Modern man can encounter more than 300 diseases caused by worms, even in everyday life, and the total rate of parasitic infections worldwide exceeds 75%.Even by observing the rules of household hygiene and avoiding the obvious dangers - raw meat and eggs, water from untested sources, we can become infected with helminths.After entering the body, they multiply rapidly, release toxic waste products, affect the intestines and often the liver, muscles, lungs and other organs.
Helminths are dangerous because they "invade" the activity of the immune and other systems, absorb micro- and macroelements important for humans, and inhibit the intestinal flora.The body becomes very sensitive to infections and inflammations, and chronic diseases worsen.Therefore, it is necessary to fight helminthic infection as soon as you suspect it.
There can be different forms of helminths in the human body, and their signs (symptoms) also differ.Often the body is affected by:
- Nematodes belonging to roundworms are enterobiosis-causing pinworms, roundworms, trichinella, whipworms, etc.;
- flat (tape) cestode worms - echinococci, all types of tapeworms;
- trematodes are very dangerous rifles, whose waste products are toxic (like those of nematodes), and they cause schistomiasis, opisthorchosis, and other serious diseases that cannot always be treated with chemical drugs.
The first two groups of worms mainly cause intestinal diseases, and the third can cause extraintestinal diseases.For example, opisthorchosis 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 infection
Having penetrated the body, helminths multiply and their various forms exist in the body at the same time - cysts, larvae, adults.Pharmacy drugs have a selective effect on them and do not have a comprehensive effect.Therefore, the sooner the treatment is started, the less the danger of harming the body.
The first sign of a large-scale invasion is vomiting, profuse salivation and localized pain attacks in the abdominal cavity.They are typical for infection with roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, diphyllobothriasis, trichocephalosis, strongyloidiasis.Also, helminths cause nausea attacks in the morning, an uncontrollable feeling of hunger or vice versa, poor appetite and involuntary cravings for sweets.
Manifestations are most often accompanied by abnormal stools (constipation alternating with diarrhea), bloating and flatulence.When infected with Giardia, severe diarrhea occurs.At least a few of these symptoms are a reason to consult a doctor immediately, as they may be signs of intestinal obstruction.
Another manifestation of almost all types of worm infestation is a hive-like skin rash.Their formation is associated with the reaction of worms to toxic waste products.Based on the location of the rash, doctors make a diagnosis - infestation by worms, schistosomes or other helminths.Subcutaneous lumps indicate that pork is infected with tapeworms and roundworms.
Other signs of damage to the body by helminths:
- roundworms, in addition to the above symptoms, can be suspected with paroxysmal dry cough (as in bronchitis), blurred vision, enlarged lymph nodes;
- pinworms cause itching in the anus and external genitalia, worse at night;
- symptoms of infection with schistosomes, lamblia, trematodes - weakness, chills, fever, blood in the urine, pain in the liver;
- disease with toxoplasmosis, pulmonary toxocariasis is indicated by impaired vision and speech;
- hookworms provoke coughing, trichinella and echinococcus cause severe muscle pains, pork worms cause incoordination, epileptic seizures, etc.
With extensive or "advanced" infection, hair begins to fall out, nails become brittle and layered.In children, due to the lack of trace elements (they are absorbed by helminths) and poisoning with toxic products, they experience irritability, unexplained tears, hyperactivity and inability to concentrate.
Damage to the body by worms is often expressed by colds, anemia, exacerbation of chronic diseases, long-lasting headaches, constant fatigue and irritability.These symptoms are associated with the suppression of the immune protective function by worms and, like others, require a thorough diagnosis.
Diagnosis of helminths
Doctors use several methods to identify helminthic infections.The main thing is bacterioscopy, analysis of feces by scratching at the entrance of the anus.This is a simple and fast method, but it only detects helminths that lay eggs near the anus.Males, for example, will not be detected by scraping, but in general, this is a fairly informative way to detect enterobiosis.
Stool microscopy is more effective: it detects Giardia cysts and eggs of other helminths (but not pinworms).To increase the accuracy of the diagnosis, stool analysis performed three times at an interval of one to three days or the enrichment technique used by a number of laboratories helps.However, such an analysis is also ineffective for common roundworms.They are primarily located in the small intestine and are rarely found in the feces.
Enzyme immunoanalysis of venous blood allows identifying helminths with antibodies, with the help of which the body reacts to parasites.A separate study should be conducted for each form of worms.The presence of active helminths is indicated by the level of eosinophils three to four times higher than the norm, and contact with them is twice the permissible limit.Such tests detect extraintestinal helminthiasis, but the doctor must have a good reason to prescribe them.
Modern diagnostic methods are computer and bioresonance.This makes it possible to identify about 20 types of worms.Voll diagnostics and other methods are also used.However, we cannot talk about 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 is impossible to protect yourself from worms 100%, and tests do not give a complete picture of what is happening.Therefore, in order not to encounter dangerous manifestations of infections and diseases caused by helminths, it is necessary to undergo a course of therapy aimed at removing their forms from the body, compensating the damage they cause and restoring health.Various antiparasitic drugs and complexes have been developed, whose action consists in returning the body's functions to a normal level without the drug shock characteristic of chemical drugs.
Products rich in natural bitters, antiseptics, and micro- and macroelements have a cumulative effect without additional effects.Medication provides:
- Cleaning from more than 150 types of helminths;
- restoration of immunity, normal intestinal microflora - worms will no longer be able to reproduce there;
- increase the supply of trace elements - their deficiency causes many diseases, including malignant tumors and cirrhosis;
- restoration of the normal functioning of all organs - manifestations of allergies, mycoses, candidiasis decrease, well-being and the body's resistance to negative environmental factors improve.
For prevention, therapy should be carried out twice a year, all drugs of the complex should be taken twice a day, one capsule.The standard duration of the course of antihelmintic drugs is at least one month.But the final schedule for taking the drug should be determined only by a specialist.