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- author: VictoryBeginning9350
score: 12
text: >-
Doctor uses Trichinosis to Cure Ulcerative Colitis
What do you guys think about this? I thought parasites were bad.
"Joel Weinstock, a gastroenterologist who heads a research team at University of lowa, asked six patients with
intractable inflammatory bowel-disease to quaff worm-eggs in a liquid solution, specifically the eggs of
Trichurissuis, a whipworm (parasite that looks like a whip) normally found in pigs. Within about two weeks, five of
the six patients went into remission - for up to five months."
"Dr. Joel Weinstock then used trichinosis to cure Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and Inflammatory Bowel
Syndrome in humans."
[https://www.nature.com/articles/540S103a](https://www.nature.com/articles/540S103a)
https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(22)00802-2/fulltext
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- author: DeadAnarchistPhil
score: 83
text: "It’s been well known for some time that some people with IBDs have a reduction in symptoms or complete remission when they have internal parasites. Don’t think I’d like the trade off, I don’t want to be infested with internal parasites to be free of symptoms or for temporary remission.\_"
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- author: kamilayao_0
score: 61
text: |2-
> That's... Something.
> I'm not ready to be a mother thank you so I'll pass...
type: L1
- author: Welpe
score: 42
text: |2-
> It’s closely linked with the theory that reduction in parasites is related to the increasing prevalence of IBD! Basically, our bodies have spent all of history evolving towards fighting parasites, which are completely ubiquitous in nature. Near 100% of animals have parasites of one sort, usually multiples, and humans weren’t different for most of human history. So our immune system is always on guard for them in the digestive tract and without them, it can be overactive.
>
> The parasites give your body something to fight, and thus it doesn’t spend the same effort in what is ultimately inflaming your intestines.
>
> Interesting choices…
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- author: ''
score: ''
text: ' [+3 more replies]'
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- author: TheVeridicalParadox
score: 49
text: "Remission for up to five months is very different than cured. Plus you're probably trading one kind of inflammation for another, or who knows what other downsides. Malnutrition? Abdominal pain? Weight loss? Whatever else being worm riddled makes you feel? Not much of a step up imo\_"
type: L0
- author: Zvrover
score: 28
text: Title is very misleading. Nothing was cured lol
type: L0
- author: Tiger-Lily88
score: 8
text: “Up to 5 months” so some less than that even. Yikes. That is not lasting remission. It’s a blip.
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- author: Jaguarshark08
score: 8
text: My family all just had pin worms and took this awful dewormer. Should have just rolled with it I guess
type: L0
- author: mapleleaffem
score: 7
text: Fucckkkk that!
type: L0
- author: sammyQc
score: 6
text: >-
Cured? Went into remission for up to 5 months. So less than 5 months for most of them. And side effects? Looks like
a very risky path.
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- author: PrettyinPinkWine
score: 18
text: >-
I had helminthic therapy in Mexico City 13 years ago. It was in a horrible flare, acute colitis. It was weird and
at first I was pretty convinced I had paid a lot of $$ and they were lying to me. BUT I started getting better! In
fact, I was on an almost full remission within a couple of weeks. However the first two weeks were terrible.
Bloating and gas pains that I thought would kill me. UC was so much easier than that pain- it was the worst pain
I've ever had. But when I got well it was almost instant- one day I feel like I'm dying of a while different
problem than UC, the next day I was almost fully cured... So two weeks of intense suffering then instant remission.
The bad part was that pin worms are highly contagious. I'm a neat and clean freak - I was bleaching my whole house
daily and my husband still came down with them.
We were never sure how, it was horrible. We both went and got treated to cure the pinworms and I was only well for
a 3 months. After my husband got sick I felt like it was not a well controlled cure- like it was less science and
more "just try this, it works". It did work though. I'm pretty close to remission now but I've never been as close
to remission as I was from that treatment.
Entyvio worked for me and it was easy to take and very scientific. Unfortunately my insurance company cut me off
and I'm trying to get back on. I'm still pretty healthy not at all as sick as I was prior to Entyvio.
So I believe these 'fringe" cures where they infect you with something else can work. This study looks like they've
engineered a way to control it too
Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
type: L0
- author: Mean_Blueberry4273
score: 5
text: a soul for a soul...
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- author: MavDawg1228
score: 3
text: 'Cured? Or remission. Not the same. '
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- author: carthuscrass
score: 4
text: >-
It can provide temporary improvement of symptoms, likely due to your immune system having something better to
fight. It also comes with a laundry list of risks. I'll fight the demon I know, thank you very much.
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- author: Daisy_Does_It
score: 3
text: 'I’ll stick with my adalimumab 😬 fascinating concept from a scientific perspective though '
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- author: DLRsFrontSeats
score: 3
text: A cure and temporary remission is not the same thing
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- author: downnoutsavant
score: 3
text: >-
I love how the first article ends with a warning for us all not to try this at home, as though any sane human being
would purchsse worms online to eat.
type: L0
- author: mama_meta
score: 2
text: ' > You''d be surprised by what people who are desperate for a "cure" would try...'
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- author: Marius_Gage
score: 3
text: That’s not what “cure” means
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- author: Aromatic-Bench883
score: 2
text: 'I recently read a study about hookworms, sounded interesting especially for Crohn''s '
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score: 1
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type: L0
- author: Bonkers_Reality
score: 1
text: There is no such thing like Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome…
type: L0
- author: Feisty-Volcano
score: 1
text: I’ve heard this before, but the yuck factor of carrying these in my innards would put me off 😅
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- author: miketoren0
score: 1
text: Yeah no thanks
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- author: North_Awareness_6006
score: 1
text: Isnt trichinosis the one that can cause calcified larvae in the brain?
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- author: Juicy-Ambition5925
score: 1
text: Naaah Im good😟
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- author: suziboyer
score: 1
text: >-
Yeah I read something like this in the crohns and colitis foundation newsletter years ago. They had a different
parasite but same idea. The parasites caused the bowel to ramp up the " good" microbiome to fight them.
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- author: NewSpell9343
score: 1
text: >-
I suppose if our immune system is going into overdrive and the parasites dampen our immune system so they can
survive - I see how it could work. (haven't read links yet sorry!) Currently wouldn't try it but ask me again in a
future flare!
type: L0
- author: Minute-Cry-4805
score: 1
text: 'I’ll do it, where do I sign up? '
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