Filthy habits: medieval monks were more likely to have worms than ordinary people

In the middle ages, monks, nuns, and friars had it relatively easy. They lived quiet lives within friaries and monastic complexes, reading manuscripts, praying, and tending to gardens in which they grew their own food. They even enjoyed access to toilet facilities, while many of the peasantry at the time lacked even the most basic sanitation. Piers Mitchell
Senior Research Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge

Tianyi Wang
University of Cambridge