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Correction: new egg count: 1450 epg

I was wondering if the 850 epg was accurate of a few days ago, so I did another stool test this morning. This time, I got 1450 epg which shows it is important to double check things, and there is some variability from day to day. I also used a day old stool [...]

What Next?

The hookworms are helping enormously, but it’s not enough. I still have a lot of anal mucus, urgency, and “wet farts” that I wish would go away. I just hit my heighest weight; 162 (if the scale was accurate.) I started this whole hookworm experiment at 137 pounds, so this is considerable.
I’m [...]

Transdermal Magnesium – Aaaah

I have virtually eliminated my anxiety and depression overnight by soaking my feet in magnesium.  Anyone with Crohn’s disease should try this.  I’ve been religious with my oral magnesium glycinate tablets for months; tolerating about 400 mg. a day.  It’s helped the twitching a bit, but as I’ve been going to the bathroom more the [...]

Happy New Year!!

It’s now been 2 years I’ve been trying helminthic therapy.  I realize this blog is sort of disorganized and my response has been all over the place, so let me just sum things up.  I’m working on a FAQ page which will make it all easier.
I tried 10 hookworms Dec. 17, 2007 for the first [...]

Brave: A Miscarriage is Harder than Hookworms

I always get from people, after explaining that I am using hookworms to control my Crohn’s disease, that I am very, very brave. I usually reply that it was scarier going to the oncology department of my local hospital and being hooked up to my first infusion of Remicade. Especially after almost dying from [...]