Leeches sucked away my aches and pains! Sceptical? So was Claudia Connell until she tried the latest health fad
The use of leeches for blood-letting can be traced back to 5th century
Egyptians used them to treat conditions including headaches and gout
They believed leeches released impurities in the body
By CLAUDIA CONNELL
PUBLISHED: 21:39 GMT, 9 February 2014 | UPDATED: 21:39 GMT, 9 February 2014
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The sensation is certainly a curious one. It feels like someone is trying to clean my hand with the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner, but every now and then I feel a sharp prickle as though I’ve brushed against a stinging nettle.
I’ve had a few unpleasant therapies in my time, but it’s the sight of what’s happening that’s hardest to stomach with this. I’m undergoing my first session of leech therapy.
Attached to my hand and hoovering up my blood at a rate of knots are two fat, juicy, black leeches.