• more about #homeopathy
    ElleL: Speaking of ulcers, I fear I have a stomach ulcer. Any Jezzie medical advice? I get crazy bad pain in my stomach to my chest sometimes right after eat... more »
    msAnthrope: talk about oldskool~~ i can't believe in this day and age of obscene costs for health care that there isn't one other option in the modern-day arsenal... more »
    argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?: oh yeah, they've been doing this for ages. it works very well to stop the spread of necrosis i hear. more »
    tscheese: Mmm, I sure can't wait to have my chicken vindaloo over lots of fluffy white rice. Nothing like bright red tomato-based sauce over little white elusiv... more »
    magalie: *ahem* (cough cough) presenting The Hearse Song Do you ever think as a hearse goes by, that you may be the next to die? They wrap you up in a big whit... more »
    taranwanderer: The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms play pinochle in your snout. They eat your eyes, they eat your nose, They eat the jelly between y... more »
    Blueberrypie: Even the M word is enough to gag. Has anyone heard of that Sardonian maggot cheese? Oh man. Grossest thing ever, I saw it on TV years ago and it still... more »
    misspell: I don't even want to put the words "maggot" and "therapy" next to each other, let alone put actual maggots on any part of me that needs therapy! I rea... more »
    merv: If I looked at that I wouldn't be able to eat rice for weeks. Lost Boys, I love you but I hate you. more »
    hellosunshine: Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I'm gonna [have] worms [enter my body and nom on my flesh]! Long thin slimy ones, short fat juicy ones, its... more »
    feather_spin: Maggots are the one creature guaranteed to make me hurl, so no, I will not be looking at the picture. more »
    Newsgirl: That picture is both disgusting and really interesting at the same time. But now I can't stop wondering what it felt like, or sounded like... you know... more »
    Le Coucher d'Yvette: We have clients who have accidentally gotten maggot therapy - as in bandages weren't changed often and maggots got into the wounds. more »
    MizJenkins: Fie on you Sadie! That song is going to be in my head for the rest of the day. And I only know the first line...maddening. more »
    EkaterinaBallerina: As squeamish as maggots make me, I would definitely do this is my alternative was losing my foot. Although I'd probably cover my eyes and whince a lot... more »
    LibidinousSlut: they also use leeches sometimes to suck up dead blood more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: I saw this done with Gangrene when I was an EMT years ago...the Dr who did it was a consultant to an episode on "Chicago Hope " and Michael Jeter was ... more »
    lilbobbytables: I am not looking at this. I have seen similar videos, and while it is amazing that this worked, it still triggers the 'lilbobbytables jumping on her d... more »
    CissyPants: I so want to look at the picture just because it says I shouldn't. more »
    LucilleTwoStep: I am not squeamish normally.. but that picture just gave me the heaves. Huge hole in foot + bunch o'maggots = no need for lunch anymore! more »
  • #maggottherapy

    The Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out

    An Ohio woman saved her leg from amputation by curing an ulcer with the venerable technique of "maggot therapy", in which live maggots consume dead tissue. Note: the squeamish or eating should not look. [ABC]
  • #thestinkingrose

    Where Garlic Has Never Gone Before: Or, How Not To Cure A Yeast Infection