How it went
Did it last?
- 1 of 4 said the benefit wore off.
- 2 of 4 needed to keep doing it to stay well.
Read from what people wrote. A story that ends without a follow-up counts as lasting, so treat these as minimums.
| Outcome described | Accounts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full recovery | 0 | 0% |
| Near-full | 0 | 0% |
| Substantial | 1 | 25% |
| Partial | 3 | 75% |
| Relapsed | 0 | 0% |
| No benefit | 0 | 0% |
Only 4 accounts. Treat these percentages as anecdotes, not rates.
By how ill people were
| Severity at worst | How it went | n | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe | 3 | 0% |
1 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.
Who published these accounts
Right-hand number: share describing a full or near-full recovery. Pages that sell something, and advocacy sites, tend to publish only the successes.
How often it comes up
Posts that mention Helminth and hookworm therapy, per 1,000 posts each year. Hover a point for the count.
Show as a table
| Year | Posts mentioning it | All posts | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 184 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1,491 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1,708 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2,352 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2,158 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1,431 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 59 | 3,110 | 19.0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2,201 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1,075 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2,581 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1,867 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1,166 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,000 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1,237 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1,019 | 7.9 |
| 2026 (so far) | 8 | 840 | 9.5 |
Posts in the forum threads we archived, 26,806 in all, counted per year. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. These threads all contain a recovery story, so they show what those communities discussed, not everyone with ME/CFS or long COVID. All trends
All 4 accounts
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Helminthic Therapy, the only thing to make a difference so far
Started Necator americanus hookworm therapy, beginning with 3 larvae and later trying 5, redosing roughly every 8-12 weeks depending on response, about 11 months in at the time of posting. Individual doses have produced windows of dramatic relief, including…
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Moderate success with hookworms/helminthic therapy after 2.5 yrs
After 15 years of severe ME/CFS/FM (about 85% housebound, severe PEM, chronic muscle pain, borderline POTS, brain fog), tried hookworm therapy, titrating from 5 up to 25 worms before settling on a maintenance dose of 10. Over 2.5 years reports reduced…
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Incredible improvements with Helminthic Therapy
Used helminthic therapy with Necator americanus hookworms, starting at 5 organisms and increasing to 30 over more than nine months, alongside an autoimmune-protocol diet and Freddd's methylation supplement regimen. Reports going from bed/couch-bound to "an…
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Incredible Improvements with Helminthic Therapy
Index entry credits Henrik, on the same helminthic-therapy thread as Gyre, with Necator americanus hookworms for ME/CFS improvement. No further detail on duration of illness, severity, or durability was available beyond the index listing.