Articles About Parasite Testing

How To Get Tested for Parasites There are dozens of parasites that routinely infect humans. But, it can be difficult to tell if you have a parasite. Common symptoms may match other diseases…which means that parasites are often overlooked. The most reliable way to know if you have a parasite…

How to Ask Your Doctor for Parasite Testing Some of our clients test with Parasites.org because they couldn’t get parasite testing from their doctor. I know doctors are here to help us…so why won’t they give you the test that you ask for? I’m going to share my best guesses…

Parasites are often divided into two camps: they are either protozoans or helminths. Helminths are worms, including flatworms, flukes, roundworms, and tapeworms. Protozoans are single-celled animals such as amoebas. Here is a list of human parasites: Ascaris: the Ascaris lumbricoides roundworm causes a disease called ascariasis. It usually affects children…

Written by Dr. Christine Traxler, MD Worms Are Detectable by Colonoscopy and Endoscopy Endoscopies and colonoscopies can sometimes find parasitic worms like roundworms, tapeworms, or intestinal flukes. But, sometimes even a severe parasitic worm infection will be missed by this test (I’ll explain why below)…worst of all, microscopic parasites will always be missed….

What is the PCR parasite stool test (from DNA)? The PCR parasite stool test analyzes stool to find parasite DNA. The parasite DNA can be from live parasites, a dead parasite, or parasitic eggs (called ova). What are the strengths of the PCR parasite test? Tiny amounts of parasite ova…

Articles About Parasite Testing Parasite testing is complicated. But, I’ve done my best to explain the latest best practices for parasite testing. I hope you get better health outcomes as a result of these articles on parasite tests. What Is The Best Parasite Test? Ova Parasite Stool Test Accuracy Best…