Living with a parasite; how to deal with rapid weight loss

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  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    xhunter561 wrote: »
    danielasaur wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    I eat rare meat all the time. No worms! 99.9% of the time in countries with high farming and butchery standards raw beef is totally fine. And raw fish.

    Animal transfer I would think the more likely cause. *kitten* happens sometimes (pardon the pun), I think the alarming thing here is how long diagnosis took and treatment is taking.


    I’m glad I noticed the worm in my stool at all, otherwise god only knows how much longer the diagnosis would have taken :// I still eat raw meats too, I love it too much and the way I see it, I already HAVE parasites soooo ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Check out diatomaceous earth that should help with most worm cases I know I have heard enough people talking about it when their kids get them from putting things in their mouths. Plus it has a few other benefits for over all health

    ?? I looked up diatomaceous earth on Wikipedia and here's what I found:

    Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled protist (chrysophytes). It is used as a filtration aid, mild abrasive in products including metal polishes and toothpaste, mechanical insecticide, absorbent for liquids, matting agent for coatings, reinforcing filler in plastics and rubber, anti-block in plastic films, porous support for chemical catalysts, cat litter, activator in blood clotting studies, a stabilizing component of dynamite, and a thermal insulator.
  • Agator82
    Agator82 Posts: 249 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    xhunter561 wrote: »
    danielasaur wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    I eat rare meat all the time. No worms! 99.9% of the time in countries with high farming and butchery standards raw beef is totally fine. And raw fish.

    Animal transfer I would think the more likely cause. *kitten* happens sometimes (pardon the pun), I think the alarming thing here is how long diagnosis took and treatment is taking.


    I’m glad I noticed the worm in my stool at all, otherwise god only knows how much longer the diagnosis would have taken :// I still eat raw meats too, I love it too much and the way I see it, I already HAVE parasites soooo ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Check out diatomaceous earth that should help with most worm cases I know I have heard enough people talking about it when their kids get them from putting things in their mouths. Plus it has a few other benefits for over all health

    ?? I looked up diatomaceous earth on Wikipedia and here's what I found:

    Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled protist (chrysophytes). It is used as a filtration aid, mild abrasive in products including metal polishes and toothpaste, mechanical insecticide, absorbent for liquids, matting agent for coatings, reinforcing filler in plastics and rubber, anti-block in plastic films, porous support for chemical catalysts, cat litter, activator in blood clotting studies, a stabilizing component of dynamite, and a thermal insulator.

    We use DE for our chickens, it keeps the parasites at bay and the poo off the eggs. I have never heard of it being used for human consumption, but

    https://www.diatomaceousearth.com/diatomaceous-earth-human/

    As a side note it is also useful for home insect control, dehydrates them. In addition to other users, very versatile.

    I wish I had helpful advice for your OP, I hope that if has not resolved yet that it might resolved soon. Good luck and Happy New Year.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    That DE article! Woo flags all over it!

    Food can’t “detox”.
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    That DE article! Woo flags all over it!

    Food can’t “detox”.

    Oh yeah gotta agree. I stopped reading where the mild flu like symptoms you may experience after ingesting DE are the toxins leaving your body. I'm guessing that would be the DE itself...
  • BootyEvolve
    BootyEvolve Posts: 45 Member
    edited December 2017
    Diatamaceous earth is NOT safe for human consumption. You need to see a doctor. Unless it says food grade. I can just picture some poor soul buying DE at homedepot or Lowes and getting extremely sick.
  • wefts
    wefts Posts: 183 Member
    Please be aware there are 2 types of DE food grade is safe for humans and pets in small amounts taken by mouth . the industrial stuff is used for pool filters and should be handled with caution
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    there was a lethal tapeworm happening in July in alberta Canada, and people were getting it through dogs., pinworms, roundworms, and protozoa,, but none real common here, as kids some got pinworms. thinking of u...not a very pleasant thing to be going through!

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