Some say eating parasite worms can help you fight diseases, but are they right?

Helminthic therapy is where someone eats parasitic worms and its eggs in the belief that it may help cure disease. Does it work?

Helminthic therapy – ingesting live roundworms – is growing in popularity as a means of fighting various autoimmune disorders, but more evidence is needed of its efficacy, and the treatment is not approved in many countries.

Would you eat worms or their larvae to help cure what ails you?