The task of how to remove worms from a person arises when they are detected. Sometimes they can be seen after bowel movements. Other cases are detected only by complex laboratory tests. It is always important to know the exact type of helminth in order to deal with it effectively. Methods of dealing with worms are different: you can visit a doctor, quickly get rid of helminths or treat yourself for a long time with folk remedies at home.
How doctors treat
How to remove worms, doctors know best - parasitologists or infectious disease specialists. These are specialists who prescribe pills for treatment after examination. All drugs intended for the treatment of helminths have two purposes:
- Cause of their demise.
- Remove from the human body.
Anthelmintic tablets are divided according to the type of worms they act on. These are drugs that affect roundworms (roundworms), flatworms, cysts (flatworm larvae), extraintestinal representatives (eg liver fluke).
Tape or extraworm tablets are toxic not only to the helminth organism. They cause serious changes in the body of an adult, are often contraindicated in children and are not used for home treatment. In order to have the desired result, the intake of such drugs must be long-term.
Removal of worms with their use is possible only under the supervision of a hospital physician. These pills do not necessarily kill parasites. They can temporarily cause their paralysis or stop reproduction.
After the death of each helminth, its stay in the tissues or intestinal lumen causes additional poisoning of the body. How to quickly remove the worms in this case, the treating specialist will advise. Epsom or Glauber's salt is usually used soon after treatment with a drug that is toxic to the human body (after 3 hours).
After identifying an adult roundworm (such as roundworm), the doctor prescribes pills for home treatment. Drugs are used that act on several types of worms. Treatment regimens are used differently depending on the type of helminth.
In ascaris, piperazine-based medicines are taken twice a day for 1 or 2 days (the dose is chosen according to age). With pinworms - 5 days in the same doses in three courses with a week's rest. When you treat an adult for pinworms, you can become infected again at home if the following conditions are not met:
- Daily change of linen, ironing with hot iron.
- Heat treatment of any food (greens, fruits, vegetables are flooded with boiling water).
- Wash your hands thoroughly before eating (snacks). At home you can do night cleansing enemas during the treatment period. This frees the rectum from worms.
What is possible in an "interesting position"
Pregnant women up to 5 months use a proven method to remove helminths for a week with the help of oxygen. Gas is injected daily on an empty stomach, 1500 ml for 15 minutes. A nasal catheter (a thin plastic tube inserted into the stomach) is used for placement.
After the introduction of oxygen you should lie down for 2 hours. If there is no stool two days after starting treatment, make a cleansing enema. The method of oxygen therapy is especially effective in roundworm infection.
No special treatment is prescribed for pinworms of expectant mothers. Due to the short life cycle of these worms (eggs 6-8 hours after their appearance can cause re-infection) a proven tactic is to follow the hygiene recommendations of the woman. The main thing you need to do at home is to prevent the possibility of re-infection. For this you need:
- Wash your hands before eating.
- Change linen daily in the morning, evening, wash, iron.
- Use cooked food.
- Wash your hands after changing.
The procedure takes several days, preferably one day. How to remove worms from other forms, you should consult a doctor, self-medication can harm the child.
herbal medicines
Proven methods for expelling helminths include the use of plant materials. These are tansy, wormwood (tsitvarna), pumpkin seeds.
Infusion of tansy flowers is brewed as a tea used in infestation with roundworms. Dry raw materials take 1 tbsp. spoon for 200 ml of boiling water. Take 1 tbsp. spoon infusion 3 times a day. The infusion is contraindicated for pregnant women.
Wormwood flowers are used as a dry powder for ascariasis. Adults should take 5 g per dose 2 times 3 times before meals. On the eve of the use of the powder and after its completion, take a physiological laxative. It should not be used by pregnant women.
Pumpkin seeds are a proven method of removing tapeworm when medications are contraindicated or not well tolerated. An enema is made in the morning 2 days before the start of the "delicacy", and a physiological laxative is given in the evening. The day of treatment with pumpkin begins with bowel cleansing. The seeds are taken in 2 ways:
- On an empty stomach you should eat 300 g of peeled (with green film) seeds within 30-40 minutes. You can crush them, mix with honey. Lie down for 3 hours, take a physiological laxative. After 30 minutes, an enema is made, regardless of the presence of stool. You can eat when stool appears (independently or with an enema).
- 500 g of unpeeled pumpkin seeds are passed through a meat grinder or crushed with a blender, poured with 1 liter of water. Boil for 2 hours, remove the greasy film, filter. The resulting broth should be drunk within 30 minutes. After 2 hours a physiological laxative is used.
The removal of helminths can be done by various methods. Everyone can give good results. Careful implementation of the recommendations of a specialist after clarifying the type of worms will lead to success.