Parasite cleanses are ‘modern snake oil.’ Experts explain why.

(Washington Post) You don’t need to spend much time hobnobbing in wellness circles — on social media or in real life — before parasite cleanses come up. Long before they started trending on TikTok, I succumbed to doing a parasite cleanse because a doctor suggested it in her book about autoimmune disorders. According to the book, you could have intestinal parasites if you experience three or more of these: