If they also have "Eggy burps" it's definitely Giardia.
Tristan Martin
Wells City Practice, Somerset
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Haworth <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, January 04, 1998 10:40
Subject: Re: farting
>In article <[log in to unmask]>, Peter Glover
><[log in to unmask]> writes
>>Seriously.A female patient of mine has been to see me on a couple of
>>occassions saying that her farts smell so bad her husband can't stay in
>>the same bedroom. Thankfully she didn't demonstrate. Change in diet,
>>charcoal tablets have made no difference.I thought I'd come across
>>everything that a doctor is supposed to be able to put right but this is
>>new to me. Any ideas?
>>Best wishes,
>Cause of fiendishly smelly farts in travellers to Nepal and other remote
>areas is Giardiasis, metronidazole will work or try 2 gram Tinidazole
>stat.
>--
>Robert Haworth
>
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