The guy 34 years old has nausea and vomiting once every month for 4 days in a row, during this time he cannot eat anything . Weight loss 20 kg (44 lbs). A bunch of tests were done (liver biopsy, endoscopy, sonograms, etc) . It was found that he has chronic cholestatic liver disease (narrowed bile ducts) and gastritis. He changed 4 gastoenterologist but nobody can find a reason for such condition.
He has served in the Navy and was in the southern points, but it was 10 years ago. We suspect that he got opisthorchiasis or other parasites who attached to his liver or biles. The analysis of feces does not show that but it could be non-accurate.
Does anybody know name of the test which discover parasites 100% accurate and where to get a treatment?
Replied by GertJr (Madison) on 02/12/2021
Is there any harm in following parasite protocols even if no parasite has been found? If not, that's what I would do. Remember, docs haven't seen everything and cannot possibly know it all; for much of it, you are on your own. (FWIW, my husband had Valley Fever, which is a parasite, and none of the docs in the east had ever heard of it. Only one of 12 even bothered to look it up, and was astounded at what she learned).
For your patient, I would hit it with everything I could, then make sure that nutrition is optimal during the times he can eat, bolster the immune system, the works.
Replied by Bunny (True North) on 03/25/2021
There are two tests that I know of that may help. The problem is, you need a doctor willing to help administer the labs and a sizeable amount of money, as these are not covered by insurance.
Here are the links for the tests and a background article about the new technology behind these tests:
Https://aperiomics.com/our-services/aperiomics-xplore-patho/
Https://kariusdx.com/products/karius-test/frequently-asked-questions#n31871
Https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/health/genomic-diagnostic-tests.html
