Interesting relationship between metal allergies and parasites

From a long time ago

“If you are parasitized by a parasite such as tapeworm, you will not develop metal allergies.”

“A little while ago, everyone had parasites in their bodies, so they didn’t have metal allergies.

The people now are clean and no longer have parasites, and at the same time more people are suffering from metal allergies. “

I was listening to such a story.

What about the reality?

There is a Meguro Parasitological Museum in the neighborhood, and I investigated it in detail, so I would like to write it.

What is a parasite?

There are many types of parasites.

There are also types that parasitize the intestines, such as tapeworms, pinworms, and ascaris lumbrellas, which are relatively common.

Some of them are horrifying to think about, such as Pork tapeworm, which invades the brain and fills the brain with insects. (In the first place, the parasite itself has a horrifying image. Lol)

There is also a type that parasitizes the liver, such as Echinococcus, which is well known in Hokkaido.

Other types that live outside the body, such as mites and skin and hair, may also be treated as a type of parasite.

Do you develop metal allergies if you have parasites?

As you can see in the literature below

There seems to be an inverse correlation between the number of patients with parasitic infections and the number of patients with autoimmune diseases.

In other words, it is known that the more people have parasites in their bodies, the fewer people develop autoimmune disease = allergies.

This theory is called the “hygiene hypothesis.”

Since this is just a statistic, we cannot conclude that having a parasite will not cause a metal allergy, but it does suggest that it has something to do with it.

Why are parasites related to allergies?

Do parasites secrete substances that suppress allergies?

A well-known researcher on the relationship between parasites and allergies is Mr. Koichiro Fujita (1939-2021, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Medical & Dental University).

Koichiro Fujita, called “Dr. Parasite,” says he drank tapeworms himself (bred in his intestines) and used his body as a laboratory table to pursue his research.

Isn’t this the case that parasites secrete substances that suppress allergies? With the hypothesis, he has left a lot of research and writing.

When a parasite infests the human body, the human immune system should naturally work to eliminate the parasite, but being able to evade that immunity and stay in the body suppresses some immune response. The idea is that it may be secreting a substance, and that the secretion may also suppress allergies.

Good relationship with parasites

In addition to Fujita Koichiro’s theory that parasites such as tapeworms may secrete some substance to nullify allergies, it seems that another mechanism has recently been explained.

Perhaps the presence of parasites devoted resources in the body and could not afford such an allergic reaction? It is the theory.

If the parasite is in the body, the immunity is constantly fighting moderately, but in the social life where public health and drugs are developed as in the present age, the immunity can not find a fighting partner because there is no parasite, and it runs away and runs out of control. = Autoimmune disease will occur. Is the idea.

In addition, the intestinal bacterial flora changed by the parasite infection, not the parasite infection itself, suppresses the allergic reaction. You can also find the document.

References:
The suppressive effect of allergies caused by parasite infection is due to changes in the intestinal flora.
https://webview.isho.jp/journal/detail/pdf/10.11477/mf.1412204887

In any case, it seems that there is a correlation between parasites and autoimmune diseases such as metal allergies, but the mechanism has not yet been determined.

As has been talked about in the recent infectious disease turmoil, human immunity (that is, the mechanism of recognizing and eliminating other than oneself) is complicated and is based on a delicate balance.

How far are you and where are you not?

This boundary is very vague in the first place, and the immune system that handles it is likely to be buggy.

Parasites can cause allergies

I’m allergic to metal, so I’ll take tapeworms to cure it.

I don’t intend to recommend it like this, but I hope you can use it as a reference as to whether there is such a method.

Some time ago, there was a topic about Cleopatra’s diet method, such as “Tapeworm diet”, in which tapeworms absorb calories instead in the intestines, but I think that it is generally recommended. increase.

In addition, it seems that some people have an allergic reaction due to the secretions produced by parasites.

So I can’t try it easily, but all kinds of parasites are said to suppress autoimmune diseases, so if I choose one, it’s still a tapeworm. .. ..

An interesting relationship between this parasite and metal allergies.

It may be a clue to eliminate the original cause of metal allergies.