Helminthiasis, or worm infestation is the infection of the organism of parasites. Be infected by a worm, can each man pet, through to household appliances, washing hands, raw fish or meat. Such sources of large amount, so in real life, it is difficult and almost impossible to protect from the worms. The infection the worms often manifests itself under the appearance of other diseases – disorders of the digestive system, decrease of vision, diseases of the liver and other internal organs. This makes the process of diagnosis and leads to the ineffectiveness of the assigned therapy.
Intestinal worms in adults may be varied, each of which, establishing itself in the human body, causes the development of a particular disease or several. If the cause of all these evils are other agents, and parasites, to cure them, you can quickly and efficiently. Otherwise, the conservative therapy would have no meaning, once that the treatment should be directed not to the elimination of symptoms, and the elimination of the root cause – of helminths.
The main types of worms
In nature, there are about 250 species of helminths. For each of them, are required certain conditions for its existence and development. Worms differ in size, shape, and other characteristic signs. The classification of these parasites has not yet been formed and not approved by scientists. The separation of the no-purposes with a territorial basis also takes place to be. This fact makes difficult the classification of parasites.
In countries of medium latitudes with climatic conditions, you can count with more than 20 species of helminths, which are divided into three groups, depending on the look and shape:
- Round (ancilostomídeos);
- Tape (cestodes);
- Smooth (trematodes).
Each of these groups has up to hundreds of species of parasitic worms. The ancilostomídeos and trematodes more common in nature than the tape of parasites. The human body is the ideal environment for the reproduction and growth of worms and Ascaris. Also occur frequently, and Trichinella. The Cestoda belong to the optimists, the meat of pig, mice, apni, a large tapeworm.
The signs and symptoms of intestinal worms in humans
Worms, parasites in the human body, in the literal sense, "suck" all the strength. The first signs indicating that you have in the body the worms, are expressed through the chronic fatigue, decreased weight, improved or loss of appetite. Itching in the anus also points to a possible infestation of worms.
Signs of parasite infection of the body can be and indirect symptoms characteristic of diseases of the digestive tract, neuroses, skin diseases and allergies. This can be:
- Abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea;
- The constant tiredness, weakness, headache, fever, drowsiness, apathy, insomnia;
- The violation of the structure of hair and nails, nasal allergies, hives, itching on the nose, dry spasmodic cough, bronchospasm;
- In the midst of the weak immunity in the defeat of the body of various infectious diseases and inflammatory processes (they have sharpened their chronic diseases, which reduces the body's defenses, and he becomes an excellent target for the spread of a pathogenic microflora and infection).
In virtue of the fact that the symptoms, indicating the presence of worms, are similar with symptoms of other diseases, it is rarely possible to determine immediately the true cause of a disease and make the appropriate treatment. It is worrying deterioration of the state of a person and any possible complications, in which the parasites multiply, destroying the "favorite" authority and spreading throughout the body. One of the most serious complications can be internal bleeding, liver failure, intestinal obstruction and others.
Diagnosis of intestinal worms in humans
To identify the worms in the body before were used two methods: duodenal remote sensing and analysis of feces, urine, saliva, according to its kind on the detection of eggs of helminths. These diagnostic methods were not perfect, because a big role in the study played the human factor. The results is directly dependent on the quality and qualification of the lab technician who did this analysis. Inexperienced technician can not discern the signs of parasites examined material.
Science has taken a step forward, and now there are more informative and accurate methods of diagnosis worm invasions – immunological studies on the matter, giving the possibility, with high accuracy to establish the content in the blood of antibodies and antigens of different types of worms. These decisions include:
- ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for worms). The veracity of the results of this method is above 90%. This study reveals, there are parasites and eggs of worms in the body, their development cycle and the type to which they belong.
- The tests of ELISA – specially developed tests that show the reaction of the organism to the infection by parasites. This method is not self-sufficient. You should use it with ELISA (laboratory microscopic research).
- Methods serological (RECIFE, Phragmites, RAC, RAHL). These methods often used for the diagnosis of helminthes, acute phase.
- Ultra-sound, x-rays of the internal organs.
- CT (computed tomography) scan, endoscopy.
- PCR detection of invasions of the body intracellular parasites and protozoa.
- Bioresonance diagnosis – the study, which enables certain characteristic parasitic frequencies calculate your body at an early stage.
The modern methods of diagnosis with high reliability of results, and they can recognize not only the fact of infestation by worms in the body, but also to determine their type, age, and stage of development, which greatly facilitates the task of doctors and speeds up the healing process of a person.
The treatment of intestinal worms in adults
Non-commercial in nature, there are many types, so, naively, to believe that there is a miracle tablet that rids your body of the worm invasions in just one step. The treatment of helminthiasis in adults involves a series of procedures and drugs, as well as the strict application of all recommendations of the doctor and of the rules of personal hygiene. The tool of the non-commercial adjusted individually, from the results of research and the type of found the worms.
The treatment of various types of worms will be ineffective, if a person will be treated, since it has a high probability of relapse (re-infection) of loved ones. Get rid of worms can only be the case, when each member of the family or people living together with an infected person, will have induced the course.
The pill from worms to man
Anti-helminth tablets can be both to the destruction of many species of helminths, common in certain latitudes and narrow-directional (for certain types of parasites). The most common are medicines that for broad application based on four major assets.
