Not long after my niece returned from africa she started showing signs of IBS... she has been doing all sorts of stuff with doctors to no avail. Over the holidays I found this site (THANK YOU!) and was convinved that she had a parasite. Doctor's tests continued to reveal nothing.

Here's the kicker! Her mom went to a doctor (for another reason) and noticed the beautiful accent of the nurse and asked if she was from africa... turns out she was from namibia (sp). When she heard about my niece's symptoms she knew imediately the parasite my neice had, and wrote down the names of several african doctors in neighboring towns who could help her!!!

SO.. if you think you may have picked up something from a foreign country, try locating a doctor from that country. He might have experience with what you have!

Just a thought- Blessings!