I don't rememberthe part about them being altered, however the point was that
the presence of worms cured the disease.
Someone has said on this list that such "parasites" are benign, and commonly
found in the gut.
Wonder if a cause of crohn's or celiac disease could be caused by a lack of
the function performed by pinworms?
Is it possible that paleo people were concerned about ridding themselves of
indetectable passengers?
Maybe they are necessary for good health, as is believed of many kinds of
bacteria.

William


On November 21, 2002 04:40 pm, you wrote:
> I think what he is thinking of were the trials done with altered worms
> (don't remember what type) with crohn's (not celiac) patients. The worms
> are altered in a way so as not to be able to reproduce and cause disease.
> The theory is that the worms redirect the immune response away from the gut
> to the worms.
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