Signs of worms in humans and how to get rid of worms at home

Parasite infestations often go unnoticed. And the first symptoms of worms in humans are non-specific, so the patient does not go to the doctor for a long time. Therefore, the patient may think that he is overloaded, suffering from gastritis or poisoning, experiencing an exacerbation of allergies or arthritis.

How to suspect the appearance of worms

Signs of helminths in the body depend on the type and localization of the parasite. Some symptoms appear soon after infection. Others appear after some time and indicate the migration of worms in the body, increased intoxication, lack of nutrients or vitamins.

The most common signs of worms in adults are:

1. increase in body temperature. Fever may not be pronounced - up to 37. 5 ° C, short-term. Episodes of temperature increase coincide with periods of deterioration, which are accompanied by the growth of different groups of lymph nodes.
2. One of the most common signs of helminths is abdominal pain. Discomfort sensations have one specific localization - in the navel, liver or movement. The pain is accompanied by stool disturbance, the appearance of impurities in the stool - mucus, blood. Diarrhea attacks are more common, but obstruction can also develop when the intestinal lumen is blocked by parasites.
3. Itching in the anus is the first sign and characteristic symptom of pinworm. It appears at night, forcing a person to scratch the anus.
4. Helminths cause skin or respiratory allergic reactions as a result of their decomposition products, toxins, circulating in the body. So, a person complains of exacerbation of bronchial asthma, emergence of dermatitis, eczema.
5. Beriberi develops when infected with worms. It manifests itself in the form of deterioration of the condition of hair and nails, characteristic "jam" in the corners of the mouth, dry skin. Lack of iron in the body leads to the development of anemia, paleness of the skin, and the appearance of bruises under the eyes.
6. Helminths also have a pathogenic effect on the nervous system, as a result of which the patient suffers from headaches, irritability, decreased performance, intermittent sleep and emotional instability.
7. Worms migrating through the respiratory system (roundworms) cause dry cough attacks in humans. When the parasites move in the muscles, with the development of intoxication, patients complain of pain, pain in the muscles and joints.

Note!

The first symptoms of infection may appear a few days after helminths enter the body of an adult. More often, they appear 2-3 weeks after the moment of contact with the parasite, and after months, years with the migratory worms.

A combination of different symptoms does not unequivocally indicate a specific disease, but is a reason to worry about your health and visit a doctor. If a patient engages in self-diagnosis, looking for information on how to understand that you have worms, he risks wasting time and getting life-threatening complications.

What is the danger of parasitic infection?

Helminths in the body not only get the necessary nutrients and vitamins from humans. Worms poison the patient with decomposition products, affect the internal organs. Parasitic worms in humans can cause such serious diseases that require urgent surgery and in some cases removal of part of the organ:

• acute intestinal obstruction;
• Violation of intestinal integrity with the development of peritonitis;
• appendicitis;
• Blockage of bile ducts;
• eye damage

Important!

Among the late consequences of the invasion, which lead to the deterioration of the condition, the death of the patient, are cirrhosis and liver cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, sclerosis of the lung tissue, myocarditis, meningitis, hearing and vision impairment, episyndrome.

How does a worm infestation occur?

To solve the problem of prevention of helminths, information is needed about where the parasites come from. The most common mechanisms of infection include: digestive, contact-household, subcutaneous, contagious (associated with blood-sucking insects).

Here are the most typical situations when worms appear in the body:

1. Eating vegetables, fruits, berries or herbs contaminated with parasite eggs.
2. Eating poorly cooked meat, fish with helminth larvae. Food game that has not passed veterinary control. So, trichinella can withstand long-term stewing of meat and maintain their viability.
3. Violation of hygiene rules: formal attitude to washing hands after returning from the street, contact with pets or street animals.
4. Swimming in reservoirs containing worm larvae.
5. Contact with soil containing parasite larvae while working in the garden.
6. Work in conditions where there is an increased risk of infection with helminths: in children's groups, food, livestock, poultry.

Where are worms found in the human body?

There are many medical myths about where worms live in the human body. Not all of them are based on parasitological data. Some helminths occupy different parts of the intestine and multiply in it. Humans can be the main host of the parasite. The so-called human worms go through the stage of sexual reproduction in the body, then come out in the feces. In the case of animal helminths, man is an intermediate host, within which only an asexual (parthenogenetic) phase is possible. Parasites spread to the internal organs, causing them damage. So, worms can be detected in the human body:

• under the skin
• in the liver;
• in the bladder;
• in the eyes
• in the muscles;
• in the lungs and heart;
• in the brain.

If we consider the description of the life cycle of a helminth with an explanation in the form of a photo, we can follow its migration in the body and guess what the main symptoms of the disease will be.

Diagnosis of worms

Abdominal pain, fever, skin rash, cough with sputum, inflammatory and allergic changes in the blood count are the basis for checking a person for parasites. Infectious disease specialists recommend laboratory tests to detect the helminth or the immune response to its presence in the body.

The following methods will help you identify worms in humans:

• Fecal analysis for parasite eggs;
• scraping or smearing of enterobiosis;
• Immunological tests for detection of helminth antibodies;
• PCR assays for worm DNA fragments;
• Detection of worms in duodenal contents, tissue biopsy samples.

