The topic of how to remove parasites from the human body does not cease to be relevant.
According to WHO statistics, about five billion people are infected with parasites in the world, most of them are children.
The reasons for mass worm infection are underestimation of the problem, poor education of the population, low quality of diagnosis and treatment of worm patients.
By knowing the main routes of parasite infection, a person has the ability to provide protection for their body and stay healthy.
Symptoms of helminth invasion in humans
Different types of worms can inhabit the human body, so the symptoms of infection are always different.
Worms are cleverly masked in internal organs, manifesting themselves only causing problems in the form of:
- stool disorders;
- stagnation of bile;
- swelling;
- irritable bowel syndrome;
- joint and muscle pain;
- allergic reactions;
- the predisposition of the body to obesity;
- sleep disturbances and nervousness;
- chronic fatigue syndrome;
- inflammation of the airways;
- decreased immunity of the body;
- cancer.
Most often, such diseases do not heal for a long time and become chronic. Stool disorders in the form of constipation cause large worms.
In the process of vital activity, worms block individual organs, and if no action is taken to improve the health of the body, mechanical closure of the intestinal lumen and bile ducts can occur over time.
As a result, the peristalsis of the digestive organ will deteriorate, which will lead to rare and difficult bowel movements.
The cause of diarrhea are, as a rule, parasitic protozoa - as a result of their vital activity, hormone-like substances are produced that cause frequent watery bowel movements.
Therefore, diarrhea should not be considered only the result of malnutrition: if diarrhea or constipation is accompanied by gas and bloating, this symptom may indicate a helminthic invasion infection.
Usually this condition lasts for many years, until a person gets rid of the worms from his body.
Worms affect not only the functioning of the digestive organs, but the whole body as a whole.
So, with pain in the joints and muscles, it makes sense to think about the presence of worms in the body.
Worms, penetrating the human body, choose the most convenient places for the purpose of future life.
Parasites can lodge themselves in joint fluid and muscles, causing pain that can be mistaken for arthritis symptoms.
It is impossible to guess that these worms damage the tissues in which they have settled, at least until tangible damage is done to the body and the patient has passed the necessary tests.
Worm waste products are toxins that activate an immune response, namely:
- growth of eosinophils (plays the role of protective cells in the blood);
- increased level of immunoglobulin E.
In the first case, inflammation of the body tissues occurs, which is the result of an allergic reaction. Increase the second allergy point.
They are the worms that can cause atopic dermatitis, rashes, eczema and simple skin diseases.
If the inflammation on the skin does not go away for a long time, it makes sense for a person to check for infection with worms such as lamblia and opisthorchias.
Medicines for worms
Elimination of worms from the body in children and adults today is performed with medical success.
Having discovered symptoms of helminthic invasion in oneself or in a child, it is advisable to consult a doctor for an accurate and definitive diagnosis.
The specialist will prescribe an anthelmintic treatment and tell you how to remove parasites from the body with their help.
And yet you need to understand that for the complete recovery of a person poisoned with parasites, it is necessary to undergo complex therapy.
Medicines for worms are generally divided into drugs that can rid the body of different types of parasites (tapeworms, flukes and nematodes) and drugs with a broad spectrum of action.
Anthelmintic therapy is most often carried out at home, with the exception of complicated types of intoxication that require hospitalization of the patient.
It is necessary to remove worms from the body of a child and an adult independently, using a medicine prescribed by a doctor, strictly following the scheme prescribed in the instructions.
It is not recommended to increase or decrease the number of tablets. If parasites react to a small dose of the drug by changing their habitat in the body, then with an increase in the number of worms tablets, a person is threatened with severe poisoning.
Preparations for worms differ from each other in the principle of influence on the pathological organism. Some drugs block nerve impulses in the parasites' muscles, thereby causing them to paralyze, while others do not allow the worms to feed on glucose, which causes them to die.
There are drugs whose constituent components disturb intestinal worms, causing the death of pathological organisms.
A certain group of drugs can have a complex effect on parasites living in the human body, which affects the movement ability of worms and the biochemical processes that take place in their cells.
If any anthelmintic agent can be prescribed for the treatment of an adult infected with worms, then it is better to use other medicines for worms in children.
Medicines for worms are produced in the form of tablets and suspensions, with their help you can treat children from three years old.
Folk recipes for worms
The fact of worm infection is considered shameful to many, so not all people turn to doctors for help, but they begin to recover from parasites using folk remedies.
But the fastest way to cope with the worms that inhabit the human body, allows for complex therapy.
