Comprehensive treatment

Visus Medical solution: Treat the cause, not just suppress symptoms

Stop the cycle of "pills—temporary relief—relapse." Visus Medical uses a proprietary comprehensive method for chronic giardiasis that works on all fronts at once:

Our approach guarantees not merely negative stool tests but real disappearance of symptoms: bloating, pain, and unstable stool.

  • Eliminate giardia + restore gut function.
  • Normalize bile flow — remove the parasite's environment.
  • Family treatment when needed.
  • Labs and ultrasound follow-up.
  • Outpatient course.
  • Care for relapse after pharmacy-only treatment.
Elfréntiy Li — Chief physician — parasitologist, traditional medicine specialist
Chief specialist

Elfréntiy Li

Chief physician — parasitologist, giardiasis and intestinal parasitosis

  • 29+ years — children and adults, acute and chronic giardiasis
  • Lab and ultrasound monitoring at every stage of care
  • Whole-gut approach: digestion, immunity, co-infections
  • Fully outpatient — no hospital stay

“Giardiasis often returns after a “standard” course. We find why it relapses and work toward a stable result.”

Why Visus Medical

Why patients choose Visus Medical

Chronic giardiasis is not only about killing the parasite but restoring digestion — that is why patients come after several failed courses elsewhere.

  • Physician certified by the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan.
  • Combined approach: parasite + gut + bile flow.
  • Children and adults — one clinic, one protocol.
  • Follow-up with labs and ultrasound.
  • Outpatient treatment.
  • Free initial review of your test results.

What is giardiasis?

Giardiasis (also called lambliasis) is one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide, caused by the microscopic protozoan Giardia intestinalis (giardia). These parasites live in the small intestine, attaching to its wall.

Giardia colonies literally "coat" the mucosa, disrupting digestion and absorption of nutrients, especially fats and vitamins. This leads not only to abdominal discomfort but also to systemic problems—including allergic reactions and weakness.

How does infection occur? "Disease of dirty hands"

Giardiasis is a classic "disease of dirty hands." The source of infection is a person who sheds cysts (the dormant form) of giardia in feces.

Cysts are extremely hardy: they can survive in soil for up to 3 weeks and in water for up to 5 weeks. Infection occurs when these cysts are swallowed:

In the small intestine the cyst "wakes up" and two active trophozoites emerge and multiply rapidly, covering the mucosa.

  • Through unwashed hands after using the toilet or touching contaminated surfaces.
  • By drinking unboiled tap water, well water, or water from open bodies of water.
  • Through unwashed vegetables, fruits, and greens from the garden.
  • In children's groups—via shared toys that children put in their mouths.

Symptoms: More than "upset stomach"

Many think giardiasis is just diarrhea. Its manifestations, especially in adults, are much broader and often mimic other diseases. The illness may be acute (more often in children) or become chronic.

In adults giardiasis often runs indolently but exhaustingly, mimicking:

  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): Persistent bloating (flatulence), rumbling, periumbilical pain, irregular stool (diarrhea alternating with constipation).
  • Gastritis and duodenitis: Nausea, loss of appetite, belching, upper abdominal pain.
  • Gallbladder problems: Giardia can cause spasm of the sphincter of Oddi, impairing bile outflow and leading to stasis (dyskinesia).
  • Allergic reactions: Unexplained urticaria, pruritus, atopic dermatitis—due to intoxication and impaired intestinal barrier function.
  • General malaise: Chronic fatigue, weakness, irritability, headaches from impaired vitamin absorption (hypovitaminosis) and intoxication.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Yes. Giardiasis spreads easily at home (towels, dishes, handles). Treating only one person often leads to reinfection from asymptomatic carriers.