Shirly Karvinen got a disgusting parasite in her body as a child.
Presenter Shirly Karvinen has lived the first seven years of her life in Africa. He has lived with his family in Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania and Saudi Arabia. In addition to this, Karvinen has lived in China and the United States as an adult.
In the new Dear Shirly and Arttu – podcast episode Shirly Karvinen and Arttu Mustonen discuss stomach upsets and how to avoid them.
– Prunes! They are a panacea! Karvinen tells about his own home remedy for stomach problems.
Karvina had an amoeba as a child. Inka Soveri
Karvinen says he suffers from a sensitive stomach. Despite this, he has managed to avoid one common infection throughout his life.
– The strangest thing is that I have never had vomiting sickness, never, Karvinen reveals.
In the same breath, Karvinen makes another revelation about himself.
– I didn’t believe my mother at first, but it’s said to be because I had a parasite, an amoeba, as a child.
Shirly Karvinen lived in Africa as a child. Inka Soveri
Karvinen says that he got amoeba as a child from Africa, where the hygiene level is not the same as in Finland. Mustonen asks Karvine if he has a high resistance due to the amoeba.
– Well yeah. After I got over the amoeba, the doctor said to my mother: “Listen, this girl will never get stomach disease!”. And, I’ve never had a stomach bug! Karvinen says.
Amoeba is a parasite that lives especially in moist soil and water bodies. For example Entamoeba histolytica is an amoeba that causes a serious intestinal disease in humans, which is spread through faeces through contaminated water and food. The most typical symptoms are flatulence, diarrhea and stool problems.
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