I have become terribly reinfested twice. The first time was last winter when we spent 3 months in Costa Rica. We brought some dewormers and herbs. We were taking these once per week. However the herbals were too weak. I thought I would mainly keep things in check with garlic, papaya, coconut and pineapple. I even did a 4 day pineapple smoothie fast. This is why I am always skeptical when people try and maintain with foods only.

Anyway we came home completely reinfested. I was very discouraged. Then after another 3 or 4 months of vigorous cleansing I decided to try using lots of raw garlic only for a month or so. This was Sept/11 and I was loaded again with them. My hubby also as we tend to do the same things.

So now I know for sure that these worms will return very quickly without a STRONG MAINTENANCE. One month off deworming is like throwing gasoline on a fire. They will have 30 full days to reproduce and eat at your insides.

I understand you needed a break. Cleansing parasites is the hardest thing both emotionally and physically to do. I would have suggested to you that you take a week or two at the very most as a break. This would have given your body a chance to clear out lots of debris and toxins. This would have given your organs a break. But to stop for 4 weeks is really asking for trouble.

You can search the forums and you will discover that those who take their long cleansing breaks do not recover. Then they proclaim that if a person has a bad infestation they will need to resort to drugs. They claim that herbs alone will not work. Herbs alone will work because that is all my hubby and I used. Do the research and you will see for yourself.

Just get back at it now. All of these experiences are needed and we can learn from them.

I agree that ongoing maintainence is imperitive. The thing is, parasites can stress the adrenals, and any body parts, too. Is there some way you can just kind of take it really easy while you are fighting them? I mean for a month or so? Veg out if you can. Pig out on your favorite movies & books. You're sick! You need to recooperate!

Coffe enemas may help a lot.

Also, be sure you are getting ultra healthy, organic hopefully, foods & lots of filtered water & use ornithine (at night, it makes you sleepy) & lots of milk thistle.

If possible get blood testing for vitamins, including things like coQ10, and amino acids, iron etc. Any deficiency will slow you down.

Yes, take a break if you have to, decrease your dosages, but don't stop for long. They ain't celibate and they do keep on reproducing!

The reoccuring problems you described are probably not directly caused by parasites, altho they may be or have been part of the cause. The symptoms are caused by overgrowths of bacteria and yeasts in your gut eating the partly digested food eaten and producing loads of gas and some toxins, too.

Although your situation may be different, in me I seem to carry some 'bad' bacteria in my bile system. I can get rid of the overgrowths in my intestine by using Clark's iodine, hydrogen preoxide, digestive enzymes, probiotics and in the past, turmeric and cayenne or other spicy spices but whenever I eat more of the pesky organisms come out with the bile and grow again in the intestine. In addition to following a gluten free diet I have to avoid any food or spice which causes inflammation in the small intestine and have had to do and continue to do many Liver Flushes.

I'm finding that using Hoarhound tea with honey is helping the gas/bloating problem.