PARASITES🦟🦟🦟---THINGS you should know!😲
Dr. Jin W. Sung・10 minutes read
Parasites are harmful organisms found in the body such as roundworm, hookworm, and tapeworm, transmitted through water, uncooked meats, and oral-fecal route, causing symptoms like vomiting, fatigue, and anemia. Testing for parasites can be done through stool tests, blood tests, or imaging, and treatment involves dietary changes and herbal supplements for 4-8 weeks.
Insights
- Parasites are harmful organisms that offer no benefits and can be transmitted through various sources like water, uncooked meats, and insects.
- Symptoms of parasitic infections range from digestive issues like vomiting and diarrhea to mental health effects such as anxiety and depression, highlighting the diverse impact parasites can have on the body.
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Recent questions
What are parasites?
Organisms harmful to the body with no benefit.
How are parasites transmitted?
Through water, uncooked meats, pets, and insects.
What are common symptoms of parasitic infections?
Vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, itchy skin, sugar cravings.
How can parasites be tested for?
Stool testing, blood tests, endoscopy, colonoscopy.
What dietary changes can help combat parasites?
Low carb, low sugar, no dairy, no gluten.
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Summary
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Combatting Harmful Parasites: Symptoms, Testing, Treatment
- Parasites are living organisms in the body that are harmful and provide no benefit.
- Common parasites include roundworm, hookworm, pinworm, Giardia, tapeworm, and lice.
- Parasites can be transmitted through water, uncooked meats, oral-fecal route, pets, polluted waterways, and insects.
- Symptoms of parasitic infections include vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, sleep disturbances, itchy skin, sugar cravings, anxiety, depression, autoimmune diseases, and anemia.
- Testing for parasites can be done through stool testing, blood tests, endoscopy, colonoscopy, or swallow cameras.
- Dietary changes like low carb, low sugar, no dairy, and no gluten can help combat parasites.
- Treatment for parasites involves two weeks of GI support and bile salts followed by anti-parasitic herbs like wormwood, black walnut, garlic, oil of oregano, and berberine for 4-8 weeks.
