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'@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ {{Pseudomedicine sidebar|fringe}} -"'''Rope worms'''" (or "'''ropeworms'''") is a [[pseudoscientific]] term for a not yet identified species of parasitic worm. Although some still argue that they are parts of mucus membrane, they do affect people{{CiteHuman anaerobic intestinal “rope” parasites by Alex A. Volinsky a*, Nikolai V. Gubarev b, Galina M. Orlovskaya c<ref></ref>, Elena V. -Marchenko d journal|last=Sapp|first=Sarah G. H.|last2=Bradbury|first2=Richard S.|last3=Bishop|first3=Henry S.|last4=Montgomery|first4=Susan P.|date=March 2019|title=Regarding: A Common Source Outbreak of Anisakidosis in the United States and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Family Collaterals|journal=The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene|volume=100|issue=3|pages=762|doi=10.4269/ajtmh.18-1019|issn=0002-9637|pmc=6402927|pmid=30843503}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tabbalat|first=Rinad Ramzi|last2=Cal|first2=Nicolas Vital|last3=Mayigegowda|first3=Kavya Kelagere|last4=Desilets|first4=David John|date=August 2019|title=Two Cases of Gastrointestinal Delusional Parasitosis Presenting as Folie á Deux|journal=ACG Case Reports Journal|language=en-US|volume=6|issue=8|pages=e00183|doi=10.14309/crj.0000000000000183|pmid=31737714|issn=2326-3253|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="smb"/> "Rope worms" were reported in 2013 in two self-published papers by Volinsky and Gubarev et al.<ref name="original" /> The use of [[Enema#Bleach enemas|bleach enemas]] (usually marketed as [[Miracle Mineral Supplement]]) and other cleanses described by Volinsky et al.<ref name="smb">{{Cite web |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/rope-worms-cest-la-merde/ |title=Rope Worms: C'est la Merde |date=2014-05-27 |website=Science-Based Medicine |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-09 |author=Harriet Hall |author-link=Harriet Hall }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autism.com/statement_helminths|title=Helminths: ASD Cause or Potential Treatment|author=William Parker|date=6 May 2015|publisher=[[Autism Research Institute]]|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> -They cause IBS, chronic insomnia, food hypersensitivities, pain under the ribcage, lack of appetite, vasculitis, etc...People need help and a test of the DNA is necessary to identify this specimen. The only useful method to kill them in the long term is by using Vermox or Mimosa pudica seeds. +"'''Rope worms'''" (or "'''ropeworms'''") is a [[pseudoscientific]] term for long thin pieces of damaged [[intestinal epithelium]] or other bowel content that have been misidentified as human [[parasitic worm]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sapp|first=Sarah G. H.|last2=Bradbury|first2=Richard S.|last3=Bishop|first3=Henry S.|last4=Montgomery|first4=Susan P.|date=March 2019|title=Regarding: A Common Source Outbreak of Anisakidosis in the United States and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Family Collaterals|journal=The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene|volume=100|issue=3|pages=762|doi=10.4269/ajtmh.18-1019|issn=0002-9637|pmc=6402927|pmid=30843503}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tabbalat|first=Rinad Ramzi|last2=Cal|first2=Nicolas Vital|last3=Mayigegowda|first3=Kavya Kelagere|last4=Desilets|first4=David John|date=August 2019|title=Two Cases of Gastrointestinal Delusional Parasitosis Presenting as Folie á Deux|journal=ACG Case Reports Journal|language=en-US|volume=6|issue=8|pages=e00183|doi=10.14309/crj.0000000000000183|pmid=31737714|issn=2326-3253|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="smb"/> "Rope worms" were reported in 2013 in two self-published papers by Volinsky and Gubarev et al.<ref name="original" /> In fact, they are not actual parasites, but instead fragments of [[mucous membrane]] shed from the gut following the use of [[Enema#Bleach enemas|bleach enemas]] (usually marketed as [[Miracle Mineral Supplement]]) and other similarly ineffective and toxic cleanses, such as the [[Essential oil#Dangers|essential oil]] enema described by Volinsky et al.<ref name="smb">{{Cite web |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/rope-worms-cest-la-merde/ |title=Rope Worms: C'est la Merde |date=2014-05-27 |website=Science-Based Medicine |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-09 |author=Harriet Hall |author-link=Harriet Hall }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autism.com/statement_helminths|title=Helminths: ASD Cause or Potential Treatment|author=William Parker|date=6 May 2015|publisher=[[Autism Research Institute]]|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> +The phenomenon results from improper identification of intestinal artifacts expelled from the body.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/kwxq3w/parents-are-giving-their-children-bleach-enemas-to-cure-them-of-autism-311|title=The Parents Who Give Their Children Bleach Enemas to 'Cure' Them of Autism|date=12 March 2015|author=Stefan Sirucek|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> These "ropeworms" are often discussed, with images shared and claimed as evidence of successful [[Detoxification (alternative medicine)|detoxing]], on [[autism]] forums and [[alternative medicine|altmed]] Facebook groups, wherein various toxic products are falsely claimed to cure autism and a myriad of other conditions and ailments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/causes/cures.aspx|title=So-called cures|publisher=[[National Autistic Society]]|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> In one Facebook group, 8500 members have allegedly been charged $60 to join, half a million dollars combined, leading to questioning of the leaders' intentions.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Norris |first1=Sophie |last2=Clarke-Billings |first2=Lucy |title=Secret Facebook group reveals how parents use bleach enemas on autistic children in bid to 'cure' disability |journal=Mirror |date=Aug 8, 2017 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/secret-facebook-group-reveals-how-10944477 |access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> + +Parents in these groups may be reluctant to take their children to their doctors, even when dangerous reactions to chlorine dioxide are apparent, such as vomiting, [[malaise]], dehydration, and [[jaundice]]. Doctors and other [[Mandated reporter|mandatory reporters]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect|date=2019-01-28|url=https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/manda/|language=en|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref> are generally required to report suspected child abuse (including the use of MMS on children) to [[child protective services]].<ref>{{Citation|publisher=[[The Doctors (talk show)|The Doctors]]|title=Mother Exposes DIY Treatment for Autism|date=2017-09-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aim9B0Y2sLo|language=en|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref> ==References== @@ -12,2 +13,6 @@ * {{Cite arXiv|title=Human anaerobic intestinal "rope" parasites|authors=Alex A. Volinsky, Nikolai V. Gubarev, Galina M. Orlovskaya, Elena V. Marchenko|year=2013|class=q-bio.OT|eprint=1301.0953}} * {{Cite arXiv|title=Development stages of the "rope" human intestinal parasite|authors=Alex A. Volinsky, Nikolai V. Gubarev, Galina M. Orlovskaya, Elena V. Marchenko|year=2013|class=q-bio.OT|eprint=1301.2845}}</ref>}} + +[[Category:Alternative detoxification]] +[[Category:Autism pseudoscience]] +[[Category:Health fraud]] '