--------------------- Forwarded message: 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 [log in to unmask] --------------------- Forwarded message: 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