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Tapeworm Diet
This dangerous parasite is banned in the U.S.
BACKGROUND
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Eating cabbage soup for two weeks. Exercising three times day. Drinking water with lemon juice and cayenne pepper for 10 days. We can all admit to going to great lengths, even if just once, to lose those unwanted pounds. But the Tapeworm Diet has to get as extreme and desperate as the world of dieting tricks and methods come. The good news is that importing or selling tapeworms in the U.S. is illegal. Tapeworms though, do occur in undercooked beef or raw meat dishes which are prone to contamination.
So what does a tapeworm in your gut actually do? It secretes proteins in our intestinal tract that make our digestion of food much less efficient. A less efficient digestive systems means that you can consume more calories through your food since your "body guest" is also noshing on them for his own growth purposes. Some scientists estimate that those infected with a single tapeworm can lose up to one or two pounds each week. Certain tapeworms can be downright lethal like a pork tapeworm, but for beef tapeworms, you can clear up an infection by taking a dose of antibiotics.
Some diet gimmicks have created tapeworm pills but since then the FDA has intervened and banned these unsubstantiated and dangerous products.
PRO
- Weight loss is pretty much guaranteed
- A scientist in Japan believes that tapeworms can also help clear up allergies like hay fever
CON
- Can be deadly
- Banned by the FDA
- Medical intervention may be needed to get rid of the tapeworm
- There are side effects to having a tapeworm
- Can't purchase or import one
- Once you get rid of the tapeworm, you risk putting weight back if you continue eating like you have a tapeworm
DIET and NUTRITION
The Tapeworm Diet is anything but a diet. Since a sizable percentage of what you eat goes to the tapeworm, it's a virtual dieter's dream: eat whatever you want and lose weight. Taking extra vitamins during an infection might help to prevent the massive nutrient loss. Following an infection, all those lost pounds can be easily put back on if you don't follow a healthy eating plan for just you and not your parasite.
TREATMENT
Treatment for getting rid of a tapeworm varies from grotesque to the less grotesque. A strong course of antibiotics is prescribed to get rid of the tapeworm.
CONCLUSION
Let us truly be thankful for the great strides in the hygienic practices of our farms and slaughterhouses and in our water supply. Even though our bodies have evolutionarily become used to being hosts to a myriad of parasites, our modern day ways have no doubt helped us to stay healthier and live longer. Voluntarily ingesting a tapeworm to lose weight is legally a difficult thing to pull off, not to mention dangerous. Your safer and less uncomfortable way to shed some pounds is probably heeding the advice of science and research: Consume less calories and stay active. Needless to say, this is one approach to weight loss that is not smart nor safe and should not be persued by anyone.
Common Misspellings
tapworm, tapewrom, taipworm, tapewerm, tapeworm's diet, tape worm diet, tape worm
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(Page 3 of 7, 137 total comments)adam
i truely loved this i lost like 60% of my body fat and i have still not gained it back although it may have to do with the fact i now live in a mental clinic for the mentally retarded and they only feed us 2 servings of jello a day
posted Apr 23rd, 2010 3:51 pmStaci
Ellen Ashtrick, do you not think that, no offense, her death could have been stopped? If she was that small, not only is she at fault for eating the tape worm, but the family is at fault for not stepping in with her low weight. There is no excuse for a guardian not stepping in, in the situation of her being at such a low weight. None.
posted Apr 16th, 2010 3:13 amStaci
I see all these people posting negative comments about it being gross; question: if it weren't "gross" would you do it? Honestly dieters, take this one thing and eat what you want and lose the weight you want, and in 90 days get a treatment and it'll all be okay! That's what EVERYONE wants. Don't like. People want to lose the weight and are willing to do whatever, don't judge someone because they are going to do this diet.
posted Apr 16th, 2010 3:10 amcay
so wat do you sugest for thoughes of us that are realy tring to lose weight do when nothing eals seams to work.
posted Apr 8th, 2010 10:25 amEnder
Tapeworm Therapy is not the way! If you want to lose weight, go do it the right way!
posted Apr 7th, 2010 8:29 pmEXERCISE!!!!!
This type of parasite will eat away your body and grow new ones and crowd your intestines. There's this picture in my biology book that shows a picture of a sheep intestine overflowing with tapeworms... it was DISGUSTING.
When I was a young, I had a tapeworm in my body. It was painful. I had to pull it out while I crapped. IT WASN'T FUN.
