is it true that a tapeworm will make you loose weight? how much weight? and if so where/how do you get them?

Answer 1

The tapeworm is eating your guts away...if the idea of that appeals to you, then try your local pet shop. If you have no luck, you can start chewing your fingernails, and eat alot of fruit without washing it. You could also sit in public places with no undies

Answer 2

There are several types of Tapeworm. The pig, taenia saginata is dangerous and can kill you. The One for cow, Taenia Solium is the one that was used to help Beverly Hills socialites loose weight about 50 years ago. It does do some damage, particularly vitamin b12/folate deficiency. There are other absorption problems as well. It rarely kills though. You can get that from eatting raw beef. The problem is if you do get it are you sure if you got one or 3. If you get any other diseases. There are other tapeworm that is less common. Dog I think is third on the list. I strongly suggest you don't try it. The malnutrition problem was severe enough for people to stop using it, plus a tape worm is kind of gross. Little segments of the tapeworm sometimes crawl out of your butt. Seriously crawl out of your butt. Imagine how embarassing for you if it is seen crawling down your leg.

Answer 3

Sometimes it does cause weight loss. But that's really not the way you want to do it. Read up a bit on what they do, and I guarantee it will make your skin crawl. (Same applies if you've ever seen one in person. Nasty critters, and big, too!)

Tapeworms have a fecal-oral communication route. That means you get them from (accidentally, one would hope) eating poo.

Answer 4

They don't necessarily cause weight lose, they just cause you to starve. And you're still eating so the worm weighs as much as the food. And it can be incredibly deadly, people die from tapeworms.

Answer 5

Tapeworms can grow up to 25 feet long and sometimes they make you bloated and give you a pot belly. They can also cause cysts throughout your body and make you vomit. And even more wonderfully, they can affect the brain and cause visual impairments, meningitis, or death.

If you want them, eat undercooked meat or volunteer at a shelter with filty stray dogs.

Answer 6

yes, tapeworms can make you lose weight. You get tapeworms from raw or inadequately cooked meat, so, "kinilaw" lovers, beware.

Answer 7

If you really want to go that way (ewwww) look at rotten.com first there's a photo on there of a poor little kid that is that infested with worms they are coming out of her/his mouth and nose. Lose weight the healthy way please.

Answer 8

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