Comments on: Delish

By: Melissa (oddharmonic)

Melissa (oddharmonic) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:00:41 +0000

I have a great photo saved from another medical blog, maybe M.D.O.D?, of a metal pan full of parasitic worms. Looks just like spaghetti if you’re not paying attention.

By: Toni

Toni — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:46:55 +0000

I’ll take my worm cure for my autoimmune disease with IV drip Ativan for the “willies”. Gross!

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:33:32 +0000

Parasitic Helminths: New Weapons against Immunological Disorders (2009)

http://downloads.mts.hindawi.com/MTS-Files/JBB/papers/ICBPD/743758.v2.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=0CX53QQSTHRYZZQRKA02&Expires=1261651553&Signature=xuhwpsXbgK6Cd%2BL9cdR4KmSz0Eo%3D

By: storytellerdoc

storytellerdoc — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:11:58 +0000

Funny, funny post. I hope you don’t get a worm call for a while, since you just took one for the team! And about relatives and friends crawling out of the woodwork for Rxs, ughhhhh! Nothing drives me crazier! I hope you have a great holidays.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:03:36 +0000

Interesting you should bring that up. Wish I could remember where I saw it, but I recall reading articles about the possibility that some kinds of worms might be useful in the treatment of some autoimmune disorders. Sure would be great.

By: Painless

Painless — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:12:12 +0000

SeaSpray, that’s old school test for pinworms. Usually, kids that have them (and it’s very common) are constantly scratching or complaining of rectal (that would be a technical term) itching. The O&P is the more medical test currently, but if you use scotch tape you can sometimes see worms or eggs on it. Here’s a link to some light reading for you if you are interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinworm

By: SeaSpray

SeaSpray — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:44:05 +0000

P.S. Correction: lungs not lings

I didn’t eventually skootch along the carpet…I eventually gave in to doing the O&P tests.

By: SeaSpray

SeaSpray — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:41:57 +0000

RELAX???!!!

I’d be that farrreaking out friend calling your wife!

This reminds me of how I freaked out about drinking our cat’s water last March. I never did put up the explanation post. maybe after Christmas.

But I also researched on the net and read about the lings, liver, heart, eyes, brain, etc., being compromised. yet I refused doing a stool sample and told my doc only if I had urge to skootch along the carpet.

I eventually did though.

I did notice that many of these sites that told the horrors of worm infestations were also selling liver/bowel cleanses.

Suffice it to know.. I was NOT relaxed about it ..initially.

Years ago one of the ED nurses told me that if a parent suspects worms in their child..they can put a piece of scotch tape on the anus (can’t believe I just typed THAT word)at bedtime and they come out at night and will be stuck to the tape which you can then see if they have them.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:33:37 +0000

Mmm dirt; om nom nom. Apparently I used to eat clay as a child, never got told that it gave me worms though (luckily).

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:14:57 +0000

LOL! Very funny. Enjoyed the post. But then, my family is very strange. One of our favorite occupations is cruising Livejournal's Zit Fetish community for the grossest videos of zits, cysts, and other obnoxious things being emptied. Anyone for a guinea worm? Or Youtube...loaded with stuff like tonsil stone removal. Merry ChristmaChanuKwanzukkah!