Why Shouldn't Hiv Patients Eat Raw Fish

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Diarrhea and HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents Diarrhea and HIV How Does Diarrhea Affect the Body? Treating Your Diarrhea Taking Care of Yourself Diarrhea and HIV Diarrhea is one of the most common problems for people living with HIV(HIV+). It can affect as much as 80 percent of the HIV+ population. Whilediarrhea caused by advanced HIV disease has decreased, many HIV+ people havediarrhea caused by their HIV drugs. Diarrhea occurs when you have bowel...

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Concerns Careing from HIV patient (CARING FOR AN HIV/AIDS PATIENT AT HOME)

I recently started caring from my brother who has Full blown AIDS with Cryptococcus meningitis. I wasnt paranoid about it until my toddler covered herself over with his throw and suddenly got a rash on both her arms and face. She had been inside all...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,We don't use the term "Full Blown AIDS" anymore, because in reality there is no such thing as "Partially Blown AIDS." I'm delighted you are caring for your brother in his time of need. I wish all AIDS patients had... Read more »

Raw Fish

I just read your answer about what fish not to eat. You mentioned not eating raw fish. So, does that mean no sushi?I was diagnosed in 2004 with a T-cell count of 11. T-cells have never been above 210 since. I eat sushi about once a month. Am I...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

All I am saying is that we are trusting someone too much when we eat raw meat of any kind.Fighting a parasite while you have immune deficiency is not the most fun thing to do. Some people have uncontrollable diarrhea for weeks that does not respond... Read more »

Shouldn't HIV+ Surgeons Be Banned?

Sir, shouldn't HIV+ surgeons not be allowed to perform surgery, since even w/ the proper precautions, the chances of him cutting himself and bleeding into the patient during surgery is very high, what w/ thin gloves and sharp instruments....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. In all truth, it would be very unusual fora patient to be exposed to the blood of a surgeon, or any healthcare workerfor that matter. In fact, it is usually the patient putting the surgeon atrisk of bloodborne... Read more »

what to eat and what not to eat

I am from Cameroon and have been diagnosed HIV Positive with a CD4 of 379 of late, and not taking any HIV treatment drugs. What are the things i should eat so as to keeps my CD4 up and if I get fatigue what are the drugs i should take for first aid ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Regarding nutrition, see below. As for fatigue, that depends on the cause of the HIV-associated fatigue. Check out the archives for a thorough discussion of the potential causes and treatments of HIV-associated fatigue. You should also review the... Read more »

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Patients with concomitant HIV and CVID

Posted by Impossible

Here's a short power point presentation

www.mcgill.ca/files/microimm/Sun_IHI.ppt

One of their patients who has HIV after going on HAART or ART saw there immunoglobulin levels greatly decrease indicating somehow HIV was masking their... Read more »

Advice on eating please.

Posted by Billy_G, 9 Replies

My partner has full blown AIDS and is going trough a very tough time at the moment. He's been diagnosed with MAS as well and had to undergo an operation recently leaving him very weak and EXTREMELY wasted away. Our Dr also changed his cocktail and... Read more »

How do you "patiently" wait?

Posted by dj1979, 4 Replies

It seems like this is all a big waiting game - first wait for enough time after exposure for antibodies to develop, then wait for test results, then wait for appt. with HIV specialist, then wait for more test results. I AM SICK OF WAITING!!! I... Read more »

only 6 weeks ago i found out i was hiv+

Posted by Anonymous

Only 6 weeks ago, I found out I was HIV+. Sadly, my wife
(pregnant) also tested positive. The test was carried out in
Thailand (my wife's) home country. It was a routine checkup for
myself, following a few dizzy spells, lethargy (lazy my wife
would... Read more »

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