The worms parasitize the human body, causing various incurable ailments and diseases. Prevention of worms in children and adults is considered a must, important to achieve. In order to avoid negative consequences for health and life, preventive measures should be taken at least once every six months for all family members living in the same apartment. How to carry out prophylaxis with drugs and folk remedies?
general informations
Timely prophylaxis is always better than any therapy. Prevention is necessary to prevent many internal diseases and conditions, including helminthic diseases. The most common parasites that infect adults and children are soil-transmitted helminths (roundworms and hookworms), pinworms, tapeworms, and giardia. Worms in humans mainly affect the small and large intestines, some species are able to migrate throughout the body and localize in vital organs. The main symptoms of worms in humans:
- disturbed stool;
- rashes of unknown origin;
- painful thinness;
- weak or increased appetite.
Do I need worm prophylaxis and how often should it be done?
Prevention of helminthiasis in adults and children is carried out at least once every six months. People with pets should be prevented from deworming every three months. Opinions of doctors differ on the need to carry out prophylaxis with drugs. Some believe that this is impossible, because anthelmintic drugs contain toxic substances, while others prove the opposite.
In the pharmacy network you can find drugs with a minimum of side effects and contraindications. Prevention of worms in humans is simply necessary, as infection with worms will lead to more health problems than antiparasitic drugs. During their vital activity, worms emit harmful substances that cause dysfunction of internal organs, causing inflammatory processes and diseases. Helminthiasis is dangerous not only to health, in some cases it is a threat to human life.
Preventive deworming with drugs is carried out for all members of the family, without exception, including a pet. An alternative method to drug therapy for helminths is to use folk remedies to prevent infection with parasites. Folk remedies are gentler and safer, suitable for women during pregnancy and for young children.
Preventive measures
Prevention measures include observing the rules aimed at preventing infection with helminths and saving a person and the whole family from possible negative consequences. Helminthic disease prevention measures:
- Wash hands more often before meals and after using the toilet.
- Do not contact stray animals, as they are often carriers of pathogens of helminthic diseases.
- Don't eat undercooked meat and fish.
- Wash vegetables and fruit thoroughly. Soil-transmitted helminth disease pathogens (roundworms, hookworms) are often found on the surface of unwashed fruit.
- Change your underwear regularly and keep your bed clean.
- Regular prevention of helminthic diseases in pets is necessary.
- Do not use fresh water from open sources, as the causative agents of soil-transmitted helminth infections are found in the water.
Drugs for prophylaxis in children and adults
Currently, many drugs are used to prevent helminthiasis. A specialist will recommend the most suitable remedy for you.
Folk remedies for the prevention of worms
Helminthic disease prevention measures are traditional methods of treatment that have been successfully used to deworm a person. They are easy to use, affordable and efficient. Common folk recipes for the prevention of worms:
- Onion tincture for alcohol - prevention of helminthiasis in adults. Making a tincture against helminthic invasions is simple. You need to take 1 large onion and finely chop it. Fold the onion into a half-liter container and fill it to the brim with alcohol or vodka. Infuse the tincture for 7 days in a dark, cool place. Take 2 tbsp. L. twice a day before meals. The preventive course will last 10 days.
- Pumpkin seeds against worms. You should eat them in their pure form daily for 2 weeks. Pumpkin seeds expel pinworms and tapeworms from the body.
- The fight against parasites is done with the help of common garlic. It is used for ingestion, tinctures and decoctions are prepared on its basis, cleansing enemas are prepared. The use of garlic in any form is useful for the prevention of helminthiasis.
- A decoction of tansy flowers will help prevent the appearance of parasites in the body and eliminate helminthic diseases. You can prepare the broth like this: take 1 tbsp. L. dried or fresh flowers of the plant, pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes and take 100 ml twice a day before meals. The preventive course will last 7 days.
How to do prophylaxis in pregnant women?
During pregnancy, it is very difficult to treat the parasites because the drugs are toxic and can adversely affect the development of the fetus. The best prevention during this time will be a careful attitude towards yourself, careful care and hygiene, and regular testing. To protect yourself from infections, you need to eat more anthelmintic products. These include:
- garlic and onions;
- pumpkin seeds;
- sour fruits and berries;
- dairy products.
Limit foods that worms like:
- sweets and fresh pastries;
- nuts and sunflower seeds;
- fatty meats and fish.
How to protect children from parasites?
Children get infected with parasites when they interact with other children, play with sand, etc. Infection can be very difficult to avoid. It is necessary to carry out prevention in children more often, following these recommendations:
- Teach children to wash their hands more often.
- Wash children's toys and keep the children's room clean.
- Watch out for small children as they tend to put objects in their mouths.
- Forbid children to pet stray animals.
- After contact with pets, wash your child's hands and face.
- Regularly carry out anthelmintic prophylaxis (with the help of folk remedies or drugs), after consulting a doctor.
Compliance with the rules and preventive recommendations will allow you to avoid infection with helminths, relieve a person and his family members from painful symptoms and ailments. Antelmintic prophylaxis will allow you to protect a person from the influence of negative environmental factors, strengthen immunity and maintain health.