I get they are bad, but you seem to speak from experience, either yours or other...

woodruffw · on June 30, 2022

The history of hookworms in the US is the history of millions of intellectually and physically stunted children and adults[1].

gdudeman · on July 1, 2022

There is a great Radiolab show about both the South and modern research into hookworms.

If you have 2-10 hookworms and eat a modern diet (higher in iron), you're probably going to be fine.

If you have 30-50, you're going to have abdominal discomfort and some side effects.

If you have insane allergies or autoimmune disease, the risk/reward seems pretty incredible.

Worst case scenario if you're an adult with hookworms is you take some antibiotics and they go away.

This https://twitter.com/jimmybernot/status/1354443837897388033 is one person's story about participating in those studies.