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.

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

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.

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

A new study has been concluded and a product is under develpoment in Germany:

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994852

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