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Case study of man who went into and remains in UC remission using human whipworm

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Posted Today 3:45 AM (GMT 0)

This case study was just published and is generating a new spurt of major media coverage on helminthic therapy:

 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=helminthic-therapy-mucus


 

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/digestive-disorders/articles/2010/12/01/worm-therapy-shows-promise-for-ulcerative-colitis.html?PageNr=1

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/646763.html


http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/la-heb-worm-healing-20101201,0,2645483.story

http://www.livescience.com/health/worm-therapy-stimulates-gut-mucus-101201 

Posted Today 4:04 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks PB: What I find most interesting is that the mucus quantity is increased with the worms. It is all about the mucus folks.
If it is not hydrophobic enough,or thick enough UC may develop.
Old Mike
Posted Today 4:28 AM (GMT 0)
Old Mike- I know you have looked at this from many an angle, but is there anything else we can do to increase our mucous barrier? I gather the problem is delivery to the colon- e.g. gelatin turns out to be useless (?) because, just as raw PC would, it all gets absorbed in the small gut.
Posted Today 10:32 AM (GMT 0)
Outside of phospholipase inhibitors,if they could get to your colon,don't know of much. Since fecal transplant works for some people I suspect that the replacement of bacteria that express high levels of PL by normal bacteria is a mechanism.
A wild thouight I just had is perhaps some type of mild colon irritant,might make the colon produce more mucus,but it may not be there all the time like the worms are.

Over the years I sort of tried this, with slippery elm,mastic gum, milk thistle,still have UC,but this stuff might help others.

Of course this is another problem with mucus.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20648002
Old Mike

Post Edited (Old Mike) : 12/3/2010 4:03:22 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/4/2010 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
Symbiotic organisms....where do I sign up for a trial???
Posted 12/4/2010 11:09 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know if they're conducting a trial but you can call Autoimmune therapies, I believe that's where this guy got his. We have been close to trying this many times but one of the things that has stopped us is that Jasper hasn't really been able to provide any stats on success with UC. This is just one case study but it's useful.
Posted 12/4/2010 7:14 PM (GMT 0)
I was also able to achieve remission from Crohn's after getting hookworms and whipworms. I also lost my food allergies. You can follow my progress here: http://www.facebook.com/Helminthic.Therapy?v=wall
Also, there's a wiki page that contains a ton of information on this topic, including helminthic therapy providers: http://opensourcehelminththerapy.org
A whole lot of research articles on helminthic therapy can be found here: http://goo.gl/CFsY
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