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Subject:
Therapeutic worms
Category: Health > Medicine Asked by: mouldy-ga List Price: $25.00 |
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14 Jan 2004 02:33 PST
Expires: 13 Feb 2004 02:33 PST Question ID: 296293 |
Joel Weinstock of University of Iowa has shown that parasitic worms (pig whipworms - trichuris suis) can virtually cure Crohn's disease. I understand that the production of pig whipworm eggs for therapeutic purposes starts this year in Europe (I live in the UK). I want to obtain some of these eggs to treat my Crohn's, so can you find out when they will be available, and how I would get access to them. Alan Brown of Nottingham University, UK, has shown hookworms (necator americanus) also have positive affects on the immune system. As an alternative to the whipworms, I'd like to try hookworms, but I've no idea how to obtain the eggs or larvae. Can you find out please. |
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Re: Therapeutic worms
From: hlabadie-ga on 14 Jan 2004 07:26 PST |
The clinical study to which you refer, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14499784&dopt=Abstract was conducted under controlled conditions, with regular examinations and safety checks by the physicians. It would be extremely ill-advised to self-medicate using an experimental technique without proper medical supervision and testing. A review of the traditional therapies available can be read in: http://www.medreviews.com/pdfs/articles/RIGD_32_81.pdf All Google disclaimers apply. hlabadie-ga |
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Re: Therapeutic worms
From: mouldy-ga on 14 Jan 2004 08:11 PST |
If we were talking about a manufactured drug I'd agree, but these are parasitic worms that have evolved along with us, & therefore our bodies are perfectly used to them. This is a point that Joel Weinstock is at pains to emphasise. Non-drug treatment (diet & lifestyle changes) has had little affect for me, like so many others. Drug treatment involves the likes of corticosteroids, and frankly I'm sure the worms are much safer. The risk is minimal, and as any long term IBD sufferer would testify, worth taking. So I'd be grateful if a researcher could find answers to my questions. |
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Re: Therapeutic worms
From: jackburton-ga on 14 Jan 2004 09:53 PST |
You may be interested in reading this answer - it's about alternative treatments for Chrohn's Disease: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=286538 |
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Re: Therapeutic worms
From: hlabadie-ga on 08 Apr 2004 09:44 PDT |
A new study has been concluded and a product is under develpoment in Germany: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994852 hlabadie-ga |
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