Many GAPS patients are struggling to fight various forms of parasites. What foods should be avoided to help starve the parasites, such as a roundworm?
Processed carbohydrates, sugar and other processed foods feed parasites. These foods are not allowed on the GAPS diet. However, parasites are adaptable, if you deprive them of one food source, they will use another. Generally speaking, worms and other parasites are an inevitable part of life, everybody has them. In the majority of people they cause no symptoms and, unless they cause problems, there is no need to attack them. Worms my fulfil some useful functions in the body by controlling other microbes and stimulating immunity. For example, it has been discovered that some worms have a balancing effect on the immune system and may prevent autoimmunity. This subject is covered further on www.gaps.me in the FAQs section.
Processed carbohydrates, sugar and other processed foods feed parasites. These foods are not allowed on the GAPS diet. However, parasites are adaptable, if you deprive them of one food source, they will use another. Generally speaking, worms and other parasites are an inevitable part of life, everybody has them. In the majority of people they cause no symptoms and, unless they cause problems, there is no need to attack them. Worms may fulfil some useful functions in the body by controlling other microbes and stimulating immunity. For example, it has been discovered that some worms have a balancing effect on the immune system and may prevent autoimmunity. This subject is covered further on www.gaps.me.
Processed carbohydrates, sugar and other processed foods feed parasites. These foods are not allowed on the GAPS diet. However, parasites are adaptable, if you deprive them of one food source, they will use another. Generally speaking, worms and other parasites are an inevitable part of life, everybody has them. In the majority of people they cause no symptoms and, unless they cause problems, there is no need to attack them. Worms may fulfill some useful functions in the body by controlling other microbes and stimulating immunity. For example, it has been discovered that some worms have a balancing effect on the immune system and may prevent autoimmunity.
