Warning Signs Of Giardiasis

Fatigue

A patient with giardiasis will also have little energy. In fact, the online science journal BMC Gastroenterology published a study conducted by Norwegian scientists that found a link between giardiasis and chronic fatigue syndrome. The scientists had noted an increase in individuals being diagnosed with chronic fatigue in Bergen, Norway, after a large outbreak of giardiasis in 2004. The researchers found many of the patients with chronically reduced energy had been diagnosed with giardiasis some time earlier. They also found chronic exhaustion could persist for as long as five years after the initial infection. Researchers have also found individuals who contract giardiasis have an increased risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, depression, and sleep apnea.