Parasites are organisms that survive by fighting other organisms, for example, 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. In particular, parasitic organisms often settle in children, because the child's body has not been fully formed and is susceptible to external influences.
Worm infection is a dangerous disease caused by a parasitic organism - filariasis. The body must share with them nutrients, useful elements and vitamins. Pinworms and roundworms that have settled in the body will feed on the host's food from the intestines, absorbing all the substances important for life.
Methods of infection
The most common route of oral-fecal infection is the oral route. In this case, there are two ways to access it:
- Geological - they enter the esophagus through hands, household items, food, as well as through the fur and fur of livestock, contaminated with soil particles, including infiltrated eggs and cysts of protozoa. In this way, you can get roundworm, giardiasis, enterobiasis, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, echinococcosis;
- Xenotrophic - occurs in the human body when fish and animal meat have not been properly heat-treated, if this meat contains larvae. As a result, you can get trichinosis, toxoplasmosis, and other invasive diseases.
There are other ways of infection:
- Mode of contact: can be passive (sexual transmission) and active (people infected through the skin when bathing in freshwater reservoirs);
- The airborne method of infecting the body is considered less common, however, in this way, airborne lung cells can enter the body;
- Transmission (via blood) is characteristic of filariasis. Larvae carried by blood-sucking insects. As a rule, this disease occurs in hot countries located closer to the equator;
- The route of placental transmission - from the mother to the body of the child in the womb. In this way, you can get toxoplasmosis.
Over the course of evolution, parasites have developed properties that extend their ability to colonize the human body. This refers to the ability of the parasite to reproduce. For example, hookworms can lay up to 25, 000 eggs in just one day, roundworms - 200, 000 eggs, tapeworms lay more than 4 million eggs per day.
Therefore, in the air around us, in household items, in food, on pets, eggs, larvae and cysts are often present in water, even when it is hygienic. Often a person becomes infected with parasites due to improper observance of the technology of cooking meat or fish dishes. For example, to overcome the larvae of fascioliasis in carp, a salt solution of at least 20% is used during the salting process and the salting time is at least 2 weeks. After such processing, no one wants to eat fish.
It turns out that only a person with excellent immunity and high body resistance does not worry about parasitic infections, and such people are extremely rare.
Symptoms of parasite settlement in the body
Some specific symptoms will tell you that the body has parasites. There are many signs and are difficult to distinguish from the symptoms of other diseases. The list of symptoms is as follows:
- Constipation. If the parasites in the intestine grow to a large size, it will cause intestinal obstruction. Massive invasion can also close the biliary tree, which will cause fecal retention;
- Diarrhea. Some parasites, especially protozoa, in the process of living in the host body, will produce stool thinners in the intestine, leading to diarrhea. So diarrhea can indicate the presence of parasites, and not just poisoning with low-quality products;
- Expansion and gas. When the parasites are in the small intestine, the area becomes inflamed and gas production increases;
- Irritable bowel syndrome. The parasite irritates the intestinal mucosa, causing inflammation, accompanied by a series of characteristic symptoms and reduced absorption of food, especially fats from food. Fatty acids, instead of being absorbed in the small intestine, are transported to the bulk, where they cause spasms, diarrhea and constipation;
- Pain in muscles and joints. Parasites have the ability to travel throughout the human body to settle in places that are most attractive to them: in muscles and joint fluid. When this happens, the person feels pain and considers it a symptom of arthritis. In addition, the symptoms of inflammation and pain in the joints can be the result of tissue damage caused by the worms or the immune system's response to the parasites;
- Allergic manifestations - the toxic waste of worms is able to activate the body's immune response in the form of a synthesis of increased numbers of eosinophils - guard cells and immunoglobulin E;
- Skin problems - due to parasites, skin rashes, eczema, acne, papillomas, age spots, itching, dermatitis and other unpleasant reactions may begin;
- 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, lower iron levels in the blood and develop anemia. 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. Mass loss due to internal digestion occurs, many nutrients in the body are not absorbed. Weight can be increased due to the body being "robbed". A person's feeling of hunger increases, he begins to eat more often and more often. To normalize weight, you must first get rid of parasites in the body;
- Anxious, nervous, worried. Toxic factors secreted by the parasite cause irritation of the central nervous system. Feelings of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances are often the result of this poisoning. As a result of the action of means of eliminating worms, these symptoms disappear;
- Teeth grinding is the grinding of teeth while a person is sleeping. This symptom is observed in a child and an adult;
- Weakened body's immune system, frequent colds and illnesses caused by viruses;
- Respiratory tract infection, cough, high fever, runny nose.
Folk remedies for parasites in the human body
People use different types of antiparasitic drugs - pills that are sold in pharmacies. However, many of them are very toxic to the body, and if taken uncontrollably or not in accordance with the dosage, they can cause serious poisoning. Therefore, treatment with folk remedies does not lose its relevance.
