Natural Parasite Cleanse
allother94
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Has anyone tried a parasite cleanse with garlic or some other natural mixture; worms in the intestines mostly? If so, what did you use and did it work? Thanks!
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This is what I use and I like it a lot.
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our liver and kidneys do a really great job of cleansing our bodies. thats kind of their JOB.....22
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Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?13 -
If you have actual parasites, then you need real medicine. Not something that you will get off the shelf that will be more of a diarrhetic25
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If I had worms I would want a real de wormer. And judging by how the dog handled her last deworming pill, would want to have a doctor handy and a few days off.
If I didn't have worms I would consider myself daft to be going through a de worming
I don't know about you, but if unauthorized residents invade my body I get sort of possessive as the owner and want then evicted ASAP while utilizing the most effective technique possible.20 -
Don't believe these "natural" supplement testimonies and claims. They can say anything they want to sell it due to it NOT being FDA regulated.
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Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?
I don’t have any symptoms of worms, but you never know. I was thinking if, for example, drinking a blended head of garlic for a week would kill anything that may be in there, I might as well try it. You know, natural things that can’t do any damage. I’m hesitant to try any of these non-FDA Amazon treatments, so something I can make that is harmless otherwise is ideal…1 -
allother94 wrote: »Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?
I don’t have any symptoms of worms, but you never know. I was thinking if, for example, drinking a blended head of garlic for a week would kill anything that may be in there, I might as well try it. You know, natural things that can’t do any damage. I’m hesitant to try any of these non-FDA Amazon treatments, so something I can make that is harmless otherwise is ideal…
I don't have symptoms of a broken arm but you never know, so I might get a cast put on it.
Does that not sound really silly to you?
You are suppossed to have things living in your gut - if they are in balance that is good.
If not (you are getting some sort of relevant symptoms like bloating, mild nausea) - try probiotics or the like - or see a Dr if more serious symptoms or if you do not improve.
If you have symptoms like rectal itching, soreness, use a regular de worming product from the pharmacy
Cannot see any point in treating parasites you do not know are there and have no symptoms of them being there - nor the point of drinking garlic for any purpose whatsoever
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paperpudding wrote: »Cannot see any point in treating parasites you do not know are there and have no symptoms of them being there - nor the point of drinking garlic for any purpose whatsoever
Seriously tho! OP, you're wanting to "treat" a condition that you in all probability do not even have in the first place, with some bogus "cure" floating around on the interwebz?
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allother94 wrote: »Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?
I don’t have any symptoms of worms, but you never know. I was thinking if, for example, drinking a blended head of garlic for a week would kill anything that may be in there, I might as well try it. You know, natural things that can’t do any damage. I’m hesitant to try any of these non-FDA Amazon treatments, so something I can make that is harmless otherwise is ideal…
We call that a natural fallacy. There is plenty of natural things they can hurt you, especially in the wrong dosage.
Just eat a healthy diet, exercise and lose weight if needed.
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allother94 wrote: »Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?
I don’t have any symptoms of worms, but you never know. I was thinking if, for example, drinking a blended head of garlic for a week would kill anything that may be in there, I might as well try it. You know, natural things that can’t do any damage. I’m hesitant to try any of these non-FDA Amazon treatments, so something I can make that is harmless otherwise is ideal…
Not to pile on, but you actually can know if you have parasites. They're physically extant beings, physical evidence of them shows up in your poop if you have them. It's trivially easy to check to see if someone has intestinal parasites, and if you live in a developed country and get your water from municipal sources, the chances of you having one are just infinitesimally small.
If you *do* happen to live in a developing nation and/or get your water directly from natural sources (natural bodies of water like lakes and rivers, or wells), *then* it would be less weird to be concerned about parasites, but I've got a feeling that's not the case. You don't have parasites. Eat garlic if you want to, but it's not going to treat a condition you don't have.15 -
This is ridiculous. I wish people would stop googling medical stuff and then doing silly things like this.22
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If you've got worms, you'll know. I picked up pinworms this last summer. Probably from travelling, but could have also been the summer camp that the kid went to.7
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:laugh:3
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allother94 wrote: »Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?
I don’t have any symptoms of worms, but you never know. I was thinking if, for example, drinking a blended head of garlic for a week would kill anything that may be in there, I might as well try it. You know, natural things that can’t do any damage. I’m hesitant to try any of these non-FDA Amazon treatments, so something I can make that is harmless otherwise is ideal…
I *could* have cancer even though I have no signs or symptoms of it, so let me do a few rounds of chemo just for good measure.
