When people have extra weight that does not come off often extreme measures are taken in a desperate attempt to shed those extra pounds. The cost of ingesting tapeworms in humans may be more than anyone is willing to pay. Others ignore the risk and will follow their desire to be thin to Mexico where it is legal to use this method of weight control. Yes, this is a radical way to rid one of unwanted weight. Yes, it works. Not as well as you might think. Average weight loss with a tapeworm is two pounds per week. Average weight loss with diet and exercise per week two pounds.
Symptoms of tapeworm infestation include diarrhea, which is a way to cleanse your colon but a risky one at best. Included in that same list is nausea, loss of appetite, dizziness and loss of nutritional absorption which results in some pretty negative consequences. Because one ingests the cysts of the tapeworm rather than actual tapeworm, these cysts can result in formation of other cysts in other areas of the body. When these cysts are located in the liver, eyes, brain or spinal cord the consequences can be lethal.
Ingesting a different type of tapeworm, pig tapeworm, is extremely dangerous and without proper identification of the exact tapeworm one is ingesting the risk of such extreme measures would seem for most to outweigh the benefit. However, there would not be articles on body cleansing diets and tapeworms if this was not in use. While the tapeworm competes for nutrients vital to one’s body properly functioning, and results in weight loss and a cleansing it also results in a nutritional deficiency which results in a wide range of disease and potentially lethal consequences.
Why do it? Some people are that driven to lose unwanted weight. Some are driven to find the perfect cleansing diet. Some are just desperate to be ideal. Given that the tapeworms are available and one does use them, can one get rid of the tapeworm once ingested? The answer is yes, one can. Antibiotics are given which kill off the tapeworm. Which results in one going back to the habits that caused the weight gain and one to use a body cleanse in the first place. Like a never ending cycle which results in sufficient harm, perhaps it is best avoided and something more gentle and lasting, not mention legal, like fish oil, should be considered.