The liver is a defenseless gland. It has an ideal environment for the development and life of parasites. She most often suffers from getting worms in her. This is due to the fact that liver cells have a large amount of nutrients.
Violation of natural processes in the liver often occurs precisely due to parasitization of helminths. Such a disease has quite severe symptoms. Infection often occurs due to non-observance of personal hygiene. Treatment of parasites in the liver should be started immediately.
Causes
Most often, as mentioned above, the cause of the development of parasites is poor hygiene. However, this is not the only “culprit" due to which infection occurs. This list should include food that has not undergone proper heat treatment (primarily meat and fish), raw water and contact with infected animals.
Parasites living in the liver can affect not only an adult, but also children. Due to the fact that the latter, due to age, often ignore personal hygiene, they have helminths and roundworms. Parasites enter the body due to dirty hands.
The danger of this disease lies in the fact that when the pathogens are in the form of larvae, their presence is impossible to notice. During the development period, they practically do not harm the body, so the patient may not suspect that he has problems. However, over time, the situation worsens and symptoms begin to manifest. But most of the people who attribute the occurrence are attributed to general malaise, lack of sleep, fatigue and stress. It should be noted that the development of complications can be avoided only if you consult a doctor on time and recover. Do not ignore unpleasant symptoms, as well as self-medicate.
Symptomatology
In the initial stages of the life of parasites in the liver, the symptoms practically do not appear. If the pathogens are not enough for normal parasitism or they are too small (they are larvae), then no harm is done to humans. That is why the patient's well-being is within normal limits.
However, there are indirect signs by which the presence of parasites can be suspected. These include an allergic reaction, liver pain without any obvious reason, malaise or insomnia, as well as constant fatigue, hair loss, dandruff, acne, brittle nails, and so on. However, these symptoms are too common, therefore, they do not indicate a 100% development of the problem specifically described.
As for the symptoms, it completely depends on the type of parasites. Often, sleep is disturbed, nervousness appears, a person can feel constant hunger, an unpleasant aftertaste in the mouth. Also there is a febrile condition, weight loss, liver pain, which is given to the shoulder.
Diagnostics
The method of treatment of parasites in the human liver should be selected only individually. You need to use antiparasitic drugs. Therapy can be supplemented with special sorbents and prebiotics, which can reduce all side effects from the use of heavy medications. They also reduce the burden on the liver, removing toxins and all the remains of the existing parasites.
Most often, if treatment is started on time, the results will be excellent, complications are completely eliminated. If an echinococcal cyst has been detected , then it is removed surgically.
As for the diagnosis, a special endoscopic method is used to carry it out. Radiography is done only if there is a suspicion of an echinococcal cyst. It is also necessary to take an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunological reactions, which makes it possible to find antigens of existing parasites in humans. Often they make a microscopic diagnosis of bile. The latter method is carried out by probing the patient. This allows us to identify not only the presence of larvae, but also mature individuals. Due to the poly-sized chain reaction, DNA of existing parasites is detected.
One of the good diagnostic methods is bioresonance. This method allows you to detect the presence of parasites using the difference of the emitted waves. They study the signals that a special device captures.
Species of parasites
It should be noted that the symptoms of parasites in the human liver are completely dependent on the type of pathogen. That is why we will consider some of them.
- Amoeba. They disrupt the structure of tissues and cells. Because of them, thrombosis and amoebic hepatitis can occur. These parasites disrupt the supply of nutrients and direct blood circulation.
- Giardia. They lead to liver damage, both organic and functional. Because of them, various inflammatory processes occur, and bacterial infections also develop. Photos of parasites in the liver of this species are given below.
- Helminths. These pathogens are the most popular. The most common among them should be called hepatic trematode. Because of it, a serious disease develops - opisthorchiasis. It also completely destroys the functionality of the liver.
Helminths
In the presence of parasites in the liver, or rather, helminths, a person’s gastrointestinal tract function is disturbed, insomnia appears, biliary colic may appear, muscles and head often hurt, and intoxication of the body occurs. In addition, there is pain in the liver and pancreas. As a rule, the parasite enters the body due to food. Most often, the reason is the use of freshwater fish, if served raw, slightly salted or poorly processed. In addition, helminths can cause hepatitis, cholangitis, cholecystitis and other diseases.
Other types of parasites
Other types of parasites in the human liver may also occur.
- Schistosome. This type of parasite leads, as a rule, to cirrhosis of the liver or to hepatitis.
- Echinococcus. Because of them, blood circulation is disturbed, an echinococcal cyst develops, and the bile ducts are also compressed. They lead to atrophy of the liver tissue.