Do you see how stupid that sounds?13 -
allother94 wrote: »Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?
I don’t have any symptoms of worms, but you never know. I was thinking if, for example, drinking a blended head of garlic for a week would kill anything that may be in there, I might as well try it. You know, natural things that can’t do any damage. I’m hesitant to try any of these non-FDA Amazon treatments, so something I can make that is harmless otherwise is ideal…
I'm a doctor, so I deal with this a lot.
First, drinking a blended head of garlic isn't going to kill any parasites in your intestines. Garlic is food, it gets digested. It has some chemicals in it that might be beneficial, so if you like drinking blended garlic and it doesn't make you feel ill, then go nuts. For me, this would make me so sick, I would feel like I'm dying, but I lack the enzymes to properly digest raw onions and garlic. So yeah, I would be horribly, horribly sick if I did this, despite it being natural.
As for parasites you might have, sure, you might have some parasites, but the vast majority of them are harmless, just like the vast majority of bacteria. So even if you can rid yourself of parasites, the treatments that effectively do so are really hard on your body, so why would you want to unless a parasite is causing you problems.
It's best to just accept that your digestive tract is home to a metric F-ton of foreign critters. The best way to maintain a healthy population of happy little bugs is not to try and kill them, but to try and keep the populations of the healthy ones really high. This is where nutrition comes in. Keep feeding the good bugs and they'll bully out the bad ones.
Lastly, let's talk about natural supplements and treatments.
Uh...those are NOT safe. I don't know if you know this, but the "natural" products world is highly unregulated, with a lot of those pills coming from China, which has even less regulation. No one tests them, and when they do test them, they usually find horrible, horrible stuff in them, and even when they do find horrible stuff in them, there's no regulation to stop them from doing that, so the products just stay on the market.
What do I mean by horrible stuff? Well, a TON of "natural" supplements actually have black market drugs in them. A prime example is that a lot of men's supplements for virility, which claim to have herbs, actually have totally unpredictable amounts of viagra in them. And not pharmaceutical grade viagra, but some low grade black market garbage made by an unregulated lab in China.
So yeah, so much for being "natural" and "safe." More like totally unregulated, potentially highly chemical, and dangerous. A lot of "health" pills are more stepped on than street drugs, and just as unpredictable in terms of what you are getting. And like street drugs, you're probably just paying a ton of money for something that's mostly chemical laxatives. Because pooping a TON makes consumers feel like the pill did something. It also temporarily makes them lose weight, which also makes people feel like it did something.
There are some reputable supplement companies, but none of them would make a BS "parasite cleanse" because there's no real science behind this, so they wouldn't compromise their reputation selling such a nonsense product. So then you really have to wonder about the standards of a company that would...
The supplement industry is one of the dirtiest in the world, so go ahead and drink a blended head of garlic and see how it makes you feel. Hopefully you don't blow up like a puffer fish and vomit all day like I would, but don't pay good money to garbage-peddling supplement companies that are well known to lie and drug people with literal drugs made in some basement in China with no safety regulation.
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Just my little giggle for the day:
A few years ago, I learned I was regularly 'dewormed' every summer. My siblings and I were always outside, dogs, cats, wild animals in the fields (10 acres to play on), both grandparents living on farms. My mother informed me 'matter of fact' that she automatically 'dewormed' us every year. I laughed and my sister was horrified.4 -
Doing it routinely is bit unneccesary - but I have de wormed my kids before.
They were young - 4 or 5 ish - and had actual symptoms - itchy bottom, redness around the *kitten* - and at night could shine a torch there and see tiny worms.
But I bought a reputable approved product from the pharmacy and treated a real problem.11 -
Really MFP ??? - I wrote the proper medical term, not some slang or swear word 14
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Anecdote: We were friends with a couple who were big believers in consuming lots and lots of raw garlic, for some perceived health benefit. (I didn't ask too many questions.)
Thing is, they both smelled strongly of garlic all the time. I don't know whether this was simply an aura from being around lots of cutting and blending, or if some of the chemicals make their way into sweat or otherwise influence normal bodily smells, but it was striking.
They were nice people, so we kept socializing with them, but I suspect some more scent-sensitive people would've avoided them - it was that noticeable.
So, +1 to comments above that natural things can be bad for your health, that medical treatments "just in case" are inappropriate, etc. . . . but I think it's possible that this particular one could also be bad for your social or professional life. 🤷♀️10 -
I don't fault you for asking the question; that's what we're here for!
That being said, I think your money would be much better spent on products we know promote health. Creatine, for example, has many benefits, even if you're not using is for muscle gain. Probiotics also promote a healthy gut by introducing bacteria into your system. De-wormers without positive symptoms just seem like snake oil to me.
There are a lot of products that claim to be healthy, so just be careful; you can very easily cause more harm than good. Lexapro will make you poop like a champion if your fat intake is too high, and you can see the results. Note: don't stray too far from a bathroom!
On the topic of worms, it's my under sting tape works can help with weight loss, but I don't think giving yourself a tape worm is a great idea....
TLDR: there aren't any magic pills. You're probably experiencing a placebo effect, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Stick to the tried and true; fewer calories in than out. I's not easy, but you an do it!0 -
Anecdote: We were friends with a couple who were big believers in consuming lots and lots of raw garlic, for some perceived health benefit. (I didn't ask too many questions.)
Thing is, they both smelled strongly of garlic all the time. I don't know whether this was simply an aura from being around lots of cutting and blending, or if some of the chemicals make their way into sweat or otherwise influence normal bodily smells, but it was striking.
They were nice people, so we kept socializing with them, but I suspect some more scent-sensitive people would've avoided them - it was that noticeable.
So, +1 to comments above that natural things can be bad for your health, that medical treatments "just in case" are inappropriate, etc. . . . but I think it's possible that this particular one could also be bad for your social or professional life. 🤷♀️Anecdote: We were friends with a couple who were big believers in consuming lots and lots of raw garlic, for some perceived health benefit. (I didn't ask too many questions.)
Thing is, they both smelled strongly of garlic all the time. I don't know whether this was simply an aura from being around lots of cutting and blending, or if some of the chemicals make their way into sweat or otherwise influence normal bodily smells, but it was striking.
They were nice people, so we kept socializing with them, but I suspect some more scent-sensitive people would've avoided them - it was that noticeable.
So, +1 to comments above that natural things can be bad for your health, that medical treatments "just in case" are inappropriate, etc. . . . but I think it's possible that this particular one could also be bad for your social or professional life. 🤷♀️
Mass consumption of garlic actually results in some of the chemicals in the garlic being released from your pores... good news is that it effectively hides you from any mosquitos in the vacinity.6 -
paperpudding wrote: »Really MFP ??? - I wrote the proper medical term, not some slang or swear word
😂. I totally forgot that word was blocked.0 -
Anecdote: We were friends with a couple who were big believers in consuming lots and lots of raw garlic, for some perceived health benefit. (I didn't ask too many questions.)
Thing is, they both smelled strongly of garlic all the time. I don't know whether this was simply an aura from being around lots of cutting and blending, or if some of the chemicals make their way into sweat or otherwise influence normal bodily smells, but it was striking.
They were nice people, so we kept socializing with them, but I suspect some more scent-sensitive people would've avoided them - it was that noticeable.
So, +1 to comments above that natural things can be bad for your health, that medical treatments "just in case" are inappropriate, etc. . . . but I think it's possible that this particular one could also be bad for your social or professional life. 🤷♀️Anecdote: We were friends with a couple who were big believers in consuming lots and lots of raw garlic, for some perceived health benefit. (I didn't ask too many questions.)
Thing is, they both smelled strongly of garlic all the time. I don't know whether this was simply an aura from being around lots of cutting and blending, or if some of the chemicals make their way into sweat or otherwise influence normal bodily smells, but it was striking.
They were nice people, so we kept socializing with them, but I suspect some more scent-sensitive people would've avoided them - it was that noticeable.
So, +1 to comments above that natural things can be bad for your health, that medical treatments "just in case" are inappropriate, etc. . . . but I think it's possible that this particular one could also be bad for your social or professional life. 🤷♀️
Mass consumption of garlic actually results in some of the chemicals in the garlic being released from your pores... good news is that it effectively hides you from any mosquitos in the vacinity.
Really?!? I need to eat more garlic as I'm a total bug magnet.1 -
allother94 wrote: »Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?
I don’t have any symptoms of worms, but you never know. I was thinking if, for example, drinking a blended head of garlic for a week would kill anything that may be in there, I might as well try it. You know, natural things that can’t do any damage. I’m hesitant to try any of these non-FDA Amazon treatments, so something I can make that is harmless otherwise is ideal…
I'm a doctor, so I deal with this a lot.
