Parasite??

A1: Dear Doctors:

Regarding mysterious illness, at ACAM Dr Wm Stuppy presented his success in diagnosing parasites that no one else finds. He is Harvard trained and is a gastroenterologist and a pathologist in Los Angeles. I am convinced that there are many dysbiosis conditions that we are unable to accurately diagnose since anaerobic stool analysis start at $2500 each and there are microbes in the mouth and gut we still cannot identify. Thus I tend to go toward practical answers and when Dr Stuppy in the question and answer period following his presentation discussed the success with Alinia, 500 mg tablets 1 bid, in dealing sometimes with things like hepatitis and sometimes with Lyme and sometimes bringing out tape worms, I like the potential benefit. I used to use Flagyl but the side effects can be tough; here the side effects I have seen with Alinia are not bad and your pharmacist may tell you he has never heard of it but it is available in this country, and the parent compound widely used in past is available much cheaper in Mexico. Here each pill is about $18. Read more...