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Giardiasis must be differentiated from other causes of abdominal pain, bloating, acute or chronic diarrhea, and weight loss, such as other infectious causes of gastroenteritis, including bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens, in addition to non-infectious causes, including [[acute pancreatitis]], [[appendicitis]], [[bowel obstruction]], [[diverticulitis]], [[drug reaction]], [[hyperthyroidism]], [[inflammatory bowel disease]], [[celiac disease]], [[lactose intolerance]], [[Whipple disease]], [[tropical sprue]], and [[lymphoma]].
Giardiasis must be differentiated from other causes of abdominal pain, bloating, acute or chronic diarrhea, and weight loss, such as other infectious causes of gastroenteritis, including bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens, in addition to non-infectious causes, including [[acute pancreatitis]], [[appendicitis]], [[bowel obstruction]], [[diverticulitis]], [[drug reaction]], [[hyperthyroidism]], [[inflammatory bowel disease]], [[celiac disease]], [[lactose intolerance]], [[Whipple disease]], [[tropical sprue]], and [[lymphoma]].


==Differentiating Escherichia coli Enteritis from other Diseases==
==Differentiating Giardiasis from other Diseases==
*Giardiasis must be differentiated from other causes of acute or chronic diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain, and fever (less common).
*Giardiasis must be differentiated from other causes of acute or chronic diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain, and fever (less common).
*Differential diagnosis of giardiasis includes the following:
*Differential diagnosis of giardiasis includes the following:

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Giardiasis must be differentiated from other causes of abdominal pain, bloating, acute or chronic diarrhea, and weight loss, such as other infectious causes of gastroenteritis, including bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens, in addition to non-infectious causes, including acute pancreatitis, appendicitis, bowel obstruction, diverticulitis, drug reaction, hyperthyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, Whipple disease, tropical sprue, and lymphoma.

Differentiating Giardiasis from other Diseases

  • Giardiasis must be differentiated from other causes of acute or chronic diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain, and fever (less common).
  • Differential diagnosis of giardiasis includes the following:

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The following are the non-infectious differential diagnoses of E. coli enteritis:

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