[mmartins]

This is gross, but maybe it isn't too surprising

As it is, our intestines seethe with "wild" bacteria which are essential to digestion

A hygiene-obsessed person who tried sterilizing their gut would rapidly become very ill, or even die

Worms may perform a similarly beneficial function

[Pedantic_Lady]

This is gross, but maybe it isn't too surprising As it is, our intestines seethe with "wild" bacteria which are essential to digestion A hygiene-obsessed person who tried sterilizing their gut would rapidly become very ill, or even die Worms may perform a similarly beneficial function

Yep...I'm anxious to see what other conditions they could possibly "cure."