Parasites

Hi everyone, I have not done a post in likely three months.  I do not know where to exactly post this, so the monitor can place this anywhere that fits.  I had so many symptoms, so I hope I do not bore you, but you will find this to be very interesting...

Dizziness, head fog, severe muscle tension in neck, joint problems, high insulin, high enzymes in liver, hypoglycemia, rashes, nervousness, vision problems, anxiety, diarreha, constipation, upset stomach, you name it, it came all during a period of 3 to 4 months.

It was the nervousness and anxiety that was driving me the most nuts....second on the list was the constant head fog - spaciness. Plus the fact that I developed hypoglycemia so suddenly.  The specialists checked everything that could be checked, and could not determine what was wrong with me.  All of them suggested that I was stress, and suffering from anxiety, but if that was the case, it just jumped up at me for one reason or the other.

Finally, through a natural path and a variety of different tests, he determined that I had a PARASITE    I read up on this, and sure enough, all of the symptoms that I exhibited suddenly were all there, right down to the hypoglycemia.  I started off by taking a homeopathic remedy, which in little bits, did start to show some improvement.  But I became impatient, as this had been going on for several months now, and wanted a quicker solution.  So I went to my family doctor, talked to him about this, and he decided to put me on the antibiotic Flagyl for two week.  Within a few days, I started to see the results.

By the end of the two weeks, I went back and had more blood work done.  For the first time in months, my liver enzymes were back to normal, my insulin level was were it should be, the neck pain and joint problems diminished somewhat, and the head fog for the most part went away.  With a parasite, comes yeast infection, so after that I went on a two week cleansing program. 

What also showed up, which is typical of a parasite infection, is a bacteria infection.  We did not know what or where, but suspected that it was likely an allergy or something like that.  Now I probably had this for quite awhile, but determined that I have an inner ear infection, as well as a sinus infection, which can effect neck muscles and joints, and can contribute to some dizziness and such.  So I had to go on another antibiotic called Keflex, and again (although I still have a couple of weeks to go on this) am feeling better yet.  Lost the nervousness, the upset stomach, and the neck head pain, and a bit steadier on my feet.

Can you imagine that a littel bug can do all of that to you.  It was beaver fever, and once I did some back tracking, it all started to make sense where I got it - drinking lake water!!!!

Hope this inforamtion was not too long, and that it helps someone...

Have a wonderful day,

Gary

Thanks Lyn ...you are right, I remember being de-wormed as well, I asked my doctor why we do not do this anymore, he just kinda shrugged his shoulders.

But this parasite infection that i had, just about did me in - so undetectable, yet potentially deadly. i found another person who had what I had, he had it for 18 months before someone gave him the solution.  He missed work, missed out on life, had no interest in his friends, etc, and there were times that he thought that he was going to loose it, or even die...Can you imagine - actually, yes I can

Thanks for the post,

Gary

*insert generation gap here* I am totally lost on the de worming thing.

What type of test detect this? - Blood test? - sorry, for my ignorance.

Bad place to post without intent of worrying. Now youre gonna have me wondering about my bum all the time. *visual* Lil one walks around suddenly gets an ich in the bum...goes to scratch...stalls for a second...runs around screaming AHHHH WORMS! OK enough of me

hehe But I dont wanna grow up. I wanna fly away to never never land...i know but now you got me all itchy lol

Welll good morning all, did not think that this would generate so much discussion.....but kinda glad too.  Funny, I watched the show "House" Last night, and sure as sure can be, the final diagnosis for the young tad was - yes - parasites.  Made me sick and uncomfortable.

The only way to detect these little creepy guys is thru a stool sample, but even then, it may or may not detect parasites.  The person that I referred to in my original post had six stool samples taken before anything showed up.  In my case, it came back inconclusive. What ever that means.

I have done much research on parasites over the months, and it is quite scary actually.  The normal person can rid themselves of these little creatures, but if your immune system is down, they just root them selves right in. 

July 2005 we rented to a cabin. There was a direct water line coming frome the lake to the cabin, primarily to run the toilets, but the water was also in the taps.  During this time I was having gall bladder problems, so I am sure that my immune system was probably out of wack, etc.

I know for a fact that twice a day, when brushing teeth, I used the tap water without thinking.  I know I rinsed out the odd glass under the tap.  I know someone likely washed lettuce etc for salads under the tap.  The day that we were leaving, I had stomach cramps.  Followed by severe diarreha.  Followed by an enlarged liver, and high levels of enzymes.  Then a gall bladder operation. Then hypoglycemia.  Then dizziness and lack of concentration. Heart palputations. Then nervousness (trembling) and then stress and anxiety.  I kept getting worst and worst.  Then finally a diagnosis. 

I feel much better today, but i still have the early morning nervous tension, and neck muscle and joint problems.  I am told that it takes awhile for things to get back to normal.  Am I stress - you bet I am. Stress from being sick, and stress from worrying about what was going on.

