Parasites are so widespread in the world that some of them, for example, pinworms, are classified by scientists as cosmopolitans - creatures that are spread over almost the entire planet Earth.They can significantly worsen the health and life of the owner, causing various pathological symptoms.Few people have ever been interested in how to eliminate parasites.In addition, both traditional and folk remedies for removing helminths are suitable.This will be discussed below.
Diagnosis
Before starting treatment, it is necessary to clarify the presence of parasites in people, their type and location.
This is explained by several points.
- Medicines designed to fight parasites in the human body are somewhat toxic and can cause a number of side effects.They also have many contraindications.
- Even if patients prefer treatment with folk remedies, they should not be taken without supervision.They are not as harmless as they seem at first glance.Yet their main task is to kill the parasites in the human body.
- Each parasite has its own treatment scheme.For some types, one dose of the drug is enough, but to get rid of others, you need to take the drug for several days and repeat the courses.This depends on the characteristics of the life cycle of the helminth.
- Whatever the treatment, a follow-up examination of the patient is necessary after completion.Even if there are no signs of parasites in the human body, this does not mean that helminths have been successfully treated.
How to determine the presence of parasites in the body?Parasitologists thoroughly interview the patient and use additional research methods.
Clinical picture
The symptoms of parasitosis are very non-specific, which often leads to diagnostic errors.
Patients visit various specialists, undergo long courses of treatment, but all to no avail.In addition, many attribute the onset of symptoms to a busy work schedule.
Signs of parasites:
- stool disorders - constipation, diarrhea, bloating, abdominal cramps of unknown origin;
- unmotivated fatigue;
- depressed mood;
- weakness of muscles, joints;
- reduced immune power;
- low level of hemoglobin in the blood;
- liver dysfunction;
- previously absent allergic manifestations;
- atopic dermatitis;
- a cough that cannot be treated;
- asthma-like conditions.
Instrumental methods include the analysis of feces for worm eggs, scraping for enterobiosis and the determination of antibodies against parasites in the blood.The first two methods are direct - they accurately show the presence of parasites in the body.Determination of antibodies is an indirect method.Its real assessment is possible only when conducting a dynamic study.
Drug treatment
How to treat helminthiasis?Depending on the groups of helminths on which the drug acts, they are divided into several groups:
- those that act on roundworms - sedges, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms;
- drugs acting on cestodes - echinococci, beef and pig tapeworms, broad tapeworm;
- drugs for use in extraintestinal invasions - ivermectin, ditrazine;
- drugs acting on flukes - lung and liver flukes, schistosomes.
In addition, there are products with a broad and narrow spectrum of action.The former act on several types of worms, and the latter - only on one species.
When diagnosing parasites in a person, treatment should be chosen only by a qualified specialist.Initially, you should visit your family doctor.As a rule, they successfully deal with certain types of parasites.If the situation warrants it, he will refer the patient to a higher level of medical care - to a parasitologist.In simple cases, for example, when diagnosing pinworms and roundworms that parasitize the intestines, treatment is carried out at home.But when the fight against parasites requires the use of high doses of toxic drugs, treatment is carried out in a hospital.In addition to monitoring by the medical staff, the patient is prescribed adequate concomitant therapy.This will help minimize the burden on the liver and kidneys, thereby reducing the risk of side effects.
Warnings
The dosage and duration of treatment are selected individually and depend on the patient's body weight, the severity of the infestation and the type of parasite.
Side effects:
- symptoms of damage to the gastrointestinal tract - nausea, vomiting, changes in stools, abdominal pain, heartburn;
- from the nervous system - headache, sleep disorders, changes in consciousness, convulsive syndrome;
- reduced visual acuity;
- phenomena of toxicoderma - pemphigus, urticaria, itching;
- negative impact on hematopoietic processes.
Contraindications for use
- pregnancy, breastfeeding (for the characteristics of treatment during pregnancy);
- concept planning;
- hypersensitivity to any component of the drug;
- liver and kidney pathology.
If there is a need for treatment of liver and kidney diseases, biochemical blood tests are performed before and after taking drugs.Supportive therapy is required.It is very important to assess the risk of possible adverse events and compare it to the risk of parasites living in the body.
How to cleanse the body of parasites at home using folk remedies?
Treatment of parasites in the human body with folk remedies also has the right to life.Medicines used by people are easy to use and accessible to the majority of the population.They are less toxic than traditional drugs and therefore have fewer side effects.They can be taken home.This is one of the most important points that explains why patients more often choose treatment with folk remedies.
Along with medicines, many plants are used to fight parasites:
- wormwood;
- gorse;
- pomegranate;
- pumpkin seeds;
- garlic;
- walnuts;
- onion;
- cloves;
- nettles.
How to remove parasites using folk remedies?Here are some easy recipes.
Vratiga contains the substance thujone.May cause paralysis of worms.The tanecitin contained in the flowers improves the activity of the secretory glands, in particular increases the production of bile and gastric juice.The plant acts only on young and adult worms that do not have fixing devices.
Wormwood works against Giardia, roundworms, pinworms and some tapeworms.To make an alcoholic tincture of wormwood, the plant material is placed loosely in a jar and filled with vodka.Insist for two weeks.Take 25 drops three times a day before meals.Alternatively, you can use a ready-made tincture.
Pomegranate helps get rid of roundworms and tapeworms.To prepare the decoction, it is necessary to crush the peel of one fruit and pour it with three cups of boiling water.The resulting volume is divided into three equal parts, which are taken at half-hour intervals.
Onions and garlic are used more as preventatives.For this purpose, they are consumed fresh.
Tincture of walnut pericarp, in addition to the positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract and thyroid gland, the tincture has a pronounced anthelmintic effect.It is prepared in the same way as the wormwood tincture;take one tablespoon three times a day.
General recommendations
To ensure that parasite removal is as effective and painless as possible for the patient, there are a number of recommendations.Basically, they are simple and using them can greatly increase the chances of success.
- Follow a diet during treatment.Exclude fatty and sweet foods from your menu, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.
- If the medicine is taken in the morning, it is recommended to do an enema in the evening.
- If the doctor has prescribed sorbents, make sure that they are used no later than two hours before taking the anthelmintic.
- Do not drink alcohol.Both drugs and folk remedies burden the liver.Drinking alcohol will negatively affect her condition.
In conclusion
If you suspect that you have parasites, do not delay the visit to a specialist.Only a qualified doctor knows how to deal with helminths without harming himself.