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> 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 cure
by 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 agoI 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.