- Roundworms lead to microabscesses of the filtering organ, as well as to micronecrosis of tissues.
How to clean the liver of parasites
If there are symptoms, treatment of parasites in the human liver should be started after visiting a doctor. He must conduct an examination and prescribe therapy.
If we are talking about medical treatment, then it should take place only under the supervision of a specialist. The fact is that many anti-inflammatory drugs, as a rule, have strong side effects. It is necessary to precisely follow the dosage and dosage regimen. Improper use of drugs will not bring any result, but rather can worsen the condition of the patient. If we are talking about insufficient doses, then often the migration of adults to other organs begins, they can also lay eggs. This will significantly affect the results of treatment and the well-being of a person.
Preparations
As a rule, drugs with a wide spectrum of action are used, and completely starting from the type of pathogen:
- If we are talking about the treatment of giardiasis, it is necessary to use antiparasitic drugs. They should be supplemented with special means called “Furazolidone”, “Tinidazole” and others.
- If we are talking about ascariasis, then piperazine is needed. It is not so aggressive, it can be used even by pregnant women and children up to a year. Thanks to it, you can easily fight parasites in the liver.
- If a person develops helminthiasis, then Levomekol or Pyrantel should be used.
- In case of schistosomiasis, echinococcosis, opisthorchiasis, Praziquantel or other drugs of a similar spectrum of action should be used.
Also, doctors often prescribe enterosorbents. It can be Smecta or activated carbon. When a person is being treated, he must strictly follow a diet.
If the patient suffers from parasites in the liver that led to amoebiasis, then he should drink etiotropic drugs. Which remedy to choose depends entirely on the organ affected by the amoeba, the course of the disease, and the clinical picture. Based on the last factor, the regimen of taking medications is selected, and its duration. Sometimes treatment can be supplemented with biologically active additives. This allows you to enhance the positive effect, reducing the effect on the liver, as well as improving its work. It is advisable to choose those drugs that have essential oils.
ethnoscience
When fighting parasites in the human liver, one should not forget about folk remedies. In some cases, they help relieve symptoms and even cure ailment.
- Often use wormwood and cloves. Due to them, parasite larvae can be removed if the disease is still at the initial stage. Cleaning takes 21 days. This tool should only be used in dry form. You need to eat about one teaspoon of wormwood, immediately after that the same amount of cloves. Next, drink a glass of water in which honey is allowed to be added. This must be done before eating in the evening.
- Well-proven pumpkin seeds. However, they can cleanse your body no more than once a month. You need to use 300 g of seeds. They must be crushed, add a tablespoon of honey to them and two - pure water. This mixture should be consumed in the morning. It is advisable to achieve a maximum result before taking a laxative. In this way, it is possible to combat the parasites present in the liver.
Herbs
A good option would be to collect herbs. Used wormwood, tansy and cloves. Must take them a week. The minimum dosage is a third of a teaspoon. Every day it needs to be increased. At the end of the course, you should already use one teaspoon. Take this mixture in the morning before breakfast. Be sure to wash it with water. In the evening, you need to mix herbal harvest with grated carrots (100 g). It is necessary to eat at night before eating.
Also from herbs you can use oak bark, St. John's wort, buckthorn and chamomile. Of these, infusion should be prepared. In order to make it, it is necessary to use one liter of water, brought to a boil. Next, add the collection of herbs and leave to insist. The infusion should be cooled, after which you can drink 100 g on an empty stomach in the morning. Treatment is carried out for no more than 10 days, then a 3-day break is made and the course continues again for 10 days.
It should be noted that tansy and wormwood should not be consumed by children if they are not yet 12 years old.
Prevention
After treatment of parasites in the liver, the symptoms disappear. However, if prophylaxis is not carried out, they can resume, just like the disease itself.
It should be noted once again that parasites often enter the body due to a violation of hygiene standards. That is why preventive measures should be observed:
- All products must be washed, especially fruits and vegetables.
- You should clean your hands with soap before eating and not only.
- It is necessary to stop using raw water, and only fresh products should be added to food.
- Keep prepared meals separate from raw foods. This will also help to protect a person from the development of parasites in the liver.
- Do not eat meat or fish if the appropriate treatment has not been passed. Special care must be taken when it comes to river fish species.
Do not forget that parasites quite seriously disrupt the functionality of the body, so it is important to prevent their appearance and prevent the development of complications.
Summary
It must be emphasized that many parasites in the early stages are easily eliminated from the body. The main thing is not to hesitate and consult a doctor on time. And it is best to follow the preventive measures described above, which will save not only your health, but also vitality!