Parasites are creatures that survive at the expense of other organisms, eg animals, humans, plants. There are over two dozen types of intestinal parasites that can take hold in the human body and cause many negative symptoms. Parasitic creatures especially often settle in children, since 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, useful elements and vitamins. Pinworms and roundworms that have settled in the body feed on the host's food from the intestines, absorbing all substances important for life.
Methods of infection
The most common oral-fecal route is the oral route. In this case, there are two ways to enter it:
- Geooral - they enter the esophagus through the hands, household items, food, as well as through the feathers, hair of pets, contaminated with soil particles, in which invasive eggs and cysts ofprotozoa. This way you can get infected with ascariasis, giardiasis, enterobiasis, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, echinococcosis;
- Xenotroph - appears in the human body when eating fish and animal meat that have not undergone proper heat treatment, if this meat contains larvae. So, you can get infected with trichinosis, toxoplasmosis, and other invasions.
There are other routes of infection:
- Contact method: it can be passive (transmitted through the genital tract) and active (a person gets infected through the skin when bathing in freshwater tanks);
- The method of infection of the body from the air is considered less common, however, in this way the 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 carried by blood-sucking insects. As a rule, this disease occurs in hot countries located closer to the equator;
- Transplacental route - from the mother to the child's body in the womb. This way you can get infected with toxoplasmosis.
During evolution, parasites have developed properties that expand their possibilities to settle in the human body. This is the fertility of the parasites. For example, hookworm in a single day can produce up to 25, 000 eggs, ascarid up to 200, 000 eggs, and tapeworm produce over 4 million eggs per day.
Therefore, in the air around us, in household items, in food consumed, on pets, eggs, larvae and cysts are often present in the water, although hygiene is observed. Often a person becomes infected with parasites due to poor adherence to the technology of cooking meat or fish dishes. For example, in order to defeat the larvae of opisthorchiasis in carp, a saline solution of at least 20% is used when 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 fear being infected with parasites, and such people are extremely rare.
Symptoms of the installation of parasites in the body
There are a number of characteristic symptoms that will tell you that the parasites are in the body. The signs are quite numerous and it is difficult to differentiate them from the symptoms of other diseases. The list of symptoms is as follows:
- Constipation. If the parasites in the intestines grow to a large size, they block the intestinal passage. A heavy invasion can also close the bile ducts, which will cause stool retention;
- Diarrhea. Some parasites, especially protozoa, during their lifetime in the host's body produce substances that thin the stool in the intestines, resulting in diarrhea. Therefore, diarrhea may indicate the presence of parasites, and not just poisoning from poor quality products;
- Bloating and gas. When the parasites are in the small intestine, this area becomes inflamed and gas production increases;
- Irritable bowel syndrome. Parasites irritate the intestinal mucosa, causing inflammation, which is accompanied by a series of characteristic symptoms and decreased absorption of food, especially dietary fat. The fatty acids, instead of being absorbed in the small intestine, are sent to the large section, where they cause spasms, diarrhea and constipation;
- Painful sensations in muscles and joints. Parasites are able to move around the human body and take up residence in places that are most attractive to them: in muscles and in joint fluid. When this happens, the person experiences pain and perceives it as a symptom of arthritis. In addition, the inflammatory and painful symptoms of the joints can be the result of tissue damage caused by worms or the immune system's reaction to the parasites;
- Allergic manifestations - toxic waste from worms are able to activate the body's immune response in the form of the synthesis of an increased number of eosinophils - protective cells and immunoglobulin E;
- Skin problems - due to parasites, rash, eczema, acne, papillomas, age spots, itching, dermatitis and other nasty reactions may start;
- Anemia. Some types of parasites actively suck up useful nutrients from the human intestine. If there are many such parasites, they can cause severe blood loss, which leads to a decrease in the level of iron in the blood and anemia develops. This symptom is characteristic of the defeat of Trichomonas and other protozoa;
- Change in body weight. 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. The weight can increase due to the "flight" of the body. A person's feeling of hunger increases, he begins to eat more often and more. To normalize the weight, you first need to get rid of the parasites in the body;
- Irritability, nervousness, anxiety. The toxic elements secreted by the parasites irritate the central nervous system. Feelings of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances are often the result of this poisoning. As a result of the action of the means to get rid of worms, these symptoms disappear;
- Bruxism is the teeth grinding when a person is sleeping. This symptom is observed in a child and an adult;
- Weakened immune system of the body, frequent colds and viral diseases;
- Respiratory inflammation, cough, high fever, runny nose.
