Parasitosis is one of the most common diseases that occurs at any age, regardless of gender. Especially often the infection occurs in children in the warm season. The risk group also includes people who come into contact with homeless animals and do not observe the rules of personal hygiene.
Helminths are initially found in the gastrointestinal tract, already forming, worms can penetrate through the intestinal mucosa into the liver, lungs and even the brain, moving through the circulatory system.
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The presence of parasites will be indicated by several main symptoms of infection, but there are also remote signs resulting from worm activity. An infected person can develop diseases that are not associated with the gastrointestinal tract.
Typical symptoms:
- active weight loss, while the appetite only improves, the person eats a lot;
- fatigue, listlessness, causeless irritability;
- memory and concentration problems, distraction;
- muscle weakness and pain.
There are various helminths that can cause other disorders. For example, giardia causes problems with the digestive tract, pork tapeworm leads to severe weight loss, roundworms lead to allergic manifestations and even bronchial asthma. Worms transmitted by cats (liver fluke) cause symptoms such as pain in the liver, high body temperature.
Important!For a child's body, infection with helminths is especially dangerous, since the child still has weak immune defenses, and they multiply and spread throughout the body quite quickly.
It is also important to take into account that the stomach of the child is smaller, but the worms develop in the same way, since there is a strong stretching of the organ, they can completely occupy it, which has extremely unpleasant consequences.
In a child, helminthiasis will be indicated by poor sleep, irritability, loss of appetite(when worms fill the stomach), fatigue, indigestion. These are typical signs of the presence of roundworms or Giardia in the body of a child.
The body of an adult already has a set of enzymes that partially protect against infection. They are in the mouth, which becomes an important barrier to the penetration of larvae.
Good to know!Patients develop a severe allergic reaction in response to an infection.
Worms negatively affect the immune defense, the protective mechanism decreases, the function of the liver and the entire digestive tract is disturbed. An infected person becomes susceptible to various seasonal infectious diseases, colds, flus and others. The treatment of these pathologies already requires more effort and a lot of time.
There is a division of parasites into species, there are intestinal and extra-intestinal ones. The former enter the gastrointestinal tract and multiply there, but the extra-intestinal spread to the muscles, liver, heart, lungs, under the skin and other organs. The latter are very dangerous, because they can go anywhere with blood circulation, disrupting the functioning of any organ.
Ascaris, pinworms, toxocara (intestinal) give the following manifestations:
- allergic rash, acne, acne on the face and all over the body;
- fragility of hair and nails;
- the appearance of papillomas, various types of warts;
- seborrhea and roughness of the skin.
Often, protruding papillomas begin to appear in people with the presence of helminths on the body. Other manifestations of the infection include gradual weight loss, bad taste and bad breath. The patient begins to sleep anxiously, waking up in the middle of the night.
In severe cases, worms can cause cardiovascular disease, benign and malignant tumors.They can cause epileptic seizures, symptoms of diabetes. Teeth grinding at night can be observed, but this does not prove the presence of the disease.
Warning!The human liver is especially negatively affected by liver fluke, which leads to a strong inflammatory process in the organ. In case of infection, blockage of the hepatic duct occurs, which at the same time negatively affects the vascular system.
It is dangerous that at the initial stages the disease does not manifest itself in any way, but when its pathogens develop, a vivid clinical picture of the disease is already visible. Very often a person turns to the wrong specialist, because worms cause various pathologies, which hides the true cause of the disease.
Liver fluke can cause the following symptoms:
- high body temperature up to 39 degrees;
- dermatological manifestations in the form of a rash, redness of the skin;
- pain in the epigastric region;
- an increase in the liver is observed when the organ is felt;
- dyspeptic manifestations, diarrhea followed by constipation.
Without treatment, a person's condition gradually worsens, symptoms increase, and already dangerous signs of a serious infection appear. The patient develops insomnia, irritability, nervousness, unreasonable loss of strength. There are also marked pains in the abdomen and back, biliary colic. Often the infection is accompanied by such a manifestation as the formation of cysts of the internal organs.
The most common set of signs of infection:
- violation of intestinal function against the background of large sizes of helminths, which can lead to obstruction;
- constipation, which is the result of blockage of certain parts of the intestine;
- diarrhea that occurs when helminths eliminate substances such as chloride and sodium, while they do not leave the body with feces;
- bloating, pain, as a result of the accumulation of worms in the upper intestine;
- itching in the anus, night tremors are an obligatory symptom of pinworm infection.
Treatment with folk remedies
Alternative medicine recipes have no quality assurance, but they have been tested for years and millions of people have encountered a problem. Home treatment methods are aimed primarily at improving the general condition of a person, and only then at eliminating the cause of the disease, if possible.
Important to rememberthat any folk remedy can adversely affect health and further aggravate the existing disease, therefore, before treatment, it is imperative to consult a doctor.
Traditional medicine recommends starting treatment with a change in diet, which is also confirmed by doctors. It is necessary to increase the amount of foods such as pomegranate, pepper, garlic, onion, grapefruit, pumpkin seeds and apple cider vinegar in the diet.
Traditional medicine recipes are effective at the onset of infection, when the spread of helminths in the body has not yet occurred. It should also be noted that fasting is not a cure, in this way you cannot get rid of parasites, but you can come to exhaustion of the body, which can no longer cope with worms.
To get rid of worms, pharmaceutical preparations should be used along with folk remedies.There are so-called deworming products, which should be considered as treatment and prevention.
Effective traditional medicine:
- aloe vera- the plant promotes peristalsis, is a natural antibacterial agent, destroys allergens;
- Anise- with a laxative, it will help relieve intestinal spasms, for cooking it takes 3 teaspoons of the plant, pour 150 ml of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes;
- Angelic- the plant eliminates muscle pain, but the remedy is contraindicated for pregnant women and people with diabetes;
- Barberry- for cooking, you need to brew 3 grams of root or 2 teaspoons of berries per 150 ml of water, boil for 15 minutes, then drink 2 times a day;
- Baking soda- you need to dissolve a quarter of a teaspoon in water and drink before bedtime;
- Elecampaneis a natural digestive stimulant that helps deal with indigestion.
It is also effective to use cat's claw, bell pepper, coconut, calendula for treatment. Carrots, for example, are an affordable method to get rid of pinworms in young children. You need to eat grated carrots on an empty stomach daily.
But garlic is the most effective and well-known dewormer. It destroys more than 20 types of parasites. For a therapeutic effect, it is enough to eat a clove of garlic with meals.
Troychatka
Troychatka includes several components that actively fight helminths. These are walnuts, absinthe, cloves.
Cloves should be finely chopped. From nuts you will need the green shell of a young plant. It is necessary to grind the product (about 15 pieces) and pour 0. 5 liters of alcohol. Insist for a month. Absinthe for cooking must be dried, then chopped in a blender.
Clove seeds boost immunity and kill worms. On the first day you need to take 1/5 teaspoon, then increase the dose to 2/5, from the third day you need to use a full spoon.
Wormwood powder should be consumed on the first day 1 pinch, washed down with plenty of water. On subsequent days, the dose is increased by 1 pinch.
Walnut tincture should be consumed on the first day at the rate of 1 drop per 100 ml of water, then the dose is increased by 1 drop per day.
The approximate duration of treatment is 14 days.
When choosing treatments, it is important to remember that without changes in nutrition, the process may be delayed. To get rid of worms, you need to approach it comprehensively, using folk recipes, pharmaceuticals and dieting.