A woman says she returned from travel abroad with an intestinal tapeworm and later learned she also had numerous parasites in her brain. According to reports, the woman, identified as Lowri Denman, initially noticed the condition only after passing a metre-long tapeworm in the toilet despite having no clear symptoms at the time. She subsequently developed serious neurological and mental health problems, including seizures and psychosis. Media accounts describe her experience as prolonged and difficult to manage, with clinicians unable to give a clear timeline for recovery. One outlet says she faced years of uncertainty and treatment, while noting that doctors did not know what to expect. Another report states she had 38 brain parasites, linking the later complications to the parasitic infection. The story emphasizes the impact of the illness—ongoing seizures, psychosis, and difficulty in determining when symptoms would resolve—while presenting the medical uncertainty reported by healthcare professionals. The accounts focus on her personal experience and the challenges of diagnosis and management following travel-related infection.
Woman reports metre-long tapeworm and multiple brain parasites after trip abroad
A woman says she returned from travel abroad with an intestinal tapeworm and later learned she also had numerous parasites in her brain. According to reports, the woman, identified as Lowri Denman, in...
- The woman says she passed a metre-long tapeworm after returning from travel abroad.
- She later received information that she also had multiple brain parasites, reported as 38.
- She develops seizures and psychosis following the parasitic infection.
- Sources describe uncertainty from doctors about the course of treatment and when symptoms would end.
Lowri Denman, 42, battled a decade of seizures, psychosis and uncertainty about her future
3 hours agoLowri suffered seizures and psychosis, and no-one could tell her when it would stop
5 hours agoLowri passed the worm into the toilet despite having no symptoms - then developed seizures and psychosis
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