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Helminthic therapy for ulcerative colitis: Have you heard of it or tried it?
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Hi everyone, I was chatting online with someone from another UC group I'm in and they told me about this therapy for UC that's apparently been very successful: helminthic therapy. Apparently it involves infesting oneself with parasitic wormswhich are supposed to calm immune response. I had NEVER heard of this and was initially a bit horrified by the idea, but my friend was insisting that it has done well in studied.
I haven't read anything yet on it really but I thought I'd ask on here if anyone else had heard of this? Do you know if this is in practice in the UK or is it just being done in clinical settings?
Thank you for any replies.