How to get rid of worms and other parasites it is vital that everyone knows, because according to statistics, almost 90% of the population of our country is infected with parasites and many do not even know it. Folk remedies for parasites in the human body are a whole storehouse of recipes and useful tips. And sometimes they are no less effective and safer than medicines.
Treatment for harmful parasites with folk remedies can be used as an additional remedy simultaneously with the medical therapy prescribed by a doctor.
The disease caused by parasitic worms is called helminthiasis. There are about 250 types of worms, divided into 2 types:
- The first type are roundworms and roundworms that live in the intestine. They attach themselves to the intestinal wall, easily penetrate the brain, ears, lungs, eyes and liver, causing significant damage to health.
- The second type are tapeworms and flukes, which feed on human blood, which contains all the nutrients necessary for their life.
Causes of the Helminthic Invasion
Knowing the most common causes of helminthiasis will help protect yourself and your loved ones from this unpleasant disease.
Parasites can enter the human body in various ways:
- Upon contact with soil containing worm eggs that arrived there with animal and human waste. For this reason, hands should be washed thoroughly with soap and water after handling earth or sand. In case of frequent contact with the ground, it is better not to have long nails. If you can't wash your hands, use alcohol-based hand gel.
- Contact with animals. Communicating with stray animals or pets that have access to the road is fraught with the risk of worm infection.
- In case of insufficient processing of food. Overuse of raw or undercooked foods can also lead to helminthiasis.
- Through the water. Villagers and villagers are particularly susceptible to infections due to the fact that many helminth eggs enter open bodies of water. It is necessary to boil water that has been collected in wells and springs. Swimming in ponds and lakes is also dangerous, as there is a high probability of contaminated water entering the esophagus.
- When communicating with a person suffering from helminthiasis. With such contacts, there is a high risk of pinworm infection. They lay eggs near a person's anus and cause severe itching. In an effort to get rid of the characteristic burning sensation, people begin to comb the disturbed area, and parasites fall on their hands.
The presence of worms in the human body contributes to the deterioration of immunity, which leads to serious diseases, therefore, at the first symptoms of infection, it is necessary to act.
Symptoms of Infection
The signs of parasite infection are very similar to the symptoms of other diseases, but if there are 2-3 manifestations, you should contact an infectious disease specialist and pass the appropriate tests that will help you choose the optimal treatment.
Symptoms of helminthiasis include:
- high temperature;
- loose stools;
- rash on the skin;
- sore throat;
- bronchitis;
- halitosis;
- headache;
- poor appetite;
- painful abdominal cramps;
- restless sleep;
- poor performance;
- teeth grinding in sleep (bruxism);
- increased irritability.
Some symptoms are accompanied by edema of various localization.
Methods of medical treatment
Medicines can work well at home too, but you should consult your doctor before using them. Drugs have a high degree of toxicity, therefore, before deciding how to remove worms yourself, it is necessary to rely on a specialist in the choice of treatment and dosage of anthelmintic drugs.
All drugs designed to fight parasites in the body have one, but one significant drawback - they are all toxic and can be dangerous to humans.
Traditional methods
Pharmacology offers a wide range of excellent broad-spectrum drugs to address this delicate problem, but many still believe that folk remedies for worms are safer and more effective. Homeopathic remedies are also effective in the treatment of helminthiasis, but we must not forget that herbs, like drugs, have their own contraindications. The convenience of their use must also be agreed with the attending physician. Here are the most popular folk recipes in the fight against helminthiasis.
Folk remedies
- Wormwood is the most common and effective remedy for worms. Boil absinthe in an amount of 25 g with boiling water, let it brew. When the grass has settled to the bottom, strain and drink this broth for half a cup on an empty stomach 15-20 minutes before meals. Continue the procedure for three days. Usually this is enough for the herb to act on the worms and if centaurea is added to the broth in a 1: 1 ratio, the effect can be greatly enhanced.
- Bow. Cut a medium-sized onion head into small pieces, pour 1 liter of cold water, refrigerate for 10 hours, then strain with gauze and drink 100 g twice a day
- Garlic. Boil 50-60g of fresh garlic in 200ml of milk for 15 minutes. Drink 4 times a day for a week before meals. This is a good way to deal with pinworms.
- Pomegranate bark. Grind the product, add water at the rate of 1: 10, boil, take three times a day.
- Sorrel. 1 kg of sorrel is poured into 1 liter of boiling water and cooked in a water bath for an hour.
- Hot red pepper. It fights parasites well. For children, we can recommend carrots - they have the same properties.
- Tansy. Prepare the flowers with a glass of boiling water, let them rest for 4 hours, drain them. Drink 25 ml four times a day 20 minutes before meals.
- Troichetka. Mix 50 g of clove seeds, 25 g of bitter wormwood and 100 g of tansy flowers, grind to powder. Reception is performed in the following order. The first day - 1 time 30 minutes before meals (1 teaspoon of powder with water). The second day - 2 times in the same way. On the third day - according to the same scheme, only three times a day. Troychatka is contraindicated for pregnant women with gastric ulcers and gastritis.
