Parasites are creatures that survive at the expense of other organisms, such as animals, humans, plants. There are more than two dozen types of intestinal parasites that can settle in the human body and cause many negative symptoms. Parasitic creatures are especially common in children because the child's body is not fully formed and is vulnerable to external influences.
Worm infestation is a dangerous disease caused by parasitic creatures - worms. The body must share with them nutrients, nutrients and vitamins. Pinworms and roundworms that have settled in the body feed on the host's food from the gut, absorbing all the vital substances.
Methods of infection
The most common oral-fecal route of infection is through the mouth. In this case, there are two ways to enter it:
- Geooral - enter the esophagus through hands, household items, food, as well as through feathers, pet hair, contaminated with soil particles, which contain invasive eggs and cysts of protozoa. In this way you can get infected with ascariasis, giardiasis, enterobiosis, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, echinococcosis;
- Xenotrophic - occur in the human body when consuming fish and animal meat that has not undergone appropriate heat treatment, if this meat contains larvae. This way you can get trichinosis, toxoplasmosis and other invasions.
There are other ways of infection:
- Contact method: can be passive (transmitted through the genital tract) and active (a person becomes infected through the skin when bathing in fresh water);
- The airborne method of infection of the body is considered less common, but in this way pneumocysts that live in the air can enter the body;
- The transmissible route of transmission (through the blood) is characteristic of filariasis infection. The larvae are transmitted by blood-sucking insects. As a rule, this disease occurs in hot countries closer to the equator;
- Transplacental route - from the mother to the child's body in the womb. This way you can get toxoplasmosis.
In the process of evolution, parasites have developed properties that expand their ability to settle in the human body. This refers to the fertility of parasites. For example, hookworm can produce up to 25, 000 eggs in one day, roundworm - up to 200, 000 eggs, and tapeworm produces more than 4 million eggs a day.
That is why in the air that surrounds us, in household items, food eaten, on pets, eggs, larvae and cysts are often present in the water, even if hygiene is observed. Often a person becomes infected with parasites due to improper adherence to the technology of cooking meat or fish dishes. For example, in order to overcome the larvae of opisthorchiasis in carp fish, a saline solution of at least 20% is used during salting, and the duration of salting should be at least 2 weeks. It is unlikely that anyone will want to eat fish after such treatment.
It turns out that only a person with excellent immunity and high body resistance can not worry about being infected with parasites, and such people are extremely rare.
Symptoms of the settlement of parasites in the body
A number of characteristic symptoms will tell you that the parasites are in the body. There are many signs and it is difficult to distinguish them from the symptoms of other diseases. The list of symptoms is as follows:
- constipation. If the parasites in the gut grow to large sizes, they block the intestinal passage. Abundant invasion can also close the bile ducts, which will cause stool retention;
- diarrhea. Some parasites, especially protozoa, in the course of their life in the host's body, produce substances that dilute the feces in the intestines, leading to diarrhea. Therefore, diarrhea may indicate the presence of parasites, not just poisoning with low-quality products;
- Abdominal bloating and gas. When parasites are in the small intestine, this area becomes inflamed and gas production increases;
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The parasites irritate the intestinal mucosa, causing inflammation, which is accompanied by a characteristic series of symptoms and reduced absorption of food, especially dietary fats. Fatty acids, instead of being absorbed in the small intestine, are sent to the large compartment, where they cause spasms, diarrhea and constipation;
- Painful sensations in the muscles and joints. Parasites are able to move through the human body to settle in the most attractive places for them: in the muscles and joint fluid. When this happens, the person feels pain and perceives it as a symptom of arthritis. In addition, inflammatory and painful symptoms in the joints may be the result of tissue damage caused by worms or the reaction of the immune system to parasites;
- Allergic manifestations - toxic waste products of worms are able to activate the body's immune response in the form of synthesis of increased numbers of eosinophils - protective cells and immunoglobulin E;
- Skin problems - due to parasites can start skin rashes, eczema, acne, papillomas, age spots, itching, dermatitis and other unpleasant reactions;
- anemia. Some types of parasites actively absorb beneficial nutrients from the human intestine. If there are many such parasites, then they can cause severe blood loss, which leads to a decrease in iron levels in the blood and anemia develops. This symptom is characteristic of the defeat of Trichomonas and other protozoa;
- Change in body weight. Both weight loss and weight gain can indicate the presence of worms. The mass decreases due to the fact that an internal consumer appears and many nutrients in the body are not absorbed. Weight gain can be due to the "robbery" of the body. A person's feeling of hunger increases, he begins to eat more often and more. To normalize weight, you must first get rid of parasites in the body;
- Irritability, nervousness, anxiety. Toxic elements released by parasites irritate the central nervous system. Feelings of anxiety, depression, sleep disorders are often the result of this poisoning. As a result of the action of means of getting rid of worms, these symptoms disappear;
- Bruxism is the gnashing of teeth when one sleeps. This symptom is observed in children and adults;
- Weakening of the body's immune system, frequent colds and viral diseases;
- Inflammation of the respiratory tract, cough, fever, runny nose.
Folk remedies for the treatment of parasites in the human body
People resort to the use of various antiparasitic drugs - tablets that are sold in pharmacies. However, many of them are toxic to the body and if taken uncontrollably or if the doses are not followed, can cause serious intoxication. Therefore, folk remedies do not lose their relevance.