Each medication against the worms have side effects such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, weakness, drowsiness, and other symptoms of intoxication of organism by chemical substances. In the case of the appearance of certain symptoms should take enterosorbent.
The fall of worms
Drop, such as anti-helminth drugs in the form of tablets, is also effective and easy to apply. Drugs against worms in the form of drop allow to calculate correctly the value of the dosage, which often can not be done with tablets, because most of them are covered in a special protective sheath, to break that is absolutely impossible. In the form of drops to treat worm invasions admit the following drugs.
All the medicines for the treatment of helminths regardless of the form of the release are strong, or toxic substances, which can not only help get rid of parasites, but to become the cause of acute intoxication of the organism. It is important not to self-medicate, pick up the medicine and the dosage should just by an expert.
Folk remedies worms
Not only the doctors, the medicines can help to view the worms from the body. Nature thought of everything in advance and gave the possibility of the person to get rid of parasites with the help of plants and their fruits. In folk medicine there are many recipes for the treatment of worm invasion. Among them we can highlight the most common are:
- From there it is used in the form of pounded into powder dry for the substance or prepared the broth. The dried leaves give a strong bitterness, its better to take with honey. To prepare the broth needed 2 tablespoons of raw materials pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and boil on a small fire of 15 minutes. The infusion is prepared also as a beer, just brewing do not need. Alcohol tincture is prepared thus: in a liter of vodka to take 100 grams of dried leaves of artemisia, lay down and put in a week in the dark in a cool place.
- From tansy – for the treatment and prevention are used seeds and inflorescence of this plant. A tablespoonful of the seeds of tansy pour a glass of boiling water. Insist until cool. The infusion of inflorescences is prepared in the following manner: half a glass of dried flowers, you'll need a liter of boiling water. Insist until the brew to cool to room temperature, and strain through a gauze or bandage.
- The base of ginger – tea ginger root raw honey one of the most delicious and effective popular treatment methods helminths. Prepares the drink is simple: a tablespoon of 30 to 50 grams of fresh soup of ginger root pour boiling water and let cool to a temperature of 6 degrees. The honey can be diluted by the heat of a drink or simply dissolve in the mouth, washed down with tea.
- An infusion of the dried ground cloves with the coriander – in a cup of boiling water 50 to 60 grams of dry powder. Fermentation, this tool should be about an hour in a warm place. You can wrap capacity with a potion of hot, and a kitchen towel.
- Garlic – apply-in any form-baked, grilling, raw, cooked. It is better to add raw garlic in salads and other dishes, such as in the form of fresh contains the most nutrients, that they "don't like" parasites.
Unlike traditional medicines recipes of traditional medicine practically does not have contra-indications to the use and side effects, in addition to individual intolerance, and an allergy to one or the other component.
Enema worms
In addition to broths, infusions, and other remedies for self-treatment used as enemas cleaning. It is believed that the effectiveness of these procedures, thanks to a local action, is much greater than the drugs for oral application, and also this treatment have almost no side effects. For enemas used:
- Garlic tincture – pounded in the porridge of garlic, pour the warm, not hot, boiled water and insist about half an hour. An average of one head of garlic, take a glass of warm water. It is possible to prepare in a greater volume of subject proportions.
- The infusion of tansy – tablespoon dried inflorescences pour 0.5 l of boiling water, wrap in a warm towel or put in a warm place and insist minutes and 40 – 50. Use an infusion for the enema should be at a temperature of 36 to 37 degrees Celsius.
- An infusion of artemisia dry to prepare to take 50 grams of dried crushed into leaf powder pour the boiling water and let cool. This tool is much more strong, therefore, to abuse that is not worth.
Any beer or liquor for enemas is used only in filtered form, so that any small and strange, have not and do not hurt the intestines. Is not scientifically proven the effectiveness of such treatment. Enema with garlic, not only can cure the invasion, but harm the health in the form of burns of the mucous membrane.
The prevention of worm infestation
The parasites live in the environment and living together with the person. The risk of infection is always high. Prevention of no-purpose – the best tool for this situation. To carry out preventive measures must be regularly, since different types of parasites that have individual development cycle.
As the treatment and prevention is carried out by all members of the family at the same time. Based on the fact that the anti-helminth medications are toxic to the prevention it is better to give preference to popular tools such as garlic, pumpkin seeds, the juice of artemisia, as well as trying to avoid possible sources of infection by worms. The preventive methods are:
- Hygiene – wash hands with soap after using the bathroom, public places and transport, before and after the ingestion of food, personal use such as towels and soap, bed linen and underwear;
- Eating only carefully washed fruits, vegetables and products after thermal treatment;
- The destruction in a residential area, in particular in the kitchen all kinds of insects (mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches), which carry eggs of helminths in the legs or in jallais;
- Avoid drinking water from unreliable sources; use water necessarily need a boiled;
- Drug prevention – application of anthelmintic drugs with regularity in 4 to 6 months or when there is an obvious risk of infection; preventive for the purpose of applying medicines for the treatment, but on a smaller dosage.
Application drug of funds is carried out by recommendation of the doctor after a consultation. After the completion of a prevention helminths, through two to three weeks, is carried out a repeat course, to exclude the possibility of the development of new parasites of the pending earlier eggs.