User:Herb5902/Blastocystosis

GI tract infection with the unicellular protists Blastocystis spp including:

• Blastocystis hominis

Symptoms of infection

• Watery diarrhea
• Nausea
• Abdominal pain
• Bloating
• Excessive gas
• Loss of appetite
• Weight loss
• Anal itching
• Fatigue

Diet

• Associated with lower consumption of:
  • red meat and
  • dairy products.
• Associated with higher consumption of legumes

Herbs

• Black Seed
• pepper mint
• thyme,
• saw palmetto,
• grape seed,
• and pumpkin fruit
• Bee Propolis
• Tunceli garlic (Allium tuncelianum)