How to properly fight parasites with traditional medicine? Folk remedies not only cleanse the body of settled parasites, but also facilitate the restoration of well-coordinated work of all systems and organs. After removing the parasites, it is important to maintain liver function, as it is the main filter of bacteria and toxic substances.
Flax against parasites
For proper treatment of parasites from worms, traditional medicine recommends taking flax seeds. They can be consumed in pure form or as a decoction. It is necessary to grind the raw materials in a coffee grinder and add the resulting powder to food, ready meals or dough for homemade bread. Such a product will be an excellent preventive measure for every member of the family. You can also eat whole seeds with purified water - two tablespoons in the morning and evening.
Attention!Flaxseed oil also has antiparasitic properties, but is less effective than seeds.
Cleansing herbal collection
It is recommended to cleanse the intestinal system, liver and other organs of parasites with the help of natural medicinal herbs. The collection includes the following plants: buckthorn bark, oak bark, wormwood, tansy, motherwort. All these products are mixed in equal proportions. To prepare the broth, use a tablespoon of the mixture and half a liter of boiling water. The tool should be insisted in a closed container for about 10 hours - it is better to do this at night, and in the morning you can drink. Recommended dosage: 100 ml every day on an empty stomach for 14 days. Herbal tea helps to expel parasites, strengthen the body and improve the condition of the liver.
Pumpkin seeds
Fighting at home will be effective with pumpkin seeds. They are known for their anthelmintic properties due to the presence in their composition of cucurbitin, a component toxic to parasites. There are several recipes with pumpkin seeds. The composition of seeds and honey is the most effective.
To obtain the drug is used 300 grams of seeds, crushed to a powder, to it is added honey - 2 tbsp. Garlic is also added to some recipes. The product should be mixed well and consumed in the morning on an empty stomach. Then you have to wait three hours and take an enema or take a laxative so that the intestinal parasites leave the body.
Sbiten
Sbiten is a healing drink that helps remove worms from the body. Suitable for both adults and children. It also strengthens the immune system and purifies the body. For cooking you need to take 200 ml of high quality honey, dilute it in 1 liter of water. Boil the mixture, add a teaspoon of ginger root, cinnamon, cardamom, grated bay leaf. All this is infused for half an hour. The product should then be filtered and drunk warm.
Soda treatment
Soda helps to fight invasions quickly and effectively. If they have settled in the child's body, it is recommended to make enemas with soda solution - 1 teaspoon is dissolved in a liter of water. Before such an enema it is necessary to empty the bowels with the help of natural bowel movements or a simple water enema. Carbonated water should be kept in the intestines for up to 30 minutes. These procedures are repeated every other day for a week.
Treatment with aloe juice
The product based on aloe juice has a double effect - it helps to heal a person and strengthen the body. The course of treatment is quite long - at least three months. To prepare the mixture, use 10 ml of olive oil or castor oil, the same amount of aloe leaf juice, a tablespoon of lemon juice. During the first month you should take the medicine in the morning and in the evening - twice a day. And to maintain the effect for the next two months, the agent is taken only in the morning.
Garlic and kefir
The effectiveness of garlic has been proven for a long time. It is quite easy to use. You should eat ten small cloves of garlic on an empty stomach in the morning and then drink them with kefir or other fermented milk drink. The main thing is that this liquid is slippery so that one can easily swallow garlic cloves.
Important!When cleansing the body with garlic, it should be swallowed whole. You can not chew, otherwise the plant will be absorbed in the stomach and will not lead to the expected result. If the carnation is intact, then it will begin to be processed only in the intestines where the worms live.
Pomegranate bark
Pomegranate peel therapy has an excellent effect, but in this case it is important to consider the correct dosage, as this antiparasitic agent in large quantities can lead to intoxication. Take 10 grams of dried bark and fill it with a glass of boiling water. The product is kept in a water bath for about 10 minutes. It is then cooled and filtered. Take one teaspoon three times daily before meals. This tool helps not only to eliminate unpleasant guests, but also to cleanse the liver. It should be remembered that this drug is not suitable for children.
Methods of prevention
In order for parasites to surround your body, you must adhere to generally accepted preventive measures:
- Monitor your personal hygiene at all times. The eggs and larvae of the parasites do not remain on the surface of the skin after washing with warm water and soap. Hands should be washed every time after visiting public places, transport, walking to the store and on the street, as well as after using the toilet and always before eating. Don't forget to change your bed and linen. These things should be washed in hot water and ironed - after this procedure the eggs of parasites do not survive;
- Pay due attention to the processing of products. This is not just about meat and fish. The larvae can be found on all kinds of vegetables, fruits, herbs. Therefore, they must be thoroughly washed and poured with boiling water;
- Do not drink tap water. There are a large number of larvae in tap water. This liquid should be drunk only after boiling;
- Refrain from swimming in untested freshwater bodies. Many of them are inhabited by parasites that can penetrate human skin. Sometimes for an infection it is enough to simply wet your feet or wash your hands in such water;
- Include in the diet foods that fight worms: garlic, hot peppers, raw carrots, pumpkin seeds and more.
- Take control of all the insects that enter the house. They are often the ones that carry the larvae of harmful parasites. For example, flies, cockroaches, mosquitoes, wood lice lay eggs on their bodies;
- If there are pets in the house, such as dogs and cats, then you should monitor their hygiene and regularly disinfect the animal's toilet.
If it happens that the parasites have entered the body, then you should immediately start fighting them. For this you should not use only folk methods. In such a problem it is necessary to consult a doctor so that he can prescribe effective comprehensive treatment.