Man with GI Issues Worries About Parasites; Where He Can Find Help

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“I coughed this up” states this reader in his submission concerning the glossy-white organism pictured below. He worries that he suffers from a parasite after his dog also had a worm, and hopes that we can help him with his issue.

Before we get into the rest of our reader’s story, we need to point out that we will unfortunately not be able to identify the organism our reader coughed up, nor will we be able to identify whatever is pictured in the second photo below. This is because, as this organism has come from our reader’s body, and he is concerned about parasites, his situation requires the opinion of a medical professional, which we are not. Hence, we are not qualified to give any direct advice on such an issue, as doing so could do more harm than good. What we will do is link some resources our reader can visit in order to seek the help of a parasitologist (a physician that specializes in parasitic infections).

In addition to coughing up this organism, our reader has had “a lot of trouble swallowing”, has had severe GI (gastrointestinal) issues (such as not being able to go to the bathroom for months), and he is in “agony”. He thinks that his dog’s worm infection is what “jump started” his own medical problem, but his friends, family and doctor all think he is “nuts”. In any case, he has been up every night searching for answers, and his severe OCD only exacerbates the stressful nature of his situation. “I’m getting very nervous with the thought of having bugs.”

We urge our reader to continue in his pursuit of answers, despite what his friends, family and even his doctor say. We do not know if this will necessarily be a comfort to our reader, but it is actually not an uncommon occurrence for doctors to dismiss concerns about parasites. That is not to say that this is right, but it does happen (many of our own readers have reported similar stories). Usually, this is because most doctors will not receive training in parasitology and infectious diseases unless they specialize in this area. For that reason, what we recommend is that our reader consults with someone that does specialize in this area. To find such a physician, he can do one or more of the following: 1) Search for a medical parasitologist in his area using this directory of medical parasitology consultants: https://www.astmh.org/for-astmh-members/clinical-consultants-directory. 2) Search for a local parasitologist by doing a Google search for “medical parasitologist (name of the closest big city)” or “tropical medicine specialist (name of the closest big city)”. 3) Get in touch with Dr. Omar Amin at the Parasitology Center at https://www.parasitetesting.com. To conclude, we sympathize with our reader and wish we could do more to help him directly with his situation. That said, we hope that the resources listed above prove useful and that our reader is able to get the answers and help he seeks soon. We wish him the very best, and welcome any updates he wants to provide us along the way.

 

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Man with GI Issues Worries About Parasites; Where He Can Find Help
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Man with GI Issues Worries About Parasites; Where He Can Find Help
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"I coughed this up" states this reader in his submission concerning the glossy-white organism pictured below. He worries that he suffers from a parasite after his dog also had a worm, and hopes that we can help him with his issue.
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  1. I am going through something similar. I have had several biopsies and blood work, you name it, and I have not been able to find out what it is or” there’s nothing there”, and clearly my dermatologist and I know that there’s something there. I could feel every time these things would morph or change or whatever they do,they feel like little worms, I feel like I’m covered in ants under my skin but they’re worms. My husband has also helped pull these worms out of my feet. I have got them all over. I’m losing my hair because of it. my dermatologist and I have finally kind of comes our own conclusion that it could be river blindness. I can’t pronounce the technical term but look it up and see if you’re having the same symptoms that I am because I too thought that my dog and I were passing this thing back and forth to each other and then it just looked like he started having the same symptoms that I was having but not at the same time I would literally feel like my skin was spitting. A worm would literally open my skin up and close it and spit whatever out you know and if these things are doing this to the outside of my body what are they doing to the inside because I literally have little black flies or whatever you want to call them coming out of my skin all over the place, not all at once but here and there. So if anybody else is having anything like this please reach out to me. I feel like I’m the only one and everybody thinks I’m crazy or wacked out on meth and I’m not, pleased help

  2. The picture submitted of the clear mucus looking gel, that the man coughed up. as well as the picture that a women submitted of “snake like ” worms in her hair and the pic.of the grey and black “bug” that came off of a man in the shower.
    These are all roundworms (nematodes) in each picture there
    are more that one together. Most people including doctors
    have no idea what a nematod even looks like, especially since each nematode species has 5 larval stages it has to molt through to reach adulthood and each one looks different than the other. And different species look slightly different than each other The Romans named them nematodes, it stands for” little snake”. But that was more because of the way they move. ( Side to side). They look more like a tube, others look like a deflated balloon before you blow it up. With their head poking out.And others still yet will look like a funnel or waffle cone. Due to the fact hat they colonize virtually on top of one another and rapidly reproduce. It’s sometimes hard to tell what your looking at until you get used to looking at them
    They are so ubiquitous here on earth that there is a film of them over the entire planet and everything on it. People can go the C.D.C. web site and look at pictures and get information on these nematodes. And or also Google not just nematodes but also Cutaneous larval migraine ( nematodes in human skin) and larval migraine of the hair and eye. Any of the numerous parasitic roundworms and their infective larval
    Not only are responsible for all kinds of diseases and billions of dollars in crop loss each year. But their diseases can all be Fatal if left untreated. And most of the time there are no symptoms for decades. So remember people visit the CDC website and always wear shoes and de- parasitize your pets and live stock.

  3. Hi,? Unfortunately, what I think you may have & are struggling with, is the Helminth.
    *worm*, Strongyloid
    (*Specific Type of Roundworm*). It is Definitely a T.Trichuria (Roundworm). I know 2 much lol because I am stfuggling to find out whatz going on with me also. my lifes been a living hell. & my dog is experiencing some of the same symptoms. Its Agony, Embarassing, Scary, w OCD its definitely another hell in itz own. find me @ bn*****@gm***.com uf you need 2 speak. blessings & health <3. Brittany

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