prevent her from breastfeeding for at least a month, as it "will give the
baby tumors." No, I don't know the name of the drug, sorry."
I would add to this that the BAB mentions metronidazole
(Flagyl/Protostat) and furazolidone as possible drug treatments for
giardia.
>would help to know how far along into the pregnancy she is
Six and a half months, I think.
>say she
>was not in this country?
She was in Russia, but she's here now to have the baby.
> Sound good?
Sounds great! Thanks! Hope this is enough information; let me know if
you need more!
Evelyn
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