If left long enough, the infection goes into all of your organs, muscles, etc.  Left long enough, will evetually kill you, as I have found out lately.

So it has been rough, but I guess it could have been worst.

Thanks for the responses, and everyone have a great day..

Gary

Hi guys --

Just to set people's axiety at rest on this score, I've had worms once as an adult (now where else would I make this confession but here?! lol) and you *really* know it -- not a *bit* of an itch -- itch and weird sense of squirminess "up there" that I cannot describe (nor would you want me to! lol). And you get the itching at bedtime/night, so if you're reading this and suddenly feel a bit itchy in that region, you *haven't got worms*!!

Now I call that a world-wide expose!! ;)

Rosie x

(ooh, I'm so embarrassed -- well, in an "I'm laughing quite a lot" way!)

Good point - as yukky as this score is, everyone has worms, of some sort or another. But then there are the parasites that invade us from doing things like I did - in contact with lake water. You will know the differnce, because with parasites, you always have stomach problems, diarreha and the likes. In my case, I did not get it treated quick enough, and with this, the bacteria infection from the parasites started to go into various organs. It's just that when we were kids, our parents use to deworm us as we, I guess were dirty little people, always sticking things in our mouths and consuming dirt and whatnot.

As we get older, we likely don't do these things (not as much anyways) ha! and the body eliminiates them as we go along...

gary

i got this from going to aslaska a long time ago and drinking from glaciers!!!!! taht is right glacier  ice taht was 3000 yrs old and i was told from the people who were serving it at the cabin i went to for an alaska salmon back that this was the pureist form of water you can get, well i got a bad infection from it, the nausa, the anal itchi-wowsers, and the poops from it all from being cool and drinking glacier ice!!!

 

now i dont want to drink anything taht has not been treated with chorine or bottled water!!!

 

i had to take flagly also to get rid of it then difuclan to get rid of yeast over growth, it was a misery al the way around, thank god for flagyl. you can also get c-dif from person to person very easy and it can live on clothing alaso which is very dangerous b/c it can come back and come back gain and again,,,,,so when you are in a public rest room WASH YOUR HANDS AND DONT SIT ON TOLIET SEATS AS YOU CAN GET C-DIF from public restrooms is waht the doc told me!!! and it runs rampant in hospitals with the sick and old people die from this it is horrible

 

PS THERE IS ALSO A STRAIN OF C-DIF that is resistant to flagly so make sure you dont get this nasty infection if posssilbe at all. and over in africa they have things taht are so bad  it would make your blood run cold for which there are no treatments and i am not talking about ebola either but things taht will make you blind in the water and worms that will live under your skin!!

here is what you can get if not careful when traveling to foreign countries

 

malaria, cholera ( CAN LIVE ON CLOTHING FOR UP TO 6 weeks) typhoid fever, HEP A/B, shistosomiasis in water, river blindness, guinea worm, sleeping sickness, trichinosis, trachoma to mention a FEW

and some ofthese are not confimed to only the digerstive tract but to the eyes and other organs and travel via the blood stream

check out this place if you want to know more about water born illnesses from the CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/Ncidod/dpd/parasites/listing.htm

Rosie - I love your sense of humor!!!!

Have a nice day

Gary

MOst of what you posted you ca get anywhere not just in 3rd world countries
I have had worms as well and for a crohnie NOT GOOD to be DE worming ...........
Heck I have Cait doing this same as my parents did and I will continue I dont want worms unless they are for my fishing pole ya know eh
I truly believe it is better to be educated than to be numb about what happens in our world
Great thread Gary.........
Yes our Rosie is a funny one isnt she thats the Brit in her lol ........EH sista

Good morning to you all.....today, wow, feeling more like me - what a relief.  As I mentioned earlier, I had to go on another antibiotic to further cleanse a bacteria infection that I had, wich is a common procedure after having a parasite thingy. And this seems to be helping things along as well.  My next step is to go in for a colonic cleanse, to rid me of anything else that got missed.

It's amazing that a little bug can cause so much grief....and so much clean up work to get rid of all the stuff that it does to you.  the other thing that is high is my metal toxicity - again common - so I am intaking things like green tea suppliments  and stuff like that to detox myself....

My goal is to have me back to being me again by the end of December, as my family and I are going to Jamaica - and yes I am nervous in going - for obvious reasons.

Parasites are becoming more and more of an issue in North America.  I live in western Canada (Alberta). and there are over 900 reported cases per year of this kind of parasite infection.  By the time the victim gets in to see a doctor, signs of nervousness, anxiety, dizziness, etc has already set in - and the first reaction received is that the patient is stressed, and given meds like Ativan to mask the problem, but certainly does not cure the problem.  This unfortunately is not good, as with these infections, it just continues to get worst and worst, and no amount of Ativan or other similar meds is going to do anything about it.

Hope that everyone has a fantastic day..

Gary