In late April, 2011 I began treating a decade-long case of ulcerative colitis, numerous food allergies, asthma, and debilitating seasonal allergies with helminthic therapy, using a combination of Necator Americanus hookworms and Trichuris trichiura whipworms. I am 6 feet tall, and once weighed in around 130 lbs during my worst flare up ten years ago — this compared to my 160+ norm. After trying all recommended traditional medications, including many that have life-threatening side-effects, I opted for this ancient “medicine”, based on the hygiene hypothesis.
Therapeutic doses are low level, non-infectious (won’t multiply in the host or affect others), with usually only mild initial side effects. Some say I’m merely putting back what already belongs in my gut: benign organisms that have been with humans for millions of years in symbiosis, “old friends” who were removed by misguided and misapplied notions of health and progress, less than 100 years ago.
In late June, 2011 I suffered a neck injury after a chiropractic adjustment. This prompted an MRI that revealed congenital stenosis and degenerative changes to my cervical spine. At first I could barely walk, type, or carry things. Then, after the acute phase of the injury has passed, I experienced symptoms suggestive of hyperadrenergic POTS, most notably, blood pressure spikes associated with high catecholamine levels. Now, 6 months or so later, many of these POTS symptoms are either gone, or greatly diminished, thanks to a combination of protocols I’m using, such as probiotic retention enemas, fecal transplant and helminthic therapy.
Can neck injuries cause POTS or make it worse? Does POTS have an autoimmune component as well, that can be treated by healing the “human biome“? Can inflammation from autoimmune dysfunction affect our nervous systems? I think the answer to all these questions is “yes”, and I’m hoping helminths, along with a low carb, sugar and grain-free diet, probiotic and vitamin supplementation, plus gentle chiropractic care, using the activator method, will be my road back to health. So far so good!
Please keep in mind nothing in this blog is intended as medical advice. Helminthic therapy is experimental, and anyone who chooses to try it should also be seeking the advice and care of a physician familiar with the treatment.
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