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Any Suggestion To Treat Amoebiasis?

Hi My daughter is having amoebiasis for 1 month and 1 week now, she's on metronidazole for 2 weeks she is taking 5ml every 8 hours. After 14 days her stool is still watery? It seems that metronidazole does'nt effect on her amoeba. What other medicine could help or cure my daughter's amoebiasis?
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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Hello dear,

Thank you for your contact to health care magic.

I read and understand your concern.

I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern.

Yes, it seems that the amoeba are resistant to the metronidazole.

Alternative medication to the metronidazole is Tinidazole. You can take it under your doctors guidance.

Once the infection is at healing end you can take diloxanide furoate. This is luminal amoebicide and can clear the remaining parasites.

Please maintain the good hydration by taking ORS it prevent you from dehydration.

Please maintain good hygiene that will prevent you from such a future infection.

Hand washing is the effective barrier that can prevent you from further future infection.

I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun.

Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist,
HCM.
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Any Suggestion To Treat Amoebiasis?

Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I read and understand your concern. I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern. Yes, it seems that the amoeba are resistant to the metronidazole. Alternative medication to the metronidazole is Tinidazole. You can take it under your doctors guidance. Once the infection is at healing end you can take diloxanide furoate. This is luminal amoebicide and can clear the remaining parasites. Please maintain the good hydration by taking ORS it prevent you from dehydration. Please maintain good hygiene that will prevent you from such a future infection. Hand washing is the effective barrier that can prevent you from further future infection. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you, Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist, HCM.