First, drinking a blended head of garlic isn't going to kill any parasites in your intestines. Garlic is food, it gets digested. It has some chemicals in it that might be beneficial, so if you like drinking blended garlic and it doesn't make you feel ill, then go nuts. For me, this would make me so sick, I would feel like I'm dying, but I lack the enzymes to properly digest raw onions and garlic. So yeah, I would be horribly, horribly sick if I did this, despite it being natural.
As for parasites you might have, sure, you might have some parasites, but the vast majority of them are harmless, just like the vast majority of bacteria. So even if you can rid yourself of parasites, the treatments that effectively do so are really hard on your body, so why would you want to unless a parasite is causing you problems.
It's best to just accept that your digestive tract is home to a metric F-ton of foreign critters. The best way to maintain a healthy population of happy little bugs is not to try and kill them, but to try and keep the populations of the healthy ones really high. This is where nutrition comes in. Keep feeding the good bugs and they'll bully out the bad ones.
Lastly, let's talk about natural supplements and treatments.
Uh...those are NOT safe. I don't know if you know this, but the "natural" products world is highly unregulated, with a lot of those pills coming from China, which has even less regulation. No one tests them, and when they do test them, they usually find horrible, horrible stuff in them, and even when they do find horrible stuff in them, there's no regulation to stop them from doing that, so the products just stay on the market.
What do I mean by horrible stuff? Well, a TON of "natural" supplements actually have black market drugs in them. A prime example is that a lot of men's supplements for virility, which claim to have herbs, actually have totally unpredictable amounts of viagra in them. And not pharmaceutical grade viagra, but some low grade black market garbage made by an unregulated lab in China.
So yeah, so much for being "natural" and "safe." More like totally unregulated, potentially highly chemical, and dangerous. A lot of "health" pills are more stepped on than street drugs, and just as unpredictable in terms of what you are getting. And like street drugs, you're probably just paying a ton of money for something that's mostly chemical laxatives. Because pooping a TON makes consumers feel like the pill did something. It also temporarily makes them lose weight, which also makes people feel like it did something.
There are some reputable supplement companies, but none of them would make a BS "parasite cleanse" because there's no real science behind this, so they wouldn't compromise their reputation selling such a nonsense product. So then you really have to wonder about the standards of a company that would...
The supplement industry is one of the dirtiest in the world, so go ahead and drink a blended head of garlic and see how it makes you feel. Hopefully you don't blow up like a puffer fish and vomit all day like I would, but don't pay good money to garbage-peddling supplement companies that are well known to lie and drug people with literal drugs made in some basement in China with no safety regulation.
Thanks for taking the time! This was extremely helpful for more that just my parasite question. I hope others find this post in the future!
What are your thought on organic foods? I often think it’s just a marketing ploy and that corporations are just meeting minimum requirements, causing the food to be only slightly better than non-organic at inflated prices?0 -
allother94 wrote: »allother94 wrote: »Any particular reason you think you have parasites?
I know this is a "trend" right now, but do you actually think you have parasites? And if so, what kind? Worms specifically?
I don’t have any symptoms of worms, but you never know. I was thinking if, for example, drinking a blended head of garlic for a week would kill anything that may be in there, I might as well try it. You know, natural things that can’t do any damage. I’m hesitant to try any of these non-FDA Amazon treatments, so something I can make that is harmless otherwise is ideal…
I'm a doctor, so I deal with this a lot.
First, drinking a blended head of garlic isn't going to kill any parasites in your intestines. Garlic is food, it gets digested. It has some chemicals in it that might be beneficial, so if you like drinking blended garlic and it doesn't make you feel ill, then go nuts. For me, this would make me so sick, I would feel like I'm dying, but I lack the enzymes to properly digest raw onions and garlic. So yeah, I would be horribly, horribly sick if I did this, despite it being natural.
As for parasites you might have, sure, you might have some parasites, but the vast majority of them are harmless, just like the vast majority of bacteria. So even if you can rid yourself of parasites, the treatments that effectively do so are really hard on your body, so why would you want to unless a parasite is causing you problems.
It's best to just accept that your digestive tract is home to a metric F-ton of foreign critters. The best way to maintain a healthy population of happy little bugs is not to try and kill them, but to try and keep the populations of the healthy ones really high. This is where nutrition comes in. Keep feeding the good bugs and they'll bully out the bad ones.
Lastly, let's talk about natural supplements and treatments.
