Business of LifeI don't know about you but this sounds kind a creepy -Parasitic worm hope for Chron's Then again, I don't suffer from the type of agonizing attacks Chrohn suffers do, during which, they will try anything if it promises relief. Parasitic worms may be an effective treatment for the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease, research in the US suggests.
University of Iowa team found most of 29 Crohn's patients who swallowed a type of parasitic worm over a 24-week period showed an improvement.
It is thought that helminths, such as roundworms and threadworms, may prevent Crohn's in the developing world.
The research is published in the journal Gut.
Don't you love it when the BBC is quoting the prestigious research journal, Gut.