Helminth inoculation

The first inoculation should be with a single species

When two species of worm are introduced together by someone who has not previously hosted helminths, or not hosted for some time, the initial immune response may be excessive and the risk of side effects greatly increased.

I got crazy side effects when I started the HDC and NA close together. The worm flu phase can be brutal if you start them about the same time. [1]

Irritability, anxiety and agitation were typical symptoms for me when I started HDC and NA… the combination was too much for me… I really tried for 6-8 weeks and then cancelled the HDC. [2]

I’m one month post inoculation with 5 HW and one week post inoculation with 2500 TSO. I totally underestimated how bad worm flu would feel. It’s hard not to give up. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck! [3] [4]

If helminthic therapy is commenced with a single species of worm, and if initial dosing is conservative, any side effects that appear should be mild and transient.

There may be an advantage in adding a second species eventually, but only once the first is well established.

• Hosting multiple worm species

Inoculation is safe, even when the recipient has a cold

Research suggests that helminths may boost humoral immunity, so inoculation with appropriately sized doses of therapeutic helminths might actually be helpful if taken while suffering from a cold or the flu. However, chronic infections may be exacerbated temporarily by inoculation, especially the first time that a helminth is introduced.

• Helminthic therapy and infectious diseases

• Helminthic therapy safety

Inoculation with NA

NA are applied to the skin as microscopic larvae.

• Hookworm inoculation

Possible side effects after inoculation with NA

See the following page.

• Hookworm side effects

Inoculation with TTO

TTO are taken orally in a drink.

• Self-treating with TTO

Possible side effects after inoculation with TTO

See the following page section.

• Possible TT side effects

Inoculation with TSO

TSO are taken orally in a drink.

• Self-treating with TSO

Possible side effects after inoculation with TSO

See the following page section.

• Possible TSO side effects and how to avoid them

Inoculation with HDC

HDC are taken orally in a drink, preferably something containing fat to help promote the growth of the cysticerci. Milk will work well, or a single fish oil capsule can be taken with any other liquid.

• Self-treating with HDC

Possible side effects after inoculation with HDC

See the following page section.

• HDC side effects

The introduction of an infectious agent into an organism. Helminth inoculation

An intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. Wikipedia:Helminths

Hymenolepis diminuta cysticercoids (Hi-men-o-lep'is dim-a-nu-ta sis-ti-sur-koid) - the larval cysts of the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta

the human hookworm, Necator americanus

hookworm, usually referring to the human hookworm, Necator americanus

the ova (eggs) of the porcine (pig) whipworm, Trichuris suis

The term commonly used to describe the set of symptoms sometimes experienced initially after inoculation with helminths (especially the hookworm, NA). Some of these symptoms mirror those caused by influenza - fever, cough, respiratory symptoms, chills, muscle or joint ache, fatigue, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.

The reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat or prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immune-related disorders, including allergy.

An intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. Wikipedia:Helminths

The active immature form of an insect, or an animal such as a helminth, which develops from an egg and eventually transforms again into its adult state.

the ova (eggs) of the human whipworm, Trichuris trichiura

The larval (immature) stage of a tapeworm.