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It is little controversial, but not that much I think. There is a kind of fashion of people using deworming tablets for dogs in attempt to clean their guts from parasites. What is your opinion? Do you think it is a good thing? Do you actually deworm yourself?
 

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I think if someone suspects that they have "intestinal" or similar parasites it would be much more sensible to consult a doctor, even an allopath.
If you take something designed for an animal you may have very unpleasant side effects / reactions. A "certified herbal practitioner" would be a
sensible alternative as well. Just my .02 Cents.
 

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Dunno if this is relevant but in the course of an unrelated check-up, it was found that I had
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in my stomach. It's no big deal, half the population's got them and they're mostly benign. Nevertheless, my doctor decided I should get rid of it and prescribed me some antibiotics. I never felt it, and I didn't notice any difference afterwards so I'm not sure if it was all that important.
 

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Wasn't there a fad for taking deworming medication for horses among anti-vaxxers during covid, or is that just an urban legend?

I'd be careful throwing prescription drugs at something that hasn't even been diagnosed by a physician yet, just on the off-chance that they may improve my health. Would those prophylactic dewormers be the same people who always rail against Big Pharma, I wonder?
 

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Wasn't there a fad for taking deworming medication for horses among anti-vaxxers during covid, or is that just an urban legend?

I'd be careful throwing prescription drugs at something that hasn't even been diagnosed by a physician yet, just on the off-chance that they may improve my health. Would those prophylactic dewormers be the same people who always rail against Big Pharma, I wonder?
Yeah there is a razors edge here for sure. Most of the Big Pharma stuff is designed to keep you on the pills forever, I mean great business model. They go broke if you stay healthy and independent of them.

On the other hand, medicines for dogs like the flea and tick stuff. That causes cancer in dogs because the dose is so strong. Dogs just dont live long enough to get the cancer. Also, a dogs gut biome is much more stout than a humans (they eat raw meat and cat shit).

Id say this isn't your run of the mill 'fuck around and find out' situation. And if its me telling you that... 😂

I mean if you're pooping worms, go get checked out, and maybe cook your meat longer from now on lmao

I'm here for the people. 🤣
 

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Some cool responses here. Okay, I'll tell you about my stance on the thing.

This stuff became for short time very much talked among local esoterics and card readers. I soon found that deworming for dogs is something hundreds of people did, I think one case of hospitalization, but drastic majority was doing fine. Needless to say, I on one point became 100% sure that I do have some worms, when I removed egg sack from my butt. (small piece of shit that is sticky as hell) I carefully asked doc about parasites and her answer was fast: "You cannot have parasites, that's nonsense."

So all things considered I decided to try it, being healthy and fit enough the risk wasn't that high, though my phone was ready, just in case. First I asked in store about human deworming pills, but those are prescription only and work only against one specific kind of parasites, unlike dogs pills that cover wide spectrum. I just made sure I understand the dog deworming instructions, bought the pills and went for it.

Cannot find the notes on it, I was making for myself as well... you know. Anyway, 12 hours after taking first dose I felt relief, just feeling better than before. 24 hours after taking I was actually pretty surprised. My taste for sweets significantly dropped, my need for food dropped approx. 25%, and my guts stopped holding gas. I used to have unpleasant experiences of gas being clogged or something, pressing against the guts, which hurt. Now it went through no problem. All those insignificant signs just went away. Parasites do not have big signs of their presence, that's how they survive, in fact, by being unnoticed. Long term I started craving more of healthy food, especially veggies.

Decided that taking this every 6 months is too often so once a year I take them as prevention. I go to wild nature, I sometimes catch a wild animal, or local cat, so there is a chance to get new worms. Not that I want to, but I don't think that humans are 100% safe from this, especially if you like tartare. (I eat it on very rare occasions)

One more thing: I recommended by bro to stay away from horse deworming. Our food is way more similar to dog than to horse, also a lot of people got sick and even went to hospital after horse deworming. One time it was advised as cure for covid, because some people got better after taking it. (logically if they got rid of parasites they did get better)

So no, I don't recommend anyone to try this. Everyone should have their own responsibility and enough of self knowledge to know if it is even worth it or if it is even worth risking. I have a good experience, though...
 
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