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“Parasites (not a metaphor)” by lukehmiles


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A few of my new-parent friends started having terrible gut problems and figured they have colon cancer. Their doctors agreed it's the first thing to check. But the colonoscopies were negative for colon cancer. The tissue was inflamed though. One doctor called this "pre-cancer" (??)

Hmm what could be causing inflammation in the colon, but wouldn't show up on camera after you fasted and had medically-induced diarrhea for 24 hours?

The babies were born over a year before symptoms appeared, so it can't be related to pregnancy. No change in diet. No family history.

What happens a year or two after a kid is born? They go outside and immediately eat as much dirt as they can. What lives in dirt? Everything!

Me and my boy's mother ate some combantrin 3 months ago and have been clear since.

I'm currently trying to convince my [...]

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First published:

August 8th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/shDC7CfuEfaDrWKrM/parasites-not-a-metaphor

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