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The medicine iirc is quite harsh on your kidney. And worms aren’t all bad. Your body’s immune system likely welcomes its presence. Our th1-th2 balance is suppo

The medicine iirc is quite harsh on your kidney. And worms aren’t all bad. Your body’s immune system likely welcomes its presence. Our th1-th2 balance is supposed to have evolved with an assumption of helminth infections happening over the course of your life, so having a worm or two is likely a good thing. Supposedly. Don’t go around barefoot in feces to get hook worms. Not anymore than trying to deworm once a week destroying kidneys I suppose.

datavirtue 3y ago
I've wanted a Goa'uld for years.
biogene 3y ago
>And worms aren’t all bad. Your body’s immune system likely welcomes its presence. Our th1-th2 balance is supposed to have evolved with an assumption of helminth infections happening over the course of your life, so having a worm or two is likely a good thing. Supposedly What is the point of making a claim and then walking it back?
spondylosaurus 3y ago
> Don’t go around barefoot in feces to get hook worms. You say that, but I've heard at least one story where someone did exactly that (and claimed that it cured their allergies and asthma): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/404/enemy-camp-2010/act-three-0 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/404/enemy-camp-2010/act-thr... I'll personally stick to allergy shots, though.
- kortex 3y ago
  I did years of allergy shots (environmental), it helped a middling amount. When it came to dog and cat allergy, I could have gone for several more years of inconvenient shots. Instead, I got a self-applied treatment of Necator americanus that I found through the helminth therapy wiki. I found a marked improvement in my pet allergies, which is great since I live with a cat and two dogs now. It's not a cure but a marked reduction in symptoms. I used to have to take fexofenadine basically daily. Now I only need it under extreme conditions. I'm sure the worms have long since died off and I may need to re-up.

datavirtue 3y ago

I've wanted a Goa'uld for years.

biogene 3y ago

>And worms aren’t all bad. Your body’s immune system likely welcomes its presence. Our th1-th2 balance is supposed to have evolved with an assumption of helminth infections happening over the course of your life, so having a worm or two is likely a good thing. Supposedly What is the point of making a claim and then walking it back?

spondylosaurus 3y ago

> Don’t go around barefoot in feces to get hook worms. You say that, but I've heard at least one story where someone did exactly that (and claimed that it cured their allergies and asthma): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/404/enemy-camp-2010/act-three-0 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/404/enemy-camp-2010/act-thr... I'll personally stick to allergy shots, though.

kortex 3y ago
I did years of allergy shots (environmental), it helped a middling amount. When it came to dog and cat allergy, I could have gone for several more years of inconvenient shots. Instead, I got a self-applied treatment of Necator americanus that I found through the helminth therapy wiki. I found a marked improvement in my pet allergies, which is great since I live with a cat and two dogs now. It's not a cure but a marked reduction in symptoms. I used to have to take fexofenadine basically daily. Now I only need it under extreme conditions. I'm sure the worms have long since died off and I may need to re-up.