Parasitosis is one of the most common diseases that occurs at any age, regardless of gender. Especially 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 follow 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.
signs
The presence of parasites will be indicated by several main symptoms of infection, but there are also remote signs as a result of the activity of the worms. 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, apathy, causeless irritability;
- memory and concentration problems, distraction;
- muscle weakness and pain.
There are various helminths that can cause other ailments. For example, giardia causes problems with the digestive tract, pork tapeworms cause severe weight loss, roundworms lead to allergic manifestations and even bronchial asthma. Worms transmitted by cats (liver flukes) give symptoms such as pain in the liver, high body temperature.
Important!For a child's body, helminth infection is especially dangerous, as 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 baby's stomach is smaller, but the worms grow in the same way, because there is a strong stretching of the organ, they can occupy it completely, 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 a child's body.
The body of an adult already has a number of enzymes that partially protect against infections. They are in the mouth, which becomes a significant barrier to the penetration of larvae.
It is worth knowing!Patients develop a severe allergic reaction in response to the infection.
Worms adversely affect the immune defense, the protective mechanism decreases, the function of the liver and the entire digestive system is disturbed. An infected person becomes susceptible to various seasonal infectious diseases, colds, flu 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 extraintestinal. The former enter the gastrointestinal tract and multiply there, but the extraintestinal ones spread to the muscles, liver, heart, lungs, under the skin and other organs. The latter are very dangerous, as they can get anywhere with the bloodstream, disrupting the functioning of any organ.
Roundworms, 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 skin roughness.
Often, protruding papillomas begin to appear in people with the presence of helminths on the body. Other manifestations of the infection include progressive 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 provoke seizures of epilepsy, symptoms of diabetes. Nocturnal grinding of the teeth may be observed, but this does not prove the presence of the disease.
Attention!The human liver is especially adversely affected by the liver fluke, which leads to a strong inflammatory process of the organ. In case of infection, a blockage of the hepatic duct occurs, which at the same time adversely affects the vascular system.
It is dangerous that in the initial stages the disease may not manifest itself in any way, but when its pathogens grow, a vivid clinical picture of the disease is already visible. Quite often, a person turns to the wrong specialist, because worms cause various pathologies, which hide the true cause of the ailment.
Liver fluke can cause the following symptoms:
- high body temperature up to 39 degrees;
- dermatological manifestations in the form of rash, redness of the skin;
- pain in the epigastric region;
- an increase in the liver is observed when feeling the organ;
- dyspeptic manifestations, diarrhea followed by constipation.
Without treatment, a person's condition gradually worsens, symptoms increase, and dangerous signs of a serious infection already appear. The patient develops insomnia, irritability, nervousness, unreasonable loss of strength. There is also severe pain in the abdomen and back, biliary colic. Often the infection is accompanied by such a manifestation as the formation of cysts of internal organs.
The most common set of signs of infection:
- violation of intestinal function against the background of large helminths, which can lead to obstruction;
- constipation, which is the result of blockage of some parts of the intestine;
- diarrhea that occurs when helminths excrete substances such as chloride and sodium, while not leaving the body with feces;
- swelling, pain, due to the accumulation of worms in the upper intestine;
- itching in the anus, night tremor is an obligatory symptom of pinworm infection.
Treatment with folk remedies
Alternative medicine recipes do not have a quality guarantee, but they have been tested for years and millions of people have encountered a problem. Methods of home treatment 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.
Recipes of traditional medicine are effective in the first period 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 in parallel with folk remedies.There are so-called anthelmintic 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- together with a laxative, it will help relieve intestinal spasm, 3 teaspoons of the plant are needed for cooking, pour 150 ml of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes;
- Angelica- the plant eliminates muscle pain, but the remedy is contraindicated for pregnant women and people with diabetes;
- Barberry- for cooking, you need to prepare 3 grams of root or 2 teaspoons of berries for 150 ml of water, boil for 15 minutes, then drink 2 times a day;
- Sodium bicarbonate- it is necessary to dissolve a quarter of a teaspoon in water and drink before bedtime;
- Elecampaneis a natural digestive stimulant that helps cope with indigestion.
It is also effective to use cat's claw, pepper, coconut, calendula for treatment. Carrots, for example, are a convenient method of getting rid of pinworms in young children. You need to eat a few grated carrots every day on an empty stomach.
But garlic is the most effective and well-known anthelmintic. Destroys more than 20 types of parasites. For a therapeutic effect, it is enough to eat a clove of garlic with meals.
Troiachatka
Troychatka includes several components that actively fight helminths. These are walnut, wormwood, cloves.
Cloves need to 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 of a teaspoon, then increase the dose to 2/5, from the third day you need to use a full spoon.
Absinthe powder should be consumed on the first day 1 pinch, washed down with plenty of water. The following days, the dose is increased by 1 pinch.
Walnut tincture should be consumed on the first day in the amount of 1 drop per 100 ml of water, then the dose is increased by 1 drop per day.
The approximate course of treatment is 14 days.
When choosing treatments, it is important to remember that without a change in diet, the process can be delayed. To get rid of worms, it is necessary to deal with it comprehensively, using folk recipes, pharmaceuticals and following a diet.