Uh...those are NOT safe. I don't know if you know this, but the "natural" products world is highly unregulated, with a lot of those pills coming from China, which has even less regulation. No one tests them, and when they do test them, they usually find horrible, horrible stuff in them, and even when they do find horrible stuff in them, there's no regulation to stop them from doing that, so the products just stay on the market.
What do I mean by horrible stuff? Well, a TON of "natural" supplements actually have black market drugs in them. A prime example is that a lot of men's supplements for virility, which claim to have herbs, actually have totally unpredictable amounts of viagra in them. And not pharmaceutical grade viagra, but some low grade black market garbage made by an unregulated lab in China.
So yeah, so much for being "natural" and "safe." More like totally unregulated, potentially highly chemical, and dangerous. A lot of "health" pills are more stepped on than street drugs, and just as unpredictable in terms of what you are getting. And like street drugs, you're probably just paying a ton of money for something that's mostly chemical laxatives. Because pooping a TON makes consumers feel like the pill did something. It also temporarily makes them lose weight, which also makes people feel like it did something.
There are some reputable supplement companies, but none of them would make a BS "parasite cleanse" because there's no real science behind this, so they wouldn't compromise their reputation selling such a nonsense product. So then you really have to wonder about the standards of a company that would...
The supplement industry is one of the dirtiest in the world, so go ahead and drink a blended head of garlic and see how it makes you feel. Hopefully you don't blow up like a puffer fish and vomit all day like I would, but don't pay good money to garbage-peddling supplement companies that are well known to lie and drug people with literal drugs made in some basement in China with no safety regulation.
Thanks for taking the time! This was extremely helpful for more that just my parasite question. I hope others find this post in the future!
What are your thought on organic foods? I often think it’s just a marketing ploy and that corporations are just meeting minimum requirements, causing the food to be only slightly better than non-organic at inflated prices?
Most are not any better than their non organic counterparts4 -
Ooo the organic vs non organic debate. I’ll weigh in as my family are farmers. Some organic food MAY be higher in nutrients owing to growing conditions (ie if you grow organically you may need to do crop rotation in place of artificial phosphate fertiliser and the resulting crops MAY pick up trace nutrients). But it is probably marginal. Organic meat is generally reared with better animal welfare - but not always - and organic produce generally is better for the bees and pollinators. But it might not always help the soil or wider environment, and in poor soil areas then you’re stripping the soil to feed the plant without always being able to replace the nutrients.
I like organic carrots and mushrooms as they take longer to grow than those fed with growth enhancing fertilisers and so I think they taste better. I support organic farmers but the evidence on whether it is better for you is really mixed.7 -
AFAIK, to be certified as "organic" produce in the US, certain pesticides and fertilizers are prohibited. But others are allowed, and those can be less studied, unregulated and potentially just as harmful (to eat and to the environment). Globally, farmers have been unable to agree on worldwide "organic" certification criteria, so it may mean something different depending on where you buy and eat produce.
I would be glad to be corrected on any of this if I am mistaken.6 -
Is this "parasite cleanse" the new 'detoxing' - meaning many products are marketed under that trendy banner, all of which do nothing much because nothing needs to be done anyway.
I saw on facebook yesterday somebody promoting an anti parasite drink - contained chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, some herbs or spices, coconut, pineapple, papaya
Blend all together and drink.
At least you can do this yourself, you dont need to buy anything other than the readily available ingredients and the recipe was freely available
Might well taste nice and have some nutritional value - but that's all.5 -
paperpudding wrote: »Is this "parasite cleanse" the new 'detoxing' - meaning many products are marketed under that trendy banner, all of which do nothing much because nothing needs to be done anyway.
I saw on facebook yesterday somebody promoting an anti parasite drink - contained chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, some herbs or spices, coconut, pineapple, papaya
Blend all together and drink.
At least you can do this yourself, you dont need to buy anything other than the readily available ingredients and the recipe was freely available
Might well taste nice and have some nutritional value - but that's all.
Short answer: Yes.
Longer answer, the podcast Sawbones did a number of episodes about certain products and trends floating around in the """wellness industry""" space last year, including this whole "parasites" thing. Dr. Sydnee McElroy is very knowledgeable, and she and her husband Justin present the information in a very accessible and entertaining way. Their whole back catalog is great and worth checking out.
Side note, that "anti-parasite" smoothie sounds...crunchy. Maybe without the pepitas it could be good. Not gonna treat the intestinal worms I don't have, though.3
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