Guest guest Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 How does one know if parasites are a problem & what can be done about them? Thanks, Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 There are certain signs a GI doc would look for. Although they can be quite difficult sometimes to diagnose. If the person is up itching their butt @ night, that would be the first clue. If it is suspected, wait until the middle of the night, and use a piece of tape to transfer them from the butt to the tape. I would look closely under a light to see if there are any. You would want to wash hands extremely well and often as the eggs can get under the nails while itching, doing the tape trick, wiping ect. They look almost like a piece of light colored thread. My daughter's GI doc suspected them and while he did scopes, he saw them. He did do a physical type of test but, the lab said " no pinworms " . Since he saw them himself, he gave us an anti-worm treatment anyway. She had wicked die-off due to these parasites and I saw them in her pullup. Nasty, wet, squishy pearls. 1 out of every 3 or 4 americans have parasites whether they have any other problems or not. Her dad and I were both treated also @ the same time due to fear of reinfestation. We didn't have any die-off. I'm assuming we didn't have worms. I hope this helps a little bit. Jenn & K Parasites > How does one know if parasites are a problem & what can be done about > them? > > Thanks, > Michele > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Hi Michele, I will tell you what I know. There are stool tests that a doctor or lab has to preform to check for this. The CDSA is one of the most comprehensive ones. Antoinette and family of five (SCD 2/06) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Our test came out negative, even though they were evident. I don't really like testing. I am one who will definitely go by symptoms as per our GI doc before trusting any test. Jenn & K Re: Parasites > Hi Michele, > > I will tell you what I know. > > There are stool tests that a doctor or lab has to preform to check for > this. The CDSA is one of the most comprehensive ones. > > Antoinette and family of five (SCD 2/06) > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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