Worms parasitize on the human body, causing various untreatable ailments and diseases. The prevention of worms in children and adults is considered essential, important to carry out. To avoid negative consequences for health and life, preventive measures should be taken at least once every six months for all family members living in the same apartment. How to perform prophylaxis with medicines and home remedies?
General information
Timely prophylaxis is always better than any therapy. Prevention is necessary to prevent many internal diseases and ailments, including helminthic diseases. The most common parasites that infect adults and children are soil-transmitted helminths (roundworms and hookworms), pinworms, tapeworms, and giardia. Worms in humans mainly affect the small and large intestine, some species can migrate throughout the body and localize in vital organs. The main symptoms of worms in humans:
- altered stools;
- skin rashes of unknown origin;
- painful thinness;
- lack of appetite or increased appetite.
Do I need worm prophylaxis and how often should it be done?
Prevention of helminthiasis in adults and children is carried out at least once every six months. People with pets should be prevented from deworming every three months. Opinions of doctors differ on whether it is necessary to carry out drug prophylaxis. Some believe that it is impossible, since anthelmintic drugs contain toxic substances, while others demonstrate the opposite.
In the pharmacy network, you can find drugs with a minimum of side effects and contraindications. The prevention of worms in humans is simply necessary, since the infection by worms will bring more health problems than antiparasitic drugs. In the course of their vital activity, worms emit harmful substances that provoke a malfunction in the work of internal organs, provoking inflammatory processes and ailments. Helminthiasis is dangerous not only for health, in some cases it represents a threat to human life.
Preventive deworming with medications is performed on all members of the family, without exception, including a pet. An alternative method to the course of medication for helminths is the use of folk remedies to prevent infection by parasites. Home remedies are gentler and safer, suitable for women during pregnancy and young children.
Precautionary measures
Prevention measures include compliance with the rules to prevent helminth infection and save a person and the whole family from possible negative consequences. Helminthic disease prevention measures:
- Wash your hands more often before meals and after using the bathroom.
- Do not contact stray animals, as they are often carriers of helminth disease pathogens.
- Do not eat undercooked meat and fish.
- Wash vegetables and fruits well. The pathogens of soil-transmitted helminth infections (roundworms, hookworms) are often found on the surface of unwashed fruits.
- Change your underwear regularly and keep the bed clean.
- Regular prevention of helminthic diseases in pets is required.
- Do not use fresh water from open sources, as the causative agents of soil-transmitted helminths are found in the water.
Drugs for prophylaxis in children and adults.
Currently, many medications are used to prevent helminthiasis. A specialist will recommend the most suitable remedy.
Folk remedies for the prevention of worms.
Helminth disease prevention measures are traditional methods of treatment that are used successfully to deworm a person. They are easy to use, affordable and effective. Common folk recipes for the prevention of worms:
- Onion tincture for alcohol: prevention of helminthiasis for adults. Making a tincture against helminthic invasions is simple. You need to take 1 large onion and finely chop. Fold the onion in a pint container and fill to the brim with rubbing alcohol or vodka. Infuse the tincture for 7 days in a cool, dark place. Take 2 tablespoons. l. twice a day before meals. The preventive course will last 10 days.
- Pumpkin seeds against worms. You should eat them in their pure form every day for 2 weeks. Pumpkin seeds flush pinworms and tapeworms out of the body.
- The fight against parasites is carried out using ordinary garlic. It is used for ingestion, tinctures and decoctions are prepared on its basis, cleansing enemas are made. The use of garlic in any form is helpful for the prevention of helminthiasis.
- A decoction of tansy flowers will help prevent the appearance of parasites in the body and eliminate helminthic diseases. You can prepare the broth like this: take 1 tablespoon. l. dried or fresh flowers of the plant, pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes and take 100 ml twice a day before meals. The preventive course will last 7 days.
How to do prophylaxis in pregnant women?
During pregnancy, it is very difficult to treat parasites, as the drugs are toxic and can harm the developing fetus. The best prevention during this period will be a careful attitude to yourself, careful care and hygiene, and regular tests. To protect yourself from infection, you need to consume more anthelmintic products. These include:
- garlic and onion;
- Pumpkin seeds;
- sour fruits and berries;
- dairy products.
Limit the foods worms like:
- fresh sweets and pastries;
- sunflower nuts and seeds;
- fatty meats and fish.
How to protect children from parasites?
Children become infected with parasites when they interact with other children, play with sand, etc. Infection can be very difficult to avoid. It is necessary to carry out prevention for children more often, following these recommendations:
- Teach children to wash their hands more often.
- Wash children's toys and keep children's rooms clean.
- Keep an eye on young children as they tend to put objects in their mouths.
- Prohibit children from petting stray animals.
- After contact with pets, wash your child's hands and face.
- Regularly carry out anthelmintic prophylaxis (using folk remedies or medications), after consulting a doctor.
Compliance with the rules and preventive recommendations will allow you to avoid infection with helminths, relieve a person and members of his family from painful symptoms and ailments. Anthelmintic prophylaxis will allow you to protect a person from the influence of negative environmental factors, strengthen immunity and save health.