I had a feeling I had a parasite. I felt it on a subtle energetic level, not really symptomatic. The only real physical thing is stool consistency not as good as usual. If helping to modulate immune system, then I don’t want to interfere with that, but I get the sense it’s kind of invading. Is there a good medication to blast it out with? Which one? How long or do you just go with a parasite protocol?

Dr. Amy Nett: So yeah, all great questions. So Entamoeba hartmanni as you found on Google, it is non-pathogenic. But I would also think about it is that it does indicate prior fecal oral transmissions. So you did do both tests, so it suggests you didn’t see any other parasites. That is reassuring, but when you see a non-pathogenic parasite, to me the biggest concern is well, did you have exposure to other parasites at that time? So if you’ve done both the #401 and the CSAP and there were no other bugs, I don’t know that you actually need to treat it, and you’re saying that you’re not really symptomatic. So without knowing what the microbiology, without knowing what the bacteria profile looks like, it’s hard for me to say. Any indication like overgrowth, of course if there’s overgrowth of something like Klebsiella, some of the pathogenic organisms, then that’s easier.

But if the bacterial makeup of the stool profile otherwise looks good, I think I would be reluctant to treat it because Entamoeba hartmanni in and of itself is non-pathogenic, so I would be reluctant because generally I would start with the core antimicrobial protocol and I would be reluctant to use that if there is no other dysbiosis or microbial disruption. That said, some of my patients believe in kind of energetic healing and if, for whatever reason, you have a really, intuitive sense that you have a problem with this particular parasite and you wanted to treat it using a protozoal medication, and this isn’t coming from based on the literature. This is just sort of a different approach, but you might consider a more targeted anti-parasitic formula. That might be something like KW Botanicals Parasite Formula, but again, I always have a little bit of reluctance in using these supplements without a good reason because they can be a little bit harsh on the gut. They are potentially going to affect the microbiota. So I would have a little bit of caution if you truly feel like the Entamoeba hartmanni, for any reason, if you do feel like that is really contributing negatively to your health, then consider a parasite-targeted treatment, but based on the literature, based on the research, I really wouldn’t make a specific recommendation for treating that.