Tag Archives: Necator Americanus

Helminths give chronic headaches the old heave-ho

Posted on June 23, 2011 by gut_buddies

I have had migraine headaches since childhood, but these have always been fairly infrequent. Of much greater concern have been the chronic headaches that developed 25 years ago, along with M.E., a type of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. From this point … Continue reading →

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Pig whipworm effective against MS

Posted on April 5, 2011 by gut_buddies

Ova of the benign helminth, Trichuris suis (TSO), had previously been shown to be both safe and effective as a treatment for autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease and, now, researchers have turned their attention to its use against relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis. … Continue reading →

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Reintroducing food after hookworm treatment for food allergy/intolerance

Posted on March 18, 2011 by gut_buddies

The following guidance for reintroducing foods following inoculation with hookworm (Necator americanus) is based on my personal experience of using hookworm to successfully treat both IgE-mediated food allergy and food intolerance. Anyone with an IgE-mediated food allergy and a history … Continue reading →

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Nasal allergies nuked by worms

Posted on January 2, 2011 by gut_buddies

The most significant of all the many improvements to my health that have been wrought by my wonderful worm friends has to be the return of my tolerance to food, because my previous inability to tolerate not only all normal … Continue reading →

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New worm whips colitis into shape

Posted on June 13, 2010 by gut_buddies

For some time, the small intestine-dwelling hookworm, Necator americanus has proved remarkably effective in the treatment of Crohn’s disease, without any long-term side effects. However, people with ulcerative colitis have found hookworm to be less effective in treating this disease … Continue reading →

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Boston trial of TSO for allergies

Posted on May 27, 2010 by gut_buddies

Doctors at two Boston hospitals are seeking patients with food allergies – particularly those with a moderately serious peanut allergy – to take part in a clinical trial to assess the therapeutic value of ingesting the eggs of the pig … Continue reading →

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Worm-based meds for rheumatoid arthritis?

Posted on May 9, 2010 by gut_buddies

This article reports the claim by Scottish scientists that secretions from the filarial nematode, Acanthocheilonema viteae (a parasitic worm) could be used, within five years, to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. Prompted by two decades of observations … Continue reading →

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Wriggling out of food intolerance and fatigue

Posted on December 3, 2009 by gut_buddies

Taking part in the Hookworms for Crohn’s Disease trial at Nottingham University in 2007 had provided me with a brief but tantalising glimpse of how my health might be improved by hosting a small colony of benign intestinal worms, and … Continue reading →

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