Very Worried

[jasonD2]

i was rafting this past weekend and fell out of the boat and accidentally swallowed a small amt of river water. I am really scared that I'm going to get giardia or another parasitic infection. i actually had giardia once and am pretty convinced thats what caused my gluten and dairy intlerances. I cannot imagine going thru it again and cant beging to think what it would do to my already messed up insides. are there any preventative measures i can take? Thanks

[Ursa Major]

Jason, try not to panic here. Not everybody who swallows river water gets ill every time. Nobody would ever swim in a river or lake ever again if that was the case. I must have swallowed river water a million times in my life, and never had giardia!

If you want to be safe, why not do a parasite cleanse? Almost everybody in North America (and everywhere else in the world) has parasites, you included. Therefore it is a good idea for all people to do a parasite cleanse once or twice a year anyway, so maybe in order for you to feel safe, now might be the time for you to do one.

And don't rely on a doctor to do a test for parasites, I was told I didn't have any (they only test for a fraction of what is out there), but I had thousands of parasites come out when I did a cleanse in May.

An excellent (and inexpensive) cleanse can be found here: Open Original Shared Link . My naturopathic doctor checked it out and told me that he was switching for his patients, because it was better than what he had been prescribing.

Also, eat lots of garlic, it kills parasites, viruses and other intruders. Eat it raw if you can handle it, it works best that way.

[Jenny (AZ via TX)]

I have only been gluten-free for a very short time. Do I need to heal more before doing this?

Jason, try not to panic here. Not everybody who swallows river water gets ill every time. Nobody would ever swim in a river or lake ever again if that was the case. I must have swallowed river water a million times in my life, and never had giardia!

If you want to be safe, why not do a parasite cleanse? Almost everybody in North America (and everywhere else in the world) has parasites, you included. Therefore it is a good idea for all people to do a parasite cleanse once or twice a year anyway, so maybe in order for you to feel safe, now might be the time for you to do one.

And don't rely on a doctor to do a test for parasites, I was told I didn't have any (they only test for a fraction of what is out there), but I had thousands of parasites come out when I did a cleanse in May.

An excellent (and inexpensive) cleanse can be found here: Open Original Shared Link . My naturopathic doctor checked it out and told me that he was switching for his patients, because it was better than what he had been prescribing.

Also, eat lots of garlic, it kills parasites, viruses and other intruders. Eat it raw if you can handle it, it works best that way.

[jasonD2]

Thanks for your feedback. i actually cant eat garlic..i tested allergic and it gives me the worst indigestion and i burp it up for hrs and hrs. i may try another formula

[Ursa Major]

I have only been gluten-free for a very short time. Do I need to heal more before doing this?

Yes, I don't think you should do any kind of cleanse before you have been gluten-free for at least six months. It could make you really ill otherwise.

[purple]

How about Oil of Oregano, probiotics, coconut oil might help or fiber(helps to remove the bacteria that attached to the colon). All the above are good anyway.

FYI it can take 1-3 weeks between exposure and when symptoms start.

Sorry you can't take garlic

[tom]

An excellent (and inexpensive) cleanse can be found here: Open Original Shared Link .

I have only been gluten-free for a very short time. Do I need to heal more before doing this?

Yes, I don't think you should do any kind of cleanse before you have been gluten-free for at least six months. It could make you really ill otherwise.

I did humaworm in April & don't think of it as a "cleanse", in the common sense.

Most of the products I've seen that DO call themselves a cleanse have harsher ingred than humaworm and truly may be a problem for a healing celiac.

Humaworm the company DOES have a 2nd product that they call humacleanse, a colon cleanse, but they don't use the phrase "parasite cleanse" on their site.

When I did Humaworm, I was a teensy bit nauseous the 1st couple days, but no big deal & I'd recommend it for anyone.

I wouldn't recommend most actual Cleanse products for a healing celiac.