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> The idea of deworming in healthy individuals in developed countries is the domain of alternative medicine It used to be the domain of every farm kid in flyov
by all2 3y ago
> The idea of deworming in healthy individuals in developed countries is the domain of alternative medicine
It used to be the domain of every farm kid in flyover country. Deworming was a once-a-month thing because you're working with animals, animal poop, and generally around things that might have parasites in them.
- jonny_eh 3y agoThat doesn't mean it was correct.
- Dah00n 3y agoThat's a dangerous game.
- msrenee 3y agoI'd imagine you don't want to use anything that would kill a parasitic worm in your brain for the same reason heartworm treatment is so dangerous. Dead parasites have to go somewhere. Intestinal parasites aren't as big of a concern as far as the danger of treating yourself at home. You do want to know what you're dealing with and the appropriate handling of the parasite though.
- supportengineer 3y agoWhat deworming procedure are you referring to?
- Auracle 3y agoMy mom says she took ivermectin frequently as a child, and we’re in the disparagingly named named “flyover country.” Looking at Wikipedia it seems she was taking it after it was approved for animals, but before it was for humans. I don’t know if she’s mistaken it for another medication or if that’s just what was done then. I know when a friend of mine thought he had worms she suggested he take the dog form of it, and this was well before all of the recent press, so I’m inclined to think it’s the latter.
- all2 3y agoI did not mean the term "flyover country" disparagingly. I used it because it accurately reflects how the coastal peoples think of the silent majority.