⚕️ Efficient Protocol for Waterborne Parasites (Thailand & Vietnam)

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Day Drug Dose Target Notes
**Day 1** **Albendazole** mg single dose (with food) Common worms (Ascaris, hookworm, whipworm) Take in the evening with a fatty meal. Avoid alcohol.
**Days 2–4** **Nitazoxanide** mg twice daily (morning + evening, with food) *Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Blastocystis, Entamoeba* Broad protozoa coverage. Very well tolerated.
**Day 5–6** **Rest / recovery** — — Light diet, hydration, probiotics. Assess response.
**Day 7** *(optional if persistent symptoms)* **Tinidazole** g single dose (with food, no alcohol 72 h) Amoebic infection or resistant Giardia Only if no improvement after Day 4. Not routinely required.

  

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