Folk remedies for parasites in the human body
People resort to various antiparasitic drugs - tablets sold in pharmacies. However, many of them are toxic to the body, and if taken uncontrollably or if the doses are not taken, they can cause severe poisoning. Therefore, treatment with folk remedies does not lose its relevance.
How to properly fight against parasites with traditional medicine? Treatment with folk remedies not only helps to cleanse the body of installed parasites, but also facilitates the restoration of the well-coordinated work of all systems and organs. After eliminating the parasites, it is important to maintain liver function, as it is the main filter for bacteria and toxic substances.
Flax against parasites
To properly treat parasitic worms, traditional medicine recommends taking flax seeds. They can be consumed pure 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 homemade bread dough. Such a product will be an excellent prophylactic agent for every member of the family. You can also eat whole seeds with purified water - two tablespoons each morning and evening.
Warning!Flaxseed oil also has pest control properties, but it is less effective than the seeds.
Collection of cleaning herbs
It is recommended to cleanse the intestinal system, liver and other organs from 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 kept 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 per 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 deworming properties due to the presence in their composition of cucurbitin, a component toxic to parasites. There are several recipes that use pumpkin seeds. The most effective is the composition of seeds and honey.
To obtain the drug, 300 grams of seeds are used, crushed to the consistency of a powder, honey is added to it - 2 large spoons. Some recipes also add garlic. 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 laxative so that the intestinal parasites leave the body.
Sbiten
Sbiten is a healing drink that helps in removing worms from the body. It is suitable for both adults and children. It also strengthens the immune system and cleanses 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. Then the product should be filtered and drunk hot.
Soda treatment
Soda helps fight infestations quickly and effectively. If they have settled in the body of a child, it is recommended to make enemas with a solution of soda - 1 teaspoon dissolves in a liter of water. Before such an enema, it is necessary to empty the intestines with the help of natural stools or a regular water enema. Carbonated water should be stored in the intestines for up to 30 minutes. These procedures are repeated every other day for a week.
Aloe juice treatment
The product from aloe juice has a double effect - it helps to heal a person and to 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 juice from aloe leaves, a tablespoon of lemon juice. During the first month, you need to take the remedy 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 long been proven. It is quite easy to use. You need to eat ten small cloves of garlic on an empty stomach in the morning, then drink them with kefir or other fermented milk drink. The main thing is that this liquid be slippery, so that a person can easily swallow the garlic cloves.
Important!When cleaning the body with garlic, it should be swallowed whole. You can not chew, otherwise the plant will be digested in the stomach and will not bring the desired result. If the clove is intact, it will only begin to be processed in the intestines, where the worms live.
Pomegranate peels
Pomegranate peel therapy has an excellent effect, but in this case it is important to take into account the correct dosage, since this antiparasitic agent in large quantities can lead to poisoning. 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. Then it is cooled and filtered. Take a teaspoon three times a day before eating. This tool helps not only to remove unpleasant guests, but also to cleanse the liver. It should be remembered that this remedy is not suitable for children.
Prevention methods
In order for the parasites to bypass your body, you need to adhere to generally accepted preventive measures:
- Monitor your personal hygiene at all times. The parasite eggs and larvae do not stay on the surface of the skin after washing it with warm water and soap. Hands should be washed every time after visiting public places, transport, going to the store and on the street, as well as after going to the toilet and always before eating. Don't forget to change your bed and your underwear. These things should be washed in hot water and should be ironed - after this procedure, the eggs of the parasites do not survive;
- Pay special attention to the processing of products. This doesn't just apply to meat and fish. The larvae can be found on all vegetables, fruits, herbs. Therefore, they should be thoroughly washed and sprayed with boiling water;
- Do not drink tap water. There are a large number of larvae in tap water. This liquid should only be drunk after boiling;
- Refrain from swimming in untested bodies of fresh water. Many of them are inhabited by parasites which can penetrate human skin. Sometimes for an infection it is enough to 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, etc.
- Take to control all the insects that enter the house. They are often the ones who carry the larvae of harmful parasites. For example, flies, Prusaks, mosquitoes, wood lice carry eggs on their bodies;
- If there are any pets in the house, for example dogs and cats, you should monitor their hygiene and regularly disinfect the animal's toilet.
If it happens that the parasites got into the body, you should immediately start fighting them. You should not only use folk methods for this. With such a problem, it is necessary to consult a doctor so that he can prescribe an effective complex treatment.