Ellen Ashtrick
My sister, Lacie Ashtrick tried this diet because she thought she was overweight. she WAS 14 years old and was supposed to be turning 15 yesterday, April fools day. she was a meer 98 pounds, underweight for her age. she ate some Beef Tapeworm larvae without us knowing. She died about 3 months after they started eating her body alive. She weighed about THIRTY EIGHT pounds when she died. It does cause people to lose weight, but with a COMMON side effect. DEATH. almost everyone Dies from this diet. If your stupid enough to kill yourself, try it.
posted Apr 2nd, 2010 1:21 pmHailey
people need to research their information and get their facts straight before judging other people.
posted Mar 30th, 2010 11:23 ampoison
on 1000 ways to die a woman died of this... if yo udo this... u WILL die...
posted Mar 24th, 2010 1:28 pmAlicia
just to clear somethings up. the tapeworm that is supposedly used for this type of diet is from beef and will release eggs into your body after 12 weeks. I'm not going to say that you wont lose weigh, but it is certainly by no mean safe or sanitary. You could infect people that don't want tapeworms without even knowing it. Plus if you get the wrong tapeworm (the swine one is very similar) you can have the larvae travel all over your body and it will mean surgery (if you catch them in time) or worse, death.
posted Mar 18th, 2010 11:11 pmif you really want to do this, I suggest you do complete research before even considering the idea.
seAN
I rarly respond to these things but I couldnt help but see all the negitive remarks made at heavy people.sure this is crazy & dangerous.as tempted as I am to do it Id wouldnt because theres no gate or way to keep this thing where it should be.Excercise sure that works the results are slow & sum times few but the down side is the more you burn the more you work out the more hungry your body becomes from burning those caloriese.trust me Id been thin Id been huge been thing back to being huge again .I cant judge those that wish to try this because a large group of people base them on their looks.lets face it people are jugementAL to bigger people weight wise.often one who is heavy feel ugly & a outsider.can you blame people wanting to take any risk to feel good about themselfs & acepted by the other sex?.being alone stinks.Being on a diet that never works.Best way I got in shape was bike riding six miles a day & droping the season the red meat & soda within a yr u will see results I went from 240 to 170.& I wasnt on a diet I ate alot I just cut down on what speeds up the weight gain also I allowed my body to sweat alot.because when u sweat u loose weight..so lets think using logic all good things take time i wouldnt advise this diet or trying speed to loose weight.slow & steady wins the rAce..
posted Mar 15th, 2010 6:43 pmchris
LOL i love all the girls on here wanting to eat tapeworms, and yes, it's mostly girls.
posted Mar 4th, 2010 2:39 amYou do know that a damn tapeworm can grow in your intestines to 20 feet or more? Did you also know it's possible for larva to get into your blood stream and infect some or ALL your vital organs, including your brain? And if that happens, I don't even think a docs treatment will help you.
ANYBODY WANTING TO EAT A TAPEWORM IS LAZY. GET OFF YOUR LAZY BUTTS AND GO TO THE GYM, less you like the idea of possibly dieing from tapeworms.
Eating tapeworms also comes with many side effects. The vitamin deficiency alone could seriously impair your health
Don't be STUPID. USE YOUR HEAD!.
John
It's awesome! I <3 Tapeworms.
posted Mar 2nd, 2010 10:35 amIf you cook them, they're extremely high in protein. I have 6 growing right now, and I fully intend on eating them at some later date.
ANGELA
Please can someone email me the information on how to get this diet started. i am so ready!
posted Feb 17th, 2010 4:14 pmFaith
this is absolutely DISGUSTING.. are u guys RETARDED!!! who the heck would want to lose weight by placing WORMS in their stomache??? ppl in other countrys die from this!! who wants a worm in their stomache eating away at u...wat the heck..this is INSANE. to all the ppl on here who asked how to do it..why not take diet pills..u guys must be MENTAL!!!
posted Feb 9th, 2010 10:21 pmbl
dont do this
posted Feb 8th, 2010 11:26 amDanielle
I think this is amazing! Society says "BE THINNER" people go to the extreme to do just that...then they are looked down on. Why can't society just love people for who they are...Awesome wonderful makings of God!! Love yourself!
posted Feb 4th, 2010 3:01 pmKaren
I HAVE A TAPEWORM... I think I got it in a border town in Mexico years ago. It is miserable! I get sick easily and am always fatigued. I thought I had some disease and did different tests for years to find out what it was. It puts out toxins that make you feel like you're flippin out. I get panic attacks. It's also very painful at certain times in it's cycle. I thought too that it might be a cyst because it would feel like it filled with fluid and get huge. I wanted someone to just cut me open or stick something in it to drain it to relieve the pressure and pain. Weight loss? I am 15 lbs overweight and have an appetite like a sumu wrestler! I finally found a dr. who discovered what the problem was and am being treated. Do you know what it is like knowing a huge worm is growing inside of you and waiting for it to come out in pieces? It's absolutely gross! I have nightmares about it. I had to give it a name in order to deal with this problem -- HURCULES!
posted Feb 3rd, 2010 2:41 pmdoll
DO NOT TRY !!!!!!!!
posted Feb 2nd, 2010 4:46 pmzachary hill
there are certain choices about your beauty and representation to your friend of opposite sexes,that should stray you away from anything on that wing of thought.just do a simple pasta diet or vegetarian regimen,expect to loose 55 pounds a year by just filling you tummy with a non-substance (substance).you can figure this idea out .
posted Feb 1st, 2010 10:10 pmVeronica
this is crazy....i understand that people want to lose weight but just exersize and do it the right way instead of having something live in you.... be smart dont be desperate and dumb....
posted Jan 25th, 2010 1:30 pm