Hmm.. its my understanding that most of the parasite/candida tests are lousy, I know some are better than others but I didn't even bother to waste my money.

In terms of the symptoms, I was in the exact same boat, and I still can't know for 100% sure whether I had candida but I had all the symptoms of and so I just assumed I did/do (an alternative explanation could be a food or Histamine Intolerance - but those often exist with or because of candida as well).

So if it was me I would just begin treating your candida and parasites.

The Humaworm company is pretty small and their demand is far outstripping their supplies right now I have been told. I just got done with my first round, it wasn't pleasant during but I passed some stuff and feel better now that it is done.

Good luck!

Hey Yoe91,
Good to see you here again. I agree with Seattle..I wouldn't waste my time worrying about finding the right test. They are notoriously inaccurate.

Sorry you haven't gotten your herbs yet. Is humaworm the only company that will ship to you?

If you're going to be in France I would recommend going to the pharmacy there and getting flubendazole. It's over the counter and is equivalent to mebendazole. Take one pill twice a day, spaced 12 hours apart. Do this for three days, then repeat in two weeks.

I have been doing herbs since early April and it was rough going at first. I didn't see real progress until finishing my second round of mebendazole. I went from being maybe 40% healed to 75% in a couple of weeks. I continue with the herbs since I know they are still in there but once the load is down your body can really begin to heal and you can gain some ground.

I hope you can find some improvement soon. It would be a shame to miss out on the cheese and bread during your visit:)

Also- as regards candida, someone here mentioned that cloves can help with that (which you've already been taking).

All the best to you!

Hi Yoe- I agree with the others about testing. Too many false negatives from everyone here on CZ.

The Humaworm is a very weak product. Not strong enough to kill a roundworm. The Clark 3 herb that you were on has 2100 mg of Wormwood per day and the Humaworm has 100mg. Many of the herbs in Humaworm are for liver support and colon cleansing. This leaves about 1200 mg of killing herbs per day which is way too weak. I take about 3 times this amount as a daily maintenance dose.

Humaworm
Black Walnut 200mg
Wormwood 100mg
Cloves 100mg
Thyme 100mg
Garlic 200mg
Fennel 100mg
Cayenne 100mg
Ginger 100mg
Gentian 100mg
Hyssop 100mg
Milk Thistle 100mg
Marshmallow root 100mg
Pau D' Arco 200mg
Burdock 100mg
Elecampane 100mg
Fenugreek 100mg
Licorice 100mg
Barberry 200mg
Cascara Sagrada 25mg
Senna 25mg
Sage 100mg
Psyllium 200mg
Yellow Dock 100mg
Cramp Bark 100mg
Peppermint 200mg

I agree with Oneday. If you are sure you have worms start taking some mebendazole with herbs in between. It takes about 1 year to get rid of worms and then the person has to stay on a strong maintenance. They cycle through to the lungs and back on a continuous basis. That is why I started buying my herbs from Mountain Rose and making my dewormer for very cheap.

The candida went completely away on its own once I started eating a natural diet without the sugars, white flours and processed foods. Also a good probiotic would help to get the gut colony in a healthier state. The kefir is working great for me. I have never in my life had such a nice pink tongue and so much energy.

Hi yoe
I would also start with mebendazole if you'are sure its worms. Here's a secondary benefit: I was taking albendazole for pinworms and i was expelling Ascaris :) which i did not know i have.

Re- tests: the lab should have a definitive records of succesfull findings between the patients.

for me the candida blood tests was useless and the urine one the same "arahncoidic acid" or something like that :). Usual lab stool samples the same. The same with throat culture, urine culture etc. So i would say the same for testing...
BUT last year a microscope old school test performed by an old man (recommended by patients) discovered "A LOT OF SPORES AND LEVURES OF CANDIDA". so i guess its a question of method and performance.

the parasites tests were the same except scotch tape test for pinworms and giardia.

If you have some money i would search a bit for Metametrix, Genova or dr.Amin labs in US for parasites tests (private labs). They can help also with yeast discovery except dr.Amin (or Amir) i guess. As you probably know already bacterial infection go togheter with candida and parasites so you should think also about that. For example Hpilory could be the underlying cause for AF anxiety Depression and so on..

"I'm pretty convinced I have either parasites OR candida as chronic infection (for specific reasons), either being underlying causes/complementary, whatever. But I'm pretty sure it's not AF alone."
I got it man! Many times AF is started by chronic infections but we see just the end of this process outcomes/symptoms of AF.

Good luck in France!