Therefore, if possible, it is best to immediately use both drugs and alternative treatments.
Since worms cannot withstand high temperatures, the treatment of parasites at home should be carried out using hot foods (pepper, garlic, horseradish, and so on).
Herbs, pumpkin seeds, walnut kernels and plant essential oils are among the folk remedies for worms that have been tested for centuries.
The course of treatment of the body from parasites with folk remedies usually lasts about two weeks, after a certain period of time it is repeated.
The most accessible and popular are the folk recipes for worms based on onions and garlic. The burning medicines prepared by them cope with anal itching, remove worms from the intestines and disinfect it.
The following two recipes can be used to treat worms in both a child and an adult:
- take five cloves of garlic, chop them with a food processor. Boil in a glass of boiling milk for about 15 minutes, over low heat. Let the broth ferment, then strain. Medicine for worms is taken during the day;
- in the evening, chop a small onion with a knife, pour a glass of boiling water. In the morning, strain the infusion and drink, but always on an empty stomach.
The first and second procedures must be repeated every day for two weeks.
The fruits, leaves and roots of plants and even the bark help to quickly remove parasites from the body at home in both children and adults.
On their list, wormwood, medicinal chamomile, elecampane root, sea buckthorn bark, St. John's wort and mint.
Wormwood infusion will help cure worms in an older child.
For this purpose, it is necessary to steam a large spoonful of the leaves of a dry plant in a glass of boiling water, after the grass has settled to the bottom and the water acquires a brown color-green, the prepared medicine must be filtered.
Worm infusion is carried out 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day.
In the above recipe, you can replace bitter wormwood with tansy flowers, but you need to cook such an infusion for worms for four hours. The dosage also changes: the medicine is taken four times a day, in a spoon.
There is not always time to prepare decoctions that cleanse the body, so you can take care in advance of providing medicinal preparations dried from worms.
An effective blend based on flax seeds, wormwood leaves and cloves. These ingredients are taken in equal parts and mixed together, then ground in a coffee grinder. Take half a teaspoon after meals.
Another way to treat worms in a child is carrot juice. The child will need to drink 200ml of fresh vegetables every day on an empty stomach for two weeks.
Helminth invasion diet
The worm treatment process requires an infected person to follow a diet.
The principle of improving the diet of a child and an adult comes down to adding products with anti-parasitic properties to the menu, including raw cabbage, carrots, garlic and onions.
Furthermore, diet meals must include foods that are a source of fiber, such as beets, which can be used to make juice or salad.
The main rule of a therapeutic diet is to refuse fatty and meaty foods - this means that the patient will also have to give up dietary meat and fish. During this time, the use of yogurt and kefir is encouraged.
The diet for worms in a child and an adult is different. While treating helminth infestation, children are advised to feed more yogurt with berry and fruit fillers.
But the most important nutritional advice for a child is about limiting sweets. During this time, all sweets are cleared and children are not given fizzy drinks.
Make sure you drink about 200ml of garlic milk broth every night before going to bed.
Before going to bed, you can feed your baby pumpkin seeds. They contain a unique substance - cucurbit, which has the ability to cure the human body from various types of worms.
In addition, pumpkin seeds are endowed with a laxative effect, thanks to which the affected parasites will quickly leave the child's body.
If worms are found in the liver, it is best to consult a doctor to find out which of the foods is best to introduce into the menu.
As a rule, this is corn porridge, a decoction of rice cereals, pumpkin porridge, fruits, berries and vegetables.
Dietary food for worms in an adult can be prepared according to the following rules:
- drink a teaspoon of flaxseed oil a day on an empty stomach;
- in the first week of treatment, it is recommended to follow a diet based on fruit and vegetables;
- breakfast should include fruits such as pineapple, watermelon, strawberries or grapefruit;
- be sure to use kefir or yogurt on the days of treating the body from worms;
- For a healthy snack to be repeated between meals, you can use blackberries, peeled lemons or pomegranates;
- For lunch and dinner, it is recommended to eat vegetable salads.
Worms don't like peppers, turnips, radishes and white cabbage - these foods should be eaten raw.
Do not forget to season the dishes with hot spices, garlic, mustard. Spicy spices and all kinds of vegetables help well in the fight against worms.
After the course of the body's treatment for worms has been left behind, other foods can be introduced into the diet, with the exception of foods containing sugar.
Before eating, meat and fish must be fried well, especially this rule should not be neglected when it comes to feeding a baby.