- Nettle. Nettle (200 g) collected in May, pour 0, 5 liters of vodka. Tie the neck of the bottle with gauze or a rag. Keep the tincture on the window for the first day, the remaining 8 days - in a dark place. Strain, squeeze, drink twice a day for 1 tsp on an empty stomach. This vitamin infusion will help the body recover faster after a course of parasite therapy.
Wormwood, onion and garlic are the most effective and affordable folk remedies for worms.
Other phytotherapy
- Coriander. The seeds must be well calcined in a dry pan, ground in a coffee grinder. Take 1 g 3 times a day.
- Watermelon seeds with milk. Grind the seeds, add milk in a ratio of 1: 10, drink 250 ml twice a day.
- Pine nuts. Consume 50-100g per day for 2 months. During this time, do not eat meat products and animal fats.
- Green pine cones. Wash the product, add water and keep the fire for 6 hours. Then remove it from the water, add sugar to the liquid and boil for another 1 hour. Drink the broth in the morning, before breakfast, 2 tbsp.
- Wild strawberry. Prepared like tea. Drink 100 ml 3 times a day.
- Cognac and garlic. Mix 400 g of garlic and half a liter of brandy. Insist in a dark place for 3 weeks. Drink 1 teaspoon in the morning for 2 months.
- Fuck. Chop the root, mix with sour cream, mayonnaise or vegetable oil. Eat morning and evening for 1 tsp. 5 days course. A good remedy for giardiasis. For prophylaxis, it is used for 2 days in spring and autumn.
- Birch buds. Take 10 g of kidney and 100 g of vodka as a base. Insist for 2 weeks, strain through a sieve, squeeze. Take 15-20 drops before meals. Helps well against small worms. Restores the liver and stomach.
- Ginger. An alcoholic tincture can be produced with this product. Grind 500 g of root on a fine grater, add half a liter of vodka and leave to stand for 2 weeks in the dark. Take the tincture 2 weeks 3 times a day, 1 teaspoon 30 minutes before meals.
Antiparasitic enemas
This is the safest method and virtually eliminates side effects.
- Sodium bicarbonate enema. For 1 liter of warm water, add and mix well 30 g of baking soda, make an enema and keep the liquid inside the intestine for 30 minutes. Then do another cleansing enema, but without baking soda.
- Enema with garlic. Grind 50 g of garlic into a gruel, add 250 ml of warm water, strain and carry out the procedure. Drink a laxative regularly.
Baths for parasites
Pesticide baths are another traditional way of treating worms. It will help to partially get rid of parasites. For adults, you can prepare a bath from a mixture of herbal decoction thyme, nettle, wormwood, chamomile, cumin seeds, yarrow. This bath works through the skin. As soon as the parasites begin to appear, it is necessary to dust the skin with flour, which will not allow the worms to rise and remove them with a sponge.
Special devices to get rid of the helminth invasion
Now in specialized stores you can see the devices for getting rid of helminths. Whether or not to use them is everyone's personal business. However, there are some facts about these devices to consider carefully:
- The devices destroy only the adults, while cysts and larvae remain, which means that the parasites will restart their reproduction.
- Dead parasites must be removed from the body as soon as possible so that there is no intoxication. These devices do not have this function.
- Worms injure internal organs that need to be restored after the parasites are expelled. Devices also fail to cope with similar activity.
- These technical devices are still poorly understood: it is not known how their radiation affects human organs and blood cells.
Worm in children
Children are more susceptible to these unpleasant diseases than adults. Children do not yet have sufficient sanitation skills and it is the responsibility of adults to teach all this. Children should understand that:
- you can't sit at the table if you don't wash your hands;
- it is necessary to wash after being on the street and visiting the bathroom;
- you can only drink boiled or filtered water;
- it is forbidden to eat dirty fruits and vegetables;
- you shouldn't take foreign objects in your mouth, suck your fingers and bite your nails;
- do not touch the street animals;
- it is not necessary to use other people's personal hygiene products.
As a preventative measure, you can give children carrots, pumpkin seeds, onions and garlic.
But what if the baby has worms? First of all, don't self-medicate! Only a specialist can make the right choice of treatment. Folk remedies can be used only if the child is allergic to medicines and strictly under the supervision of a doctor.
If your child has the following symptoms, this is a serious reason to visit the doctor:
- decreased appetite or, conversely, constant feeling of hunger;
- sharp pains around the navel;
- diarrhea, constipation;
- pale, blue skin under the eyes;
- the appearance of dermatitis or diathesis;
- insomnia.
However, only one third of children infected with parasites experience some symptoms, the rest of the presence of worms may not be accompanied by any signs. If you suspect that a child is infected with helminths, you need to consult a doctor.
How to remove worms from a child? To do this, you need to perform the following 3-step therapy:
- First, you need to prepare your body to remove parasites. For this, pumpkin or linseed oil, intestinal adsorbent, choleretic agent are used.
- The doctor then prescribes broad-spectrum anthelmintic drugs. They can be both medicinal and more gentle on the basis of herbal ingredients.
- Means are used to restore the digestive system, liver, lungs, increase immunity and saturate the body with vitamins and microelements.
Conclusion
It should be understood that the fight against parasites is a long process, which requires the patient to exclude any self-medication and strictly follow all the prescriptions and recommendations of a specialist. At the same time, the medicine does not stand still and new developments appear that allow you to quickly and safely get rid of parasites in the body.