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I'm diagnosed w/ cryptosporidium after 2mo. of diarrhea & bad right side/low abdomen pain. what are long term issues i could have w/ lentgh of illness?

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Immunocompromised?: In most healthy people, a cryptosporidium infection produces a bout of watery diarrhea and the infection usually goes away within a week or two. If you have a compromised immune system, a cryptosporidium infection can become life-threatening without proper treatment. Read more at: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cryptosporidium/home/ovc-20272940

Answered 5/31/2017

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