I am planning to do something controversial, eating eggs immediately after worming with Ivermectin.

[Sally PB]

Following!

 

[azygous]

It's now 1:17pm. The propane vendor just stopped by, and so did the UPS driver. Stood talking to both for twenty minutes and didn't faint even once.

I haven't thrown up yet, either, so that accounts for reporting on the north hemisphere. No report on effects to the south hemisphere, yet.

 

[raingarden]

Ivermectin is presribed for parasites in humans too. It's probably not an issue, but doing it long-term could have long term consequences. Then, there's the yuck factor too.

 

[azygous]

I'm not very susceptible to the "yuck factor" reaction. The worming class of drugs acts by sedating the parasites, not poisoning them, so consuming traces of a worming med shouldn't result in cell damage.

I was interested in discovering if I would feel dizzy or sleepy, though. So far, I detect no change in my awareness or balance or energy level. As for long term affects on my organs and respective functions, I will be having a health checkup next month with blood work, so if this is going to affect my liver or kidneys, I will know at that time. Yes, I will report it here.

 

[Krugerrand]

Correction. The time is actually an hour later than I previously mentioned. It is to be noted that my brain function was abysmal prior to this experiment.

11:22 am. I am feeling a little bit like a chicken. Just kidding. I feel fine.

A better way to phrase .... the experiment has resulted in HEIGHTENED brain function!

 

[Kiki]

Is this an April Fool's joke or are you being serious when you mention these off the wall side effects?

Ivermectin is used in humans.

The reason there is egg withdrawal times is to avoid antimicrobial resistance.

 

[Kiki]

Is this an April Fool's joke or are you being serious when you mention these off the wall side effects?

Ivermectin is used in humans.

The reason there is egg withdrawal times is to avoid antimicrobial resistance.

Yes I'm aware of this is not an antibiotic... This ivermectin would be parasitic resistance not antimicrobial.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

After discovering my flock has depluming mites, I ordered Ivermectin 1% and Saturday, I treated every chicken in my flock. Since then, I've agonized over egg withdrawal protocols and searched high and low for information on why we observed this little ritual after we worm our chickens. Nothing out there tells me why we have to do this. What will happen to me if I eat these eggs? If I can't find a scientific or medical or even common sense answer to my question, I am forced to conclude a proscription against something may boil down to hysterical nonsense.

Therefore, in the absence of scientific studies on what happens to humans that eat eggs following worming with Ivermectin, I am going to conduct, if not an actual scientific study, at least an experiment using myself as the study subject. And this is a real time thread as I plan to march into the kitchen right now and cook some eggs and eat while reporting the experience as it unfolds.

It's is 10:06 am, and I just took my first bit of three scrambled eggs. I am now consuming them.

I eat ivermectin eggs all the time

 

[Coops Dad]

The amount of ivermectin in your hen's eggs would be miniscule in any case, so eat up. As a side note, let me know how it goes; maybe it'll cure my worms as well.

 

[azygous]

I haven't had any side effects at all, even off the wall ones.

It's now 3:07pm and I haven't grown feathers or clucked or crowed.

Seriously, if this was an antibiotic, I would not be doing this experiment. And no, this is April 4 so too late for lame jokes.

I am doing this to prove to myself and the community that skipping egg withdrawal protocols following worming isn't going to hurt me or you. I do not care if this causes a resistance to Ivermectin as I do not expect to ever need to take it for any reason in the foreseeable future.

Your mileage may differ since most people here are far younger than I, and maybe some of you do need to think about the possibility of having intestinal worms in your future, so by all means avoid eggs with any traces of worming meds so you won't become resistant to the meds. As far as I can reason, that is the only issue with eating eggs immediately after worming.