On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:45:10 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>On Oct 25, 12:56*pm, Je us > wrote:
>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:05:22 -0500, "tom" > wrote:
>>
>> Sounds like some tropical disease to me.
>
>Actually most common in the northern US. Quite plentiful near where
>Brokelyn lives.

Yeah, I had Giardia about three years ago. I lost about 8KG in 3
days... It wasn't pleasant I can tell you!

Apparently the symtoms can be extremely mild, to the point where you
don't even realise you have it, or can be very severe.

>So if you're anywhere near him, don't drink directly
>out of streams. Or have anal sex
>
>http://health.nytimes.com/health/gui.../overview.html

Thanks for the tip