Worms, the symptoms of which we will consider, are quite common parasites. Correctly, this disease is called - helminthiasis. Today, about three hundred of its varieties are known. All of them can be divided into extraintestinal and intestinal. With the extra-intestinal type, worms can settle in the liver, muscles, lungs and so on. In the second case, they settle directly in the intestine. The most common diseases caused by the presence of worms in the intestines are enterobiosis, as well as ascariasis.
Ascaris is caused by worms called roundworms. In length, they can reach twenty centimeters. In this case, most of them can be found in the small intestine. It is usually very, very difficult to identify them using a routine stool analysis. In the human body, they can live for years.
Enterobiosis occurs due to pinworm - a parasite that is no more than one centimeter long. These worms have different edges - one is rounded, the other is pointed. Females at night move to the colon, lay eggs on the skin in the anus. After that they die. They can live in a person for up to a month and a half.
How does infection happen?
Worms in humans, the symptoms of which we will consider, can enter the body in a variety of ways. Basically, a person becomes infected by contact with soil that is contaminated with feces. In this case, you can become infected by eating an unwashed vegetable or fruit, without washing your hands after earthwork, and so on.
Flies are carriers of worms. They often transfer eggs to food that is on the person’s table. You must be careful and careful when swimming in any body of water (especially in rural areas). As a rule, there are always many dangerous parasites in water. In some cases, infection comes from domestic animals. Often, children become infected.
Worms: symptoms in adults and children
In the adult body, there are many barriers that prevent the ingestion of parasites. The eggs of the worms are destroyed by enzymes produced in the oral cavity, stomach acid. Good immunity will help to quickly destroy the parasites and prevent them from breeding. The trouble comes to those who do not have such immunity. Parasites hatch and very soon begin to multiply right inside the person.
Worms, symptoms have various. The main ones include severe fatigue, migraine, abdominal pain, frequent vomiting, constipation, diarrhea. Anal pruritus appears, salivation occurs, sensitivity to allergens increases. Worms can lead to bronchial asthma, rashes on the skin.
The intensity of the symptoms directly depends on how many parasites are in the human body. Varieties of worms do not have much significance. Worms, the symptoms of which we examined, are most active at night. Itching is especially severe at this time.
Why are worms dangerous?
It is recommended to consult a doctor if the first suspicions of worms occur. Constipation, diarrhea, bloating - all this can lead to the fact that the intestines will cease to work properly, there will be obstruction.
The disease can lead to problems with the nervous system. A nervous tic may occur. A headache often develops into a severe migraine, which in the future will appear completely unexpectedly. The disease can cause chronic coughing.
Diagnosis and treatment
Diagnosis is usually made through fecal analysis. Self-treatment is not recommended. There are a lot of folk remedies. They are effective, but there are many effective modern drugs - they are mainly recommended by doctors.
Treatment is carried out at home. At the end of the re- analysis of feces.