penguingirl
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I asked my LLMD about treating parasites. I know it's still early in my treatment process (just had my 3rd appt today) but I figured it should not hurt to incorporate this protocol in case I do have parasites, as I have read on here that many people don't get better w just lyme treatment since they have not addressed this issue.
So when I asked if I should start treating it, my LLMD said that the Flagyl that I am already on now is treating the parasites.
I thought only humaworm or parastroy or salt/c treats for parasites (based on what I have researched on here so far).
If Flagyl treats for it, then great. But just wanted to hear your thoughts.
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My LLMD never talked about treating intestinal worms, though he did treat me for bacterial overgrowth in my intestines. I had to do the parasite treatment on my own.
I am convinced I would not have gotten better without it.
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emla999/Lyme
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Flagyl is effective for certain protozoa parasites but it is essentially useless for most "helminthic" parasites. Some examples of helminthic parasites are strongyloides, filarial worms, roundworms, flukes and tapeworms...... flagyl is ineffective for those parasites.
penguingirl
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Thanks for the info - is it harmful to try treating for intestinal worms without knowing if you have them or not?
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emla999/Lyme
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Penguingirl said:
quote: Thanks for the info - is it harmful to try treating for intestinal worms without knowing if you have them or not?
Well, in my opinion, I would have to say YES, it is safe to take "dewormers" even if you don't have intestinal parasites/worms.
If dewormers don't effect you negatively when you are infected with parasites then they shouldn't effect you negatively when you aren't infected with parasites. Though, just like any drug, dewormers can cause side effects in some people.
And if you are heavily infected with parasites/worms then taking anti-parasitic drugs such as Ivermectin or Albendazole could cause a herx or possibly even a Mazzotti reaction.
By the way, the intestinal parsites/worms can disseminate to other parts of your body. So, stool testing is not always accurate.
Also, most domesticated livestock are routinely given anti-parasite medication (dewormers) as a preventive measure by most farmers.
And since farmers don't test every animal that they own for intestinal worms/parasites I am sure that many animals are given dewormers even when they are not infected.
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seekhelp
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It's sure not good when the best LLMD in the country did not treat for parasites for you SGK. it seems so odd they didn't. It's scary if you think that was the turning point how many thousands were spent w/o addressing that core issue. At least you figured it out.
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penguingirl
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If it weren't for lymenet and such great posters on here - I wouldn't even know about parasites etc that could potentially be holding back from getting 100% w lyme.
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it seems so odd they didn't. It's scary if you think that was the turning point how many thousands were spent w/o addressing that core issue. 
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