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Most people who have healthy immune systems will recover without treatment. | |||
* [[Diarrhea]] can be managed by drinking plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. People who are in poor health or who have weakened [[immune system]]s are at higher risk for more severe and prolonged illness. Young children and [[pregnant]] women may be more susceptible to dehydration resulting from diarrhea and should drink plenty of fluids while ill. Rapid loss of fluids from diarrhea may be especially life threatening to babies. Therefore, parents should talk to their health care providers about fluid replacement therapy options for infants. | |||
* [[Anti-diarrheal medicine]] may help slow down diarrhea, but a health care provider should be consulted before such medicine is taken. [[Nitazoxanide]] has been FDA-approved for treatment of diarrhea caused by [[Cryptosporidium]] in people with healthy immune systems and is available by prescription. However, the effectiveness of nitazoxanide in [[immunosuppressed]] individuals is unclear. | |||
* [[HIV-positive]] individuals who suspect they have cryptosporidiosis should contact their health care provider. For those persons with [[AIDS]], anti retroviral therapy that improves the immune status will also decrease or eliminate symptoms of cryptosporidiosis. However, even if symptoms disappear, cryptosporidiosis is often not curable and the symptoms may return if the immune status worsens. | |||
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Overview
Medical Therapy
Most people who have healthy immune systems will recover without treatment.
- Diarrhea can be managed by drinking plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. People who are in poor health or who have weakened immune systems are at higher risk for more severe and prolonged illness. Young children and pregnant women may be more susceptible to dehydration resulting from diarrhea and should drink plenty of fluids while ill. Rapid loss of fluids from diarrhea may be especially life threatening to babies. Therefore, parents should talk to their health care providers about fluid replacement therapy options for infants.
- Anti-diarrheal medicine may help slow down diarrhea, but a health care provider should be consulted before such medicine is taken. Nitazoxanide has been FDA-approved for treatment of diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium in people with healthy immune systems and is available by prescription. However, the effectiveness of nitazoxanide in immunosuppressed individuals is unclear.
- HIV-positive individuals who suspect they have cryptosporidiosis should contact their health care provider. For those persons with AIDS, anti retroviral therapy that improves the immune status will also decrease or eliminate symptoms of cryptosporidiosis. However, even if symptoms disappear, cryptosporidiosis is often not curable and the symptoms may return if the immune status worsens.