Quote Originally Posted by felltrumpet View Post
Had a bad case a Giardia Lambia, probably contracted while running, but not quite sure how as the dates don't work with incubation etc...I've always drunk from streams and been careful when doing so, so not sure where I contracted it from.
It's rough though, and I've managed to pass it on to my wife and children. Fun times!
Will it change my drinking from streams? Not sure yet; I've just finished the antibiotic, so too soon to know.
I have seen this result in a liver abscess - not nice. I would never drink from a stream, but then I do not wild camp.