A modern person, even in everyday life, can face more than 300 diseases caused by worms, and the total percentage of parasitic infections worldwide exceeds 75%.Even by observing the rules of household hygiene and avoiding obvious dangers - raw meat and eggs, water from untested sources - we can become infected with helminths.Once inside the body, they multiply rapidly, releasing toxic waste, affecting the intestines and often the liver, muscles, lungs and other organs.
Helminths are dangerous because they "undermine" the function of the immune and other systems, absorb micro- and macroelements vital for humans and inhibit the intestinal flora.The body becomes very vulnerable to infections, inflammations and chronic diseases worsen.Therefore, you must fight the helminthic infestation as soon as you suspect it.
There can be various forms of helminths in the human body and their signs (symptoms) also differ.Most often the body is affected by:
- Nematodes related to roundworms are hookworms, trichinella, roundworms, etc.which cause enterobiasis.
- Flat (tape) worms - echinococcus, all types of tapeworms.
- Trematodes are very dangerous barks, whose waste is poisonous (like that of nematodes) and they themselves cause schistosomiasis, opisthorchiasis and other serious diseases that chemical drugs cannot always treat.
The first two groups of worms cause mainly intestinal diseases, the third can cause extraintestinal ones.For example, opisthorchiasis is caused by trematodes that live in the bile ducts.Therefore, diseases caused by helminths manifest themselves with extremely wide symptoms.
The main symptoms of helminthic infestation
Penetrating the body, helminths multiply and their different forms exist simultaneously in the body - cysts, larvae, adults.Pharmacy drugs act on them selectively and do not provide a comprehensive effect.Therefore, the earlier the treatment is started, the less the risk of damage to the body.
The first sign of large-scale invasion is vomiting, profuse salivation and pain attacks located in the abdominal cavity.They are characteristic of infection with roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, diphyllobothriasis, trichocephaly, roundworms.Also, helminths cause attacks of nausea in the morning, an uncontrollable feeling of hunger or, on the contrary, a worsening of appetite and an immobile craving for sweets.
Most often the manifestations are accompanied by abnormal stools (constipation alternating with diarrhea), bloating and flatulence.When infected with Giardia, severe diarrhea occurs.At least some of these symptoms are a reason to consult a doctor immediately, as they may be signs of intestinal obstruction.
Another manifestation characteristic of infection with almost all types of worms is skin rashes similar to urticaria.Their appearance is related to a reaction to the toxic waste of the worms.Based on the location of the rash, doctors make a diagnosis - hookworm infestation, schistosomiasis or other helminths.Subcutaneous lumps indicate tapeworm and roundworm infection.
Other signs of helminth damage to the body:
- roundworms, in addition to the above symptoms, you can suspect paroxysmal dry cough (as with bronchitis), blurred vision, enlarged lymph nodes.
- Pinworms cause itching in the anus and external genitalia, worse at night.
- signs of infection with schistosomiasis, lamblia, trematodes - weakness, chills, fever, blood in the urine, pain in the liver.
- the disease with toxoplasmosis, pulmonary toxocariasis is indicated by impaired vision and speech.
- hookworms cause coughing, trichinella and echinococcus cause severe muscle pain, tapeworms cause incoordination, seizures, etc.
With large-scale or "advanced" infection, hair begins to fall out, nails become brittle and multi-layered.Children, due to a lack of trace elements (absorbed by helminths) and poisoning with toxic products, experience nervousness, unjust tears, hyperactivity and inability to concentrate.
Damage to the body by worms is indicated by frequent colds, anemia, exacerbation of chronic diseases, prolonged headaches, a feeling of persistent fatigue and irritability.These symptoms are related to the suppression of the immune function by worms and, like others, require a comprehensive diagnosis.
Diagnosis of helminths
Doctors use several methods to detect helminthic infestations.The main one is bacterioscopy, stool analysis with scraping at the entrance to the anus.This is a simple and quick method, but it only detects helminths that have laid eggs near the anus.Males, for example, will not be revealed by scraping, but in general, this is a fairly informative way of detecting enterobiasis.
Stool microscopy is more effective: it detects Giardia cysts and ova of other helminths (but not pinworms).To increase the accuracy of the diagnosis, stool analysis performed three times, with an interval of one to three days, or an enrichment technique, which is used by various laboratories, helps.However, for common roundworms even such an analysis is ineffective.They settle mainly in the small intestine and are rarely found in the feces.
Enzyme immunoassay of venous blood allows you to identify helminths with antibodies, with the help of which the body reacts to parasites.A separate study must be done for each form of worms.The presence of active helminths is indicated by a level of eosinophils three to four times higher than normal, and contact with them is indicated by twice exceeding the permissible limit.Such tests detect extraintestinal helminthiasis, but the doctor must have a good reason to prescribe them.
Modern diagnostic methods are the computer and bioresonance.It allows you to identify about 20 types of worms.Voll diagnostics and other methods are also used.However, we cannot speak of their 100% effectiveness.Therefore, the best solution is to focus on treatment and especially prevention of helminthiasis.
Antiparasitic complexes for the prevention and treatment of helminthiasis
It's impossible to protect yourself 100% from worms, and testing doesn't give a complete picture of what's going on.Therefore, in order not to encounter dangerous manifestations of infection and diseases caused by helminths, it is necessary to undergo a course of treatment aimed at removing their forms from the body, compensating for the damage they cause and restoring health.A variety of antiparasitic drugs and complexes have been developed, the action of which is to eliminate, to restore the functions of the body to normal levels without the medicinal shock inherent in chemical drugs.
Products rich in natural bitters, antiseptics, micro- and macroelements have a cumulative effect without causing side effects.Taking medication provides:
- cleaning from more than 150 types of helminths.
- restoration of immunity, normal intestinal microflora - worms will no longer be able to reproduce in it.
- replenishing the supply of trace elements - their deficiency causes a huge number of diseases, including malignant tumors and cirrhosis.
- restoration of the normal functioning of all organs - the manifestations of allergies, fungal infections, candidiasis are reduced, well-being and the body's resistance to negative environmental factors are improved.
For prevention, the treatment should be carried out twice a year, taking all the drugs of the complex twice a day, one capsule.The typical duration of a course of anthelmintic drugs is at least one month.But the final schedule for taking drugs should be prescribed only by a specialist.