I believe that might be what I am infected with, although I have no proof. Several samples gone to the lab with the results "negative". :(

I was very, very sick in January. Didn't get out of bed for two weeks.

I'm taking ivermectin now and will continue to until I have no symptoms. It would be nice to have the assistance of someone with one of those fancy-pants degrees but alas, I'm on my own. ;)

I took ivermectin once, I think, on Jan. 22. Just one dose. Within about 8 hours some of my symptoms started to disappear. Notably, the crushing, searing chest pain.

I took it again 2 weeks later. One dose.

But I've still got the darned things and have decided to keep taking the ivermectin...

I have 'tracks' all over my body from where the critters have migrated. They are INTENSELY itchy. I had been taking prednisone but after reading about steroids causing hyperinfection/disseminated disease, I stopped right away.

I haven't experienced any ill effects from ivermectin. Today is day 7 taking 12 mg/day.

Some literature says ivermectin isn't effective against larvae, some says it is. So I really don't know the answer to that question. Life cycle is two weeks with autoinfection, which I most certainly have. So I'll be on the juice for at least two weeks if I continue to tolerate it well.

Do you see anything physically in bowel movements from the Strongyloides ? Just out of curiosity.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/788652-overview

diagnosis via antibody or vizualization of live wetmount of sputum or string test.

treatment for this disease appears to be based on the severity of the disease,

chronic infections, treated with 3d of albendazole or 1 to 2 day Ivermectin ...possibly monitor/repeating in 2 weeks.

As opposed to those hyperinfected, intestinal obstruction, respiratory symptoms that are treated more aggressively, IVM and ABZ until clearance of larvae.

Thiabendazole, is an alternative, no longer manufactured in the US.

best luck.

yes albendazole or ivermectin, if you chose albendazole you have to chew the tablet into fine dust and take it together with a fatty meal. course has probably be repeated at least 3 times.

Hi Myco,

Can you tell me a little about the Metametrix testing?

Did your physician have to order it for you?
Do you have any idea why he or you chose that lab?

Anything at all that you could tell me would be helpful. I am looking for an accredited lab as here in Canada one might as well forget our labs and seek something better

Everyone tests negative here. I have read the statistics in some of those scholarly articles and there is no way almost everybody is negative for helminths. No way.

From,

Herne