These eggs can then develop into adult tapeworms in a human’s gut, usually around 5 to 12 weeks. However, consumption of the ...

The bizarre practice of ingesting tapeworm eggs for weight loss goes back to at least the Victorian era, though it’s unclear how commonly the method was used. 3.

The tapeworm taenia solium enters the human body by ingesting the parasite’s larval cysts. These eggs can then develop into adult tapeworms in a human’s gut, usually around 5 to 12 weeks.

In humans, although the tapeworm can cause an upset stomach, it can also be asymptomatic—apart from rice grain-sized eggs in the feces. There are three tapeworms that can lead to taeniasis ...

Doctors found tapeworm eggs in his brain. N'dea Yancey-Bragg. USA TODAY. An 18-year-old man who went to the emergency room after suffering seizures soon discovered he had parasites in his brain, ...