How to fight parasites with traditional medicine? Treatment with folk remedies not only helps to cleanse the body of settled parasites, but also facilitates the restoration of the coordinated functioning of all systems and organs. After removing the parasites, it is important to maintain liver function, as it is the main filter from bacteria and harmful substances.
Flaxseed fights parasites
To properly treat worm parasites, traditional medicine recommends taking flaxseeds. They can be consumed in their pure form or as a decoction. It is necessary to grind the ingredients in a coffee grinder, and add the resulting powder to foods, ready meals or to knead homemade bread. Such a product will be an excellent prophylactic for every member of the family. You can also eat the seeds whole with water - two tablespoons every morning and evening.
Attention!Flax oil also has anti-parasitic properties, but it is less effective than the seeds.
Cleansing herbal collection
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, wormwood. 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 device must be incubated in an airtight container for about 10 hours - it is better to do this in the evening, 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, nourish the body, and improve the condition of the liver.
Pumpkin seeds
Fighting at home will work with pumpkin seeds. They are known for their anthelmintic properties due to the ingredient cucurbitin, which is toxic to parasites. There are several recipes that use pumpkin seeds. The most effective is the nut and honey composition.
To obtain the drug, 300 grams of seeds are used, ground into a powder, honey is added - 2 large spoons. Some recipes also add garlic. The product must be mixed well and taken in the morning on an empty stomach. After that, you need to wait three hours and take an enema or take a laxative to let the intestinal parasites leave the body.
Sbiten
Sbiten is a healing drink that eliminates 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 honey extract, dilute it with 1 liter of water. Bring the mixture to a boil, add a teaspoon each of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf. All this is transmitted in half an hour. Then the product must be filtered and drunk warm.
Treatment with soda
Soda helps fight penetration quickly and effectively. If they have settled in the child's body, you should douche with a solution of soda - 1 teaspoon dissolved in a liter of water. Before such enema, it is necessary to clean the bowels with natural bowel movements or with frequent enema. The soda water must be kept in the intestines for up to 30 minutes. These procedures are repeated every other day for a week.
Aloe Vera Juice Treatment
The product extracted from aloe vera juice has a dual effect - helping to heal and nourish the body. The course of treatment is quite long - at least three months. To prepare the mixture, use 10 ml of olive or castor oil, the same amount of juice from aloe leaves, a teaspoon 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 drug 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 need to eat 10 small garlic cloves on an empty stomach in the morning, then drink them with kefir or other fermented milk drink. The main thing is that this liquid is slippery so that a person can easily swallow garlic cloves.
Important!When cleansing the body with garlic, it must be swallowed whole. You must not chew, otherwise the plant will be digested in the stomach and not bring the expected results. If the shrimp is still intact, it will begin to be processed, taking only the intestines, where the worms live.
Pomegranate peel
Pomegranate peel therapy works wonderfully, but in this case it is important to take into account the correct dosage, since this antiparasitic agent in large quantities can lead to intoxication. Take 10 grams of dried bark and pour it into a cup of boiling water. The product is kept in the water bath for about 10 minutes. It is then cooled and filtered. Drink one teaspoon three times a day before eating. This tool not only helps to get rid of unpleasant guests, but also helps to cleanse the liver. It should be remembered that this remedy is not suitable for children.
Methods of prevention
In order for the parasites to get over your body, you need to adhere to generally accepted precautions:
- Monitor your personal hygiene at all times. The eggs and larvae of the parasites are no longer on the surface of the skin after washing with warm water and soap. Hands should be washed every time when going to public places, in transport, going to the store and on the street, as well as after using the toilet and always before eating. Don't forget to change your bedding and underwear. These must be washed in hot water and ironed - after this procedure, the eggs of the parasites do not survive;
- Pay due attention to the product processing process. This doesn't just apply to meat and fish. Larvae can be found on any vegetable, tuber, fruit, herb. Therefore, they must be thoroughly washed and blanched in 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;
- Do not swim in untested freshwater bodies. Many of them are inhabited by parasites that can penetrate human skin. Sometimes for an infection, it is enough to just wet the feet or wash the hands in such water;
- Include in the diet anti-worm foods: garlic, hot peppers, raw carrots, pumpkin seeds, etc. v.
- Control any insects that enter the home. Often they are carriers of the larvae of harmful parasites. For example, flies, leafhoppers, mosquitoes, wood lice carry eggs on their bodies;
- If you have pets in the house, such as dogs or cats, you need to monitor their hygiene and regularly disinfect their toilets.
If it happens that parasites have entered the body, then you need to immediately begin to fight them. You should not just use folk methods for this. With such a problem, it is necessary to consult a doctor so that an effective complex treatment can be prescribed.