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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy Helminthic therapy is a real thing for people with severe aut
by jaggederest 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy
Helminthic therapy is a real thing for people with severe autoimmune issues. There are folks in the US right now walking around with relatively mild hookworm infections and substantially fewer autoimmune symptoms :)
- josefresco 6y agoThank you for this. I have an autoimmune disease and welcome any and all alternative therapy options (to discuss with my doctor).
- chihuahua 6y agoThere was an episode of NPR's "This American Life" podcast in 2010 that included the story of someone who had terrible allergy problems and ended up curing that via deliberate hookworm introduction. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/404/enemy-camp-2010/act-three-0 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/404/enemy-camp-2010/act-thr...