These methods will help determine the type of parasite and choose an effective drug. If the internal organs are damaged, it will help to diagnose helminths:

• chest X-ray;
• ultrasound of the liver, heart, pancreas;
• cystoscopy;
• MRI of the brain.

If necessary, the infectious disease specialist consults a neurologist, an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist, and a urologist.

Note!

You should not try to identify helminths on your own, turn to "unique computer diagnostics" outside the medical institution. This will lead to loss of time, deterioration of health.

Treatment of worms in humans

If the disease is detected, the infectious disease specialist will give you full recommendations on the treatment, regimen and diet of the disease. If necessary, the doctor will suggest hospitalization in a hospital. There is no single "magic" medicine for worms, the symptoms and treatment of helminths in adults can vary.

You should know the basic principles of parasitotherapy:

1. Medicines are used to fight against worms. The choice of treatment regimen (dosage, duration of the course, frequency of administration) depends on the type of helminth, the condition of the patient's body.
2. In severe cases of the disease, help is provided in a hospital environment.
3. You should not independently reduce the dose, reduce the duration of treatment with tablets or suspension of worms.
4. Some drugs require a diet, giving up alcohol.
5. There are no "magic" remedies that will allow you to quickly get rid of any helminths in 1 day. Short courses are indeed used to treat some worms in humans, but it is impossible to destroy all parasites in the body with one tablet, tincture or ointment.
6. Herbal preparations are used in patients who for health reasons are contraindicated in medicines in the form of tablets or suspensions.
7. Antiallergic drugs, hepatoprotectors, enterosorbents, immunomodulators are prescribed as auxiliary therapy. By themselves, they do not help to remove worms from a person, but improve the general well-being of a person, remove unpleasant symptoms of the disease and side effects of treatment.

Important!

Folk remedies are used only as a method of auxiliary therapy. Independent use of alternative medicine is fraught with deterioration.

Pharmacy funds

Treatment with drugs from the group of anthelmintic drugs helps to destroy and expel parasites from the body. Pharmaceutical drugs have different points of use:

• Absorption of nutrients by parasites;
• Violation of the metabolism of worms;
• cause muscle paralysis of helminths.

Note!

With proper use and prevention of helminthiasis in the future, worm remedies really help a person to get rid of parasites living in the intestines and internal organs forever. But if the patient ignores the elementary rules of hygiene, it is possible to be re-infected with parasites.

Also, an infectious disease specialist can prescribe herbal remedies that help to detoxify and expel worms in humans. The doctor will recommend certain herbs based on information about the condition of the body and the type of parasites. To cure the sick, apply: pumpkin seeds, tansin herb and centrum.

Folk remedies for worms

Many patients refuse traditional methods of therapy, hoping for help from traditional medicine. Infectious disease experts warn that attempts to get rid of worms at home with dubious solutions and infusions can lead to increased intoxication and allergic reactions. If you miss time, the disease progresses, a fatal outcome is possible.

The following home remedies are widely used to remove helminths from the body:

• onion decoction;
• Pomegranate peel;
• enemas and ingestion of pumpkin seeds;
• vegetable and sour berry juices without sugar;
• garlic with milk;
• soda enemas;
• Tincture of wormwood.

Treatment reviews

Before starting the course of therapy, patients discuss various options for dealing with parasites, try to understand how to poison helminths correctly. In their reviews, people who had a helminthic infestation describe traditional drug therapy as a fairly effective method. It is extremely rare to get rid of helminths by folk remedies.

1. "I began to think about the itching of the anus. I turned to the therapist, received instructions about scraping. It was very unpleasant that worms were found in the scratches. I read how dangerous helminths are and decided not to poison myself with self-medication. On the advice of the doctor, I took an anthelmintic drug - once a week. The course lasted 2 weeks, I immediately felt relief, the itching was gone. I believe it was not such a terrible infection, but the drug worked "wonderfully".
2. "I got worms after eating fish at a party. Soon the diarrhea started. I lost weight, my skin was dry and sore. I studied in detail the information on how to treat parasites and how to restore the body later, I myself started taking antihelmintic drugs. I was ashamed to go to the doctor. The medicine did not help. I tried to fight worms with folk methods: I was treated with a liver cleanser with bitterness, I drank milk with garlic and applied an enema. But it didn't get better. I have to refer to an infectious disease specialist, I am treated with an anthelmintic drug of the benzimidazole class. I lost 4 kilograms while "maturing" to go to the doctor, I became emaciated, I was nervous.

Prevention

Knowing how worms appear in the body, everyone can protect themselves and loved ones from infection. Prevention includes:

1. Wash hands with soap after contact with animals, returning home.
2. Regular deworming for pets.
3. Timely change of bed linen.
4. Regular wet cleaning, air, cleaning of carpets and upholstered furniture.
5. Eating meat that has passed veterinary control.
6. Thorough heat treatment of meat and fish.
7. Refusal to eat raw meat, fish, offal.

Helminth infection requires urgent treatment. You should pay attention to symptoms such as: diarrhea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, skin rash, cough, fever and immediately consult a specialist. After treatment, precautions should be taken to prevent reinfection.