Worms to my Rescue!

The story of me and my 70 120 new best friends.
Hookworms, y'all.

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Posted 4 months ago

Hi Michelle! I'm just wondering if you get sick (not sick from allergies/food intolerance).. but sick from colds, flus, viruses more often now that you are hosting the worms? I am just wondering if the way that helmenthic therapy works is by slightly suppressing the immune system. I am very curious to know about this! Thank you for this website and answering questions! Hope you are doing well. Cheers, Alan.

Asked by Anonymous

Hey Alan!

This is a great question. I’ve actually noticed that I get sick much *less* often since inoculated. In the last year I’ve had one cold and it was the mildest cold I’ve ever had. I don’t think the worms suppress the immune system, I think they modulate the production of T-cells in a way that makes autoimmune malfunction less likely - that’s my impression from the literature I’ve read.

I’m doing really well, thanks for your question!