The reason I ask is b/c I'm almost positve that I just got over a case of parasites, and I would like to share with all how to immediately rid yourself of them if you suspect they have taken up residency.
I know some claim that parasites are all good for you, but I don't believe that to be the case:
A couple weeks ago I ate some dirty chicken livers. It gave me the worst case of food poisoning I've ever had, and I was sick for 2 days. But after the fever, body cramps, diarrhea, and general weakness subsided, I still never felt completely well and strong again. I started eating again, in fact, eatin alot, and I mean ALOT. But even after I ate, it was like I still felt hungry. I just couldn't be fully satisfied, even after 1 1/2 lbs of fatty meat and liver. 30 mins later I would even go top off with 2-4 eggs. So somewhere in there I began to speculate that I had a parasite, but sort of just passed it off in my mind as 'unlikely.'
Well Saturday morning I started what would become a 2 day marathon of the liquid $hits. Anything I ate would pass straight through me in 3-15 minutes. As I was sitting on the john I started to think, "If it was bacteria flushing out something not good, it should have run it's course by now. Shouldn't take more than a day, for a healthy guy who's eaten entirely RP for 5 months now, w/ only a couple hiccups. Especially when I give my body good nutrition during such occasional bacterial episodes (lemons/limes, apple cider vinegar, raw eggs, plenty of coconut water). Suddenly I remembered about the ridiculous eating I had been doing the last week, how I hadn't put on any muscle or even fat despite it, and I thought perhaps everthing I'm eating now is only going to feed a parasite, which my body is trying to flush.
So I got on the forum to check and see what people had to say. I didn't find a whole lot other than bowel cleanses and some parasite cleanses, but nothing really all that clear that said, "here, if you suspect you have parasites, do this." Anyways so I looked around the internet in general, and found ginger and garlic to be reappearing themes in getting rid of parasites. Also, I remember Aajonus talking about peppers, when eaten very spicy, tend to ward off parasites. So it was time to go to work. I first cut a 1/2 thumb size portion of ginger and munched on it. Spicy! 10 mins later, it went straight through, but poo smelled a little different this time (looking back I think it was the final ridding of the parasites). I waited another 20 mins, and ate a clove of garlic. My stomach started to feel MUCH better now, and so I drank some water with it, and this time, it kept. So 1 hour later, I ate 1/2 a habanero for good measure. Burned like hell, but hey, I wasn't taking any chances. 1 hour after that, I ate 5 ounces of liver (w/ more garlic for safety - didn't wan't to rejeuvinate any mostly dead parasites). I had mostly solid poo this morning, and then 3/4 pound beef for lunch, it all kept.
So, if you're eating alot and not feeling filled, if food is passing straight through w/ reckless abandon at liquid velocity, if this keeps up for more than 24 hours, it's quite possible you have a parasite. And if you down a good bit of the foods I mentioned, I'm proof positive it will fix you up in a matter of minutes, hours at most.
Hope this is helpful for some poor sap out there like me.