Worm flu

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“Worm flu” is the term commonly used by helminthic therapy self-treaters to describe the set of symptoms sometimes experienced in the early stages following inoculation with helminths. The term derives from the fact that many of these symptoms mirror those caused by influenza and can include: fever, cough, respiratory symptoms, chills, muscle or joint ache, fatigue, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea or vomiting.

Worm flu is caused by the immune system’s response to the presence of helminths, especially following their first introduction, and it is largely dose-dependant. It can also re-emerge following the use of supplementary doses that are too large. For this reason, helminthic therapy self-treaters should always begin with small doses and only gradually increase the number of helminths in each subsequent dose. There are dosing guidelines for each species at the following links.

• NA dosing

• TTO dosing

• TSO dosing

• HDC dosing

All the therapeutic helminths can cause worm flu, but the hookworm, NA, is the most likely to do this. See the following sections of this site for more details.

• NA side effects

• TTO side effects

• TSO side effects

• HDC side effects

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.

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

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.

A helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin.

the human hookworm, Necator americanus