Intestinal parasites

[Alaskan Rover]

Clean specimen for AKR

That image has me spinning in frustration.

See...most large nematodes that infect humans and other mammals are quite opaque in their mature state. The most common large human nematode, Ascaris lumbricoides (Giant roundworm), is about that size, but in mature form is about as opaque as a spaghetti noodle. That image is closer to the semi-translucent qualities of another common human nematode, Necator americanus, but these are much smaller...only a cm or so.

Having a hard time getting enough imagery of semi-translucent mature nematodes. At work I have nice, quick access to the CDC's DPDx image repository. The DPDx contains one of the largest image repositories of human and mammalian parasites known. But my ISP is throttling the hell out of me right now (too much youtubing, I guess!!).

Maybe Hutash has good access to the DPDx? (But I think his hands are full, right now unfortunately).

Lots of other nematodes are semi-translucent like in your image, but they are much smaller than even Necator americanus!! (Just a few mm)

[SB]

Terry the tapeworm is buddies with Henry the hemorrhoid.

He would be sad.

[skiing-in-jackson]

I've heard that one of those guys is known as the "Gulmarg Gift". Apparently you can't come back without some intestinal baggage after spending any amount of time there.

[iceclimb]

Really, Really hot wings?

[MontuckyFried]

Time to hit up Taco Bell and add some ghost pepper hot sauce! That'll flush 'em out. Might pick up a couple more along the way, but hey, out with the old, in with the new!

[Alaskan Rover]

I've read that 1/6th of the world's population is infected with intestinal worms of one species or other. That's well over a billion people!

You wanna see some absolutely DISGUSTING pics? Image google "intestinal roundworms". Don't plan on eating spaghetti for a while, though.

[GeezerSteve]

Anybody had ‘em?

Everybody has 'em. Most of them are nonpathogenic, i.e., harmless.

I've had amoebic dysentery, which kicked my ass and put me in the hospital. I've also had giardsis. Both were no fun.

When I was a kid, intestinal parasitic infection was the leading cause of death in the world.

[Svengali]

looks like you have a case of Anisakiasis! my parasitology classes were 30 years ago, so the source is a bit raw.......

[Kinnikinnick]

OK swallow a Bitcoin instead.

No way! Those things will be worth $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 next year at this pace


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[hutash]

Definitely a nematode, and most likely a pin work. Super common and one of the big three for kids in school. Get some lice and ringworm if you want to go for the trifecta.

Easy to treat. Not sure what an RD (real doctor) would use, but there are many otc pet products that would work. Might make you bark for a week or two, but tour wife might enjoy you humping her leg.

[John_B]

Definitely a nematode, and most likely a pin work. Super common and one of the big three for kids in school. Get some lice and ringworm if you want to go for the trifecta.

Easy to treat. Not sure what an RD (real doctor) would use, but there are many otc pet products that would work. Might make you bark for a week or two, but tour wife might enjoy you humping her leg.

Ha!

[SB]

Thats the old hutash we know and love.

[old goat]

Definitely a nematode, and most likely a pin work. Super common and one of the big three for kids in school. Get some lice and ringworm if you want to go for the trifecta.

Easy to treat. Not sure what an RD (real doctor) would use, but there are many otc pet products that would work. Might make you bark for a week or two, but tour wife might enjoy you humping her leg.

aren't pinworms smaller than that? Toxicity of veterinary products used in humans, and dose?
I know nothing about treating parasites but isn't it sort of like dermatology--one drug treats everything?

[Mazderati]

Laying off the poopenhausen for a while might be a good idea.

[My Pet Powder Goat]

I know of nothing wrong with me, but I may still go to the doctors office after reading this thread

[abraham]

Where's Assman and his wife? At least this thread had something real, not just a chicken piece

[SB]

All this IP chat has me running Rife protocols today.

[bagtagley]

Might make you bark for a week or two, but tour wife might enjoy you humping her leg.

Laying off the poopenhausen for a while might be a good idea.

This may be harder than I thought.

Called the doc's office again today. Waiting to hear back. Dropped the sample off on Thursday, so they probably won't get results until today, but I'm not feeling super patient right now. Meantime, my neighbor - who is a bit of a wacky herbalist - gave me a bag of food-grade diatomaceous earth. I was hesitant, but a bit desperate, so drank a teaspoon on Saturday. The result was a toilet full of dead worms on Sunday. I also felt better than I have in weeks. I'm going to hold off any more herbal remedies until I talk to the doc, but I'm hopeful.

[SB]

Thats good it worked then.

I have used diatomaceous earth for bug issues, had fleas get into the basement. You spread it around with a duster and it cuts the little fukrs open when they crawl over it.

[DBdude]

This may be harder than I thought.

Called the doc's office again today. Waiting to hear back. Dropped the sample off on Thursday, so they probably won't get results until today, but I'm not feeling super patient right now. Meantime, my neighbor - who is a bit of a wacky herbalist - gave me a bag of food-grade diatomaceous earth. I was hesitant, but a bit desperate, so drank a teaspoon on Saturday. The result was a toilet full of dead worms on Sunday. I also felt better than I have in weeks. I'm going to hold off any more herbal remedies until I talk to the doc, but I'm hopeful.

i would do another dose of the diatomaceous earth

[My Pet Powder Goat]

And another...

[Dantheman]

When I was a little kid, maybe 8-10, I looked into the bowl after dropping a deuce and my turd was teeming with little ~1 cm wriggling worms. Should have told my parents, but freakedoutedness overrode my nascent kid logic. They went away on their own after a while.

The interactions between parasites and certain autoimmune disorders are pretty interesting: https://www.popsci.com/can-intestina...immune-disease

As is the story of hookworm and the "lazy southerner" stereotype: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/na...th-a-bad-name/

While I'm generally pretty skeptical of alternative medicine, diatomaceous earth is pretty benign stuff compared to most antihelminthics.

I've heard that one of those guys is known as the "Gulmarg Gift". Apparently you can't come back without some intestinal baggage after spending any amount of time there.

They aren't big fans of toilets in India: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/m...ng-sanitation/

[JimmyCarter]

i would do another dose of the diatomaceous earth

I would jump straight to a mugful of lit napalm

[SB]

https://diatomaceous.org/diatomaceou...s-and-animals/

[bagtagley]

Yeah, we've used it in the garden and on the dog. I'd be bathing in the stuff if my wife wasn't insisting I hold off until I hear from the doc. Dropping a clean specimen (as opposed to a stool sample) off at the lab proved to be much more difficult than one would imagine. The lady desperately wanted a sample, and had no protocol for what I brought in. I'm not real confident that the first sample will be useful, and the wife wants to make sure I still have some worms to give.