[jelliclesfarm]

1. Human beings can be host to parasitic worms. Here: https://www.healthline.com/health/worms-in-humans#types-of-w...

2. That in the modern western world, we don’t encounter them is due to our relative affluence. It’s not uncommon for people to walk barefoot and not have clean water in some parts of the world.

3. People dealt with and killed off parasites before pharmaceuticals..and so some of of the remedies are valid.

[dawg-]

I'm not sure what you are talking about as I didn't dispute that parasites exist. The article is about people who irrationally believe that their bodies are full of parasites, posting pictures of their poop on facebook groups. And other people, who are not doctors, are telling them to fix the "problem" by doing dangerous things like drinking turpentine

[NoRagrets]

But how do you know that? From that article? 1. That they are Irrational 2. What is wrong with posting poop pictures in a group? The internet is full of private groups that post pictures of all kinds of stuff..poop is relatively benign. 3. Those without degrees can heal non chronic and non life threatening issues with the body.

Having said that, drinking turpentine is questionable but it sounds clickbaity for inviting outrage to me. Ymmv.

Further, assuming these are a group of people paranoid and delusional, people still have the right to congregate and talk amongst themselves and share their thoughts. It’s called freedom of speech. There is no coercion.

Finally, the reason people seek out others to discuss health issues is because patients are discounted by doctors and physicians. The art of listening is challenged when your HMO allots 12 minutes for patients and doctors to converse..just enough time to prescribe medicines and order diagnostics.

Sick people like to talk. And they must be heard. It’s the same with old people. Especially because older people tend to be sicker than healthy young adults. If the medical profession needs to learn something new, it’s listening. And listening without judgement.