Parasites in the intestine, the symptoms of which can be different, are permanent residents in the human body. But is it worth putting up with? Intestinal parasites can create a lot of problems for a person. After all, the parasites themselves and the products of their vital activity secrete the most powerful poisons. Various diseases can become problems associated with parasites, as well as the fact that the blood thickens and circulates poorly, permanent lung diseases appear, various allergic reactions of the body, nerves suffer, sleep worsens, malfunctions in the stomach occur, and even oncological diseases a sometimes it can cause parasites.
Science has 250 species of parasites that not only live in the human intestine, but can also live in other vital organs. Almost 95% of the inhabitants of the Earth have parasites in their bodies. So it can be argued that almost every person is a carrier of this infection.
Characteristic symptoms
Symptoms are different, as there are many types of parasites, and each group affects different organs. Common signs of the disease can be:
- Indigestion, heartburn, flatulence, mild abdominal pain, unstable stools.
- Allergic manifestations, urticaria.
- Anemia.
- Frequent constipation, itching in the anus.
- Strong weight loss or, conversely, a constant feeling of hunger and weight gain.
- Frequent headaches for no apparent reason.
- Feeling of heaviness in the right side.
- Joint and muscle pains.
- Decreased immune system, frequent colds, herpes.
- Nervous breakdowns, mental disorders.
- Sleep disturbances, fatigue.
You have found similar symptoms in yourself - go through the diagnosis.
Diagnosis for the presence of parasites
Several types of parasites can live in the human body at the same time. There are several ways to diagnose the presence of these creatures in the body.
The first method that has existed for many years is the analysis of feces. Reveal worm eggs. But the reliability of this method is low. There are more reliable methods:
- Histological coprogram involves microscopic examination of feces, mainly reveals helminths.
- Serological (immunological method) - blood is donated, which determines the presence of antibodies and antigens to parasites. This method allows you to identify endoparasites only in the later stages of infection.
- Emoscanning is the scanning of human blood magnified thousands of times. This method can detect the presence of fungi, parasites in the blood.
- Electroacupuncture methods are a research method with electrical appliances, but this type of diagnosis is not recognized by mainstream medicine. Electrical appliances can be undesirable to the body and its effectiveness is also questioned.
The most common parasites
hookworm, roundworm, bovine and porcine tapeworms
hookworm. A parasite that enters the body through the skin of the feet when walking barefoot on contaminated ground or through the mouth. The size reaches 1. 5 cm, harmful. The symptoms by which it is possible to determine the presence of hookworm are anemia, itching in the limbs. Diagnosed by stool, it should be taken 3 times and sometimes more.
Ascaris. The most common parasite. Enter the body with unwashed hands, with contaminated water, unwashed plant products, flies can be carriers. The length of the nematode is more than 35 cm.
The female reproduces 200 thousand eggs a day, which can remain in the soil for a long time. Once in the body, nematode eggs transform into larvae and spread to all human organs.Ascaris absorbs nutrients and red blood cells located in the blood sections, for this reason a person suffers from anemia.
Symptoms of ascaris are as follows. Larvae migrate throughout the body and disrupt the functioning of all organs, allergic reactions appear, body temperature rises, pain occurs, a person runs the risk of contracting asthma, neurodermatitis, arthritis, eczema and convulsions. Once in the lungs, nematodes violate their integrity, symptoms of tuberculosis appear: hemoptysis, hemorrhage.
Once in the bronchi, when coughing, the roundworm moves into the oral cavity and from there into the digestive tract. There they can cause infiltration and bleeding. Roundworm larvae can damage other internal organs. They are diagnosed by fecal analysis and stools must be collected 3 or more times. An immunoassay is also done.
Bull and pork tapeworms. They enter the body by eating beef and pork. Reach huge size. The bull tapeworm grows up to 6-7 meters, pork - up to 2. Live up to 20 years in the body. The danger is represented by the larvae that can move and reach the brain. Symptoms: vomiting reactions, poor appetite, loose stools.
Wide tapeworm, lamblia, pinworms
Wide ribbon. It reaches sizes up to 9-10 meters, in the human body it can live for a long time, more than 20 years. But there can be many of these parasites in the body. The tapeworm shrivels in the intestines, leaving very little space. All food and nutrients are absorbed by it. Enter the body with poor-quality salted raw fish, shrimp, caviar.
Symptoms: exhaustion of the body, pronounced anemia, constant nausea and vomiting. A person experiences pain in the abdomen, increased salivation, lethargy, weakness, a desire to sleep. Bowel obstruction is common.
lamblia. It often occurs in childhood. The disease is called giardiasis. It enters the body if you do not wash your hands, drink raw water, eat unwashed foods.
It can be found in polluted waters. Giardia cysts live in dirty water, which can enter the human body. When boiled, the cysts die. Symptoms of lamblia are practically absent. They can manifest themselves with intestinal disorders. These symptoms can be associated with other diseases. Frequent abdominal pain, rumbling and appetite are usually reduced. Some have frequent diarrhea, a person can lose weight.
Giardia causes allergic reactions of the body: eczema, allergic bronchitis, stenosis of the larynx, frequent obstructions that turn into asthma, urticaria. Often a person spends long-term treatment of these diseases. Only by accidentally discovering Giardia in the body and caring for them, there is a decrease in allergic manifestations and sometimes their complete disappearance.
Additionally, a person's nervous organization can react to the presence of Giardia in the body with symptoms such as tension, poor sleep, irritability, crying, heart pain, dizziness, and headaches.
Pinworm (enterobiosis). Often seen in children. Length is 1 cm Pinworm is located in the small intestine and lays eggs there, often exiting through the anus, remaining on underwear and bed. The child feels severe itching in the anus, especially at night. The eggs mature in 4-6 hours and infect the body. Transmitted through dirty hands, underwear, soft toys, dishes.
To identify parasites, a scraping from the anus is required, which is performed 3 times at 3-day intervals. Since pinworms move easily, if they are found in at least one person, it is worth examining the whole family.
Frequent signs of the presence of pinworms are soft liquid stools, sometimes with mucus, itching in the perineum. With the prolonged presence of pinworms in the body, a person becomes lethargic, sleep is disturbed, fatigue increases, dizziness. Sometimes the nervous system suffers.
Toxocara, echinococcus, alveococcus
Toxocara. Found in dogs. It is found in the stomach and esophagus. Owners of four-legged pets with insufficient care can be carriers of these parasites. Length reaches 30 cm. The dog releases Toxocara eggs into the sand and soil, where the eggs can remain for several years. Children, playing in the sandbox, could carry these parasites into the body.
The danger of these parasites is that they are almost impossible to detect in stool analysis. They are diagnosed only after the liver or other organs have been affected, using biopsy and immunological tests.
Symptoms: skin allergic manifestations, a disorder of the nervous system, a decrease in the mental work of the brain, eye damage, which manifest themselves in the form of strabismus, decreased vision, optic neuritis.
Echinococcus and Alveococcus. It enters the body through close contact with animals, contaminated water and unwashed vegetables and berries.
Through the blood, the larvae reach all internal organs. Getting into the organs, they form a cyst, which compresses the tissues and disrupts the functioning of the organ (intestine, stomach, liver, lungs, etc. ).
Diagnostics are not performed, and the presence of these parasites can be detected by chance. Fluorography, for example, reveals cysts that have grown over the years. Rupture of the cyst leads to very serious complications. The treatment is carried out by a parasitalogue depending on the parasite present in the body.