symptoms of giardia
Symptoms of Giardia. Symptoms of Giardia: Introduction. The symptoms of Giardia infection can vary in intensity form person to person. Many people may have no symptoms at all. Giardia infection can result in the symptom of diarrhea that lasts ten days or more. Diarrhea may be explosive and very foul smelling. There may also be abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, bloating, gas, and weight loss.
Some people with giardia infection never develop signs or symptoms but still carry the parasite and can spread it to others through their stool. For those who do get sick, signs and symptoms usually appear one to three weeks after exposure and may include: 1  Watery, sometimes foul-smelling diarrhea that may alternate with soft, greasy stools. 2  Fatigue or malaise. 3  Abdominal cramps and bloating.  Gas or 1  flatulence. Nausea.  Weight loss.