Irritable Bowel or Parasites in Humans?

Parasites in humans can cause all sorts of symptoms that are mistaken for other diseases. As many as 40% of people are mistakenly diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome when in fact they have protozoas (microscopic parasites).

Parasites don't just happen in third world countries. Parasites in humans, especially parasitic worms are a common problem. Some contributing factors to the occurrence of parasites include immigrants lacking good hygiene habits working in food industries; naïve world travelers unaware of the risks of contracting parasites; and the globalisation of parasite-infected produce and unaware consumers.

In former times when life was more rural and we lived closer to the land people just accepted that a regular parasite treatment was necessary for good health.

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Parasites in Humans and Heart Attacks

This is a story about parasites in humans and heart attacks. Now what do parasites have to do with heart attacks? Let me tell you.

My friend Kate is 42 and she had a very stressful day at work. She is a computer consultant helping companies install new systems. She had one client…a complete and utter….well a parasite of another sort but that is not essential to this story...suffice to say she had worked all night and she was angry and extremely stressed when she started to have chest pains. She ignored the chest pains. She got back to her office and here came the pain again. It was late in the day and she was trying to get out of the office but as usual everybody wants a piece of Kate because she is expert at many things. It took thirty minutes for Kate to exit the office because as she travels to the door its Kate this! And Kate that! These demands just added to her stress and before she got out the door the pain started again but this time she swooned. Everything went round and round and she thought she was going to pass out. This scared Kate and everybody who was watching. They say she turned completely grey.

To make a long story short, they called an ambulance, took her to the hospital where they did the usual ECG (electrocardiogram) and blood tests and they said there was no sign whatsoever of heart trouble. But! She was extremely anemic. The doctor on duty said "You could use a pint of blood. You are so anemic I really shouldn't let you go home." And we said (her husband and I) "Well why would you (let her go home)?" And with that she was checked into the hospital. The next morning she saw a specialist…a blood expert…what they call a Hematologist. And he said "I want you to know I almost fired the ER resident for even thinking about letting you go home. We are going to give you 2 liters of blood. You have a heart murmur by the way…probably caused by your anemia. Any idea why you are so aneamic? No. No. No. No and no to all of his questions about whether she had this problem or that. So they did a bunch of tests and in the end they discovered she had a parasite…hookworm! An insidious little parasitic worm that sucks the blood from the wall of your intestine and over time can make you anemic. Following her diagnosis Kate had tests to ensure that her heart was not damaged from the degree of anemia. She also had developed bleeding gums which is believed to have been caused by the anemia.

Parasites in humans! Scary. I'll write more about parasites in humans but in the meantime to learn about a natural remedy for parasites click here.