D. Fragilis Is Reportedly Gone
One thing that we have learned on this journey is that CB has a sensitive immune system. He doesn’t get sick often, knock on wood, but his system is sensitive to random infections, bugs, and immune suppressors. During the last few years, he has tested positive for yeast infections, anal strep, d. fragilis, selective IgA deficiency, multiple vitamin deficiencies (despite eating healthy and a variety of foods), food sensitivities, and allergies. OK, some of these are common, but I don’t believe anal strep and d. fragilis are all that common.
The latest culprit is d. fragilis, dientamoeba fragilis. D. fragilis is a parasite that lives in the large intestine. It is controversial as to whether it is pathogenic. If you do a quick search on the web, you will see many anecdotal reports stating that it can cause IBS type symptoms, decrease the body’s ability to absorb iron, and can be very hard to anihilate. You can read more about dientamoeba fragilis at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3862407/. (more…)