Fasciola spp.
Liver fluke
Symptoms reported
- •Fever
- •Tender hepatomegaly
- •Abdominal pain
- •Biliary colic
- •Jaundice
- •Severe anemia
- •High eosinophilia
Life cycle
Immature worms migrate through liver tissue before maturing in the bile ducts, where they produce eggs that exit via feces to infect snails.
Transmission
Eating raw water vegetation or vegetables washed in infected water, or drinking water polluted by encysted metacercaria.
Conventional medical treatment
Triclabendazole (Fasinex), Bithionol (Bitin), or surgical removal of ectopic flukes.
For information only. Discuss with a licensed healthcare provider before starting any pharmaceutical.
Treatment Options — Natural First, Pharmaceutical When Needed
Natural First
- •Wormwood
- •Black Walnut Hull
- •Garlic
- •Olive Leaf
- •Activated charcoal (binder)
- •Hydration + electrolytes
- •Rest + bone broth nutrition
Pharmaceutical (if natural-first insufficient)
- •Triclabendazole (Fasinex), Bithionol (Bitin), or surgical removal of ectopic flukes.
When to escalate to pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical first if: hepatobiliary disease (jaundice, right upper quadrant pain), pulmonary hemoptysis (Paragonimus), urinary bleeding (Schistosoma haematobium), or any sign of fluke-driven cancer (Opisthorchis, Clonorchis).
Traditional herbal alternatives
In stock at our apothecary
In our database (educational reference)
Also referenced (not currently in our database):
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“Mechanical and toxic destruction of liver tissue by passage of large number of immature worms through the liver tissue leads to necrosis, fibrosis, hepatitis, and hepatomegaly.”
— Applied Medical Parasitology
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