Originally posted by elvendreamgirlI saw this on the Learning Channel... but the doctors made a BIG MISTAKE! When dealing with maggots to eat the infected flesh, you can only use maggots from a particular species of the fly. Yeah, they simply used maggots and they devoured the good flesh too! <GASP!>
The use of maggots in medicine has become very important of late. maggots are being used in wound care, particularly with diabetic sores. Soemhow they have sterile (as in clean) maggots which they introduce to the wound. They cover t ...[text shortened]... y or so, and the maggots eat all the necrotic tissue.
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So they learned that they need to only use a certain type of the damn things.
Kinda reminds me of medical science 100 years ago... did you know, for example, that George Washington died, not because he had pneumonia, but because the physicians put too many blood sucking leeches on him! He died from LACK OF BLOOD! 😳
Originally posted by arrakisThat magot story kinda reminds me of my last HMO .
I saw this on the Learning Channel... but the doctors made a BIG MISTAKE! When dealing with maggots to eat the infected flesh, you can only use maggots from a particular species of the fly. Yeah, they simply used maggots and they devoured the good flesh too! <GASP!>
So they learned that they need to only use a certain type of the damn things.
Kinda re ...[text shortened]... ause the physicians put too many blood sucking leeches on him! He died from LACK OF BLOOD! 😳
I had cryptosporidiosis in the Milwaukee outbreak in the early 90's . When it first hit in the middle of the night I blew about a gallon and a half of black "water" out of my ass in about 20 minutes . Didn't think it was possible till then . It was the wierdest feeling knowing you could not possibly drink enough water to keep up with what was going out .
Originally posted by Moldy Crowi know that was difficult to share with the group, but you must feel better to have let all that go (in the forums and toilet bowl). Let's us return to parasitic worms however or I will turn the leeches loose on you.
That magot story kinda reminds me of my last HMO .
I had cryptosporidiosis in the Milwaukee outbreak in the early 90's . When it first hit in the middle of the night I blew about a gallon and a half of black "water" out of my ass in about 20 minutes . Didn't think it was possible till then . It was the wierdest feeling knowing you could not possibly drink enough water to keep up with what was going out .
Originally posted by pparrishYou did not specify "parasitic worms" . You said parasites . Cryptosporidium is a parasitic microbe . It uses the intestines of mammals to feed and reproduce .
i know that was difficult to share with the group, but you must feel better to have let all that go (in the forums and toilet bowl). Let's us return to parasitic worms however or I will turn the leeches loose on you.
Originally posted by pparrishDepends what tapeworms you are talking about some get get big enough to block and tangle your guts and in the end kill you.
If anyone is interested in losing weight, I have tape worm eggs that can be ingested and can really help drop those few extra pounds that you may be struggling with.
Also; I am really starting to get into the whole parasite thing, does anyone have any personal stories they would like to share. An embarrassing ringworm pehaps. How about any raw pork eating stories.
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Dont sound too good to me.
Pinworms aren't your friend.
Pinworm Infection
What is pinworm infection?
This infection is caused by a small, white intestinal worm called Enterobius vermicularis (EN-ter-O-be-us ver-MIK-u-lar-is). Pinworms are about the length of a staple and live in the rectum of humans. While an infected person sleeps, female pinworms leave the intestines through the anus and deposit eggs on the surrounding skin.
What are the symptoms of a pinworm infection?
Itching around the anus, disturbed sleep, and irritability are common symptoms. If the infection is heavy, symptoms may also include loss of appetite, restlessness, and difficulty sleeping. Symptoms are caused by the female pinworm laying her eggs. Most symptoms of pinworm infection are mild; many infected people have no symptoms.
There was a program on last year about allowing a certain kind of worm to breed in the gut to reduce allergic reactions by tempering the immune system's overreaction. Can't remember the details though, but this guy had a load of worms inside him and would always find a few in his stools! (Yet he was completely happy about it.)