The task of how to remove worms from a human being arises when they are discovered. Sometimes they can appear after a bowel movement. Other cases can only be detected by complex laboratory tests. It is always important to know the exact type of helminth in order to fight it effectively. Worm control methods are different: you can see a doctor, get rid of helminths quickly, or you can be treated at home with folk remedies for a long time.
How doctors treat
Doctors know best how to remove worms - parasitologists or infectious diseases. These are specialists who prescribe pills for treatment after the examination. All drugs for the treatment of helminths have two purposes:
- Let them be punished.
- Remove from the human body.
Antihelminthic tablets are divided depending on the type of worms in which they act. These are drugs that affect roundworms (roundworms), flatworms, cysts (flatworm larvae), and extra-intestinal organs (such as liver obstruction).
Tablets for removing tapeworms or extra-intestinal worms are toxic only to the helminth organism. They cause serious changes in the body of an adult, are often contraindicated in children and are not used for home treatment. In order to achieve the desired result, taking such drugs must be long-term.
Using them, removing worms is possible only under the supervision of a hospital doctor. These pills do not necessarily kill parasites. They may be temporarily paralyzed or stop multiplying.
After the death of any helminth, its retention in the tissues or in the intestinal lumen causes additional poisoning of the body. The expert will advise you on how to quickly remove the worms in this situation. Epsom or Glauber's salt is usually used shortly after treatment with a toxic drug for the human body (after 3 hours).
After prescribing an adult roundworm (eg, ascaris), the doctor prescribes pills for treatment at home. Drugs that affect several types of worms are used. Treatment regimens are used differently depending on the type of helminths.
With Ascaris, piperazine-based medications are taken twice a day for 1 or 2 days (the dose is selected according to age). With pinworms - 5 days at the same dose in three courses with a weekly break. When treating an adult for pinworms, you can re-infect yourself at home if the following conditions are not met:
- Changing the linen daily, ironing with a hot iron.
- Heat treatment of any food (greens, fruits, vegetables are poured with boiling water).
- Thorough hand washing before eating (snack). At home, you can do night cleansing enemas during treatment. This frees the rectum from worms.
What is possible in an "interesting position"
Pregnant women up to 5 months of age use a proven method to remove helminths with oxygen for a week. The gas is injected into the stomach every day on an empty stomach, 1500 ml in 15 minutes. A nasal catheter (a thin plastic tube inserted into the stomach) is used for placement.
You need to sleep for 2 hours after giving oxygen. If there is no stool two days after the start of treatment, apply a cleansing enema. Oxygen therapy is especially effective in the case of roundworm infections.
There is no specific treatment for expectant mothers with pinworms. Due to the short lifespan of these worms (eggs can cause re-infection 6-8 hours after they appear), a proven tactic is to follow the hygiene recommendations by the woman. The main thing to do at home is to prevent the possibility of re-infection. To do this, you need:
- Wash your hands before eating.
- Change clothes, wash and iron every morning and evening.
- Use thermally processed foods.
- Wash your hands after changing clothes.
The procedure takes a few days, ideally a day. How to remove worms of other forms, you need to consult a doctor, self-medication can harm the child.
herbal remedies
Proven methods for removing helminths include the use of plant materials. These are tansy, wormwood (tsitvarnaya), pumpkin seeds.
Infusion of tansy flowers is brewed as a tea, used to infect roundworms. Take 1 tablespoon of dry raw materials. Spoon for 200 ml of boiling water. Take 1 tbsp. spoon infusion 3 times a day. The infusion is contraindicated for pregnant women.
Wormwood flowers are used as a dry powder for ascariasis. Adults should take 5 g of each dose 3 times a day for 2 days before meals. Take saline laxative before and after using the powder. It should not be used by pregnant women.
Pumpkin seeds are a proven method to get rid of tapeworms if the drug is contraindicated or not well tolerated. An enema is given in the morning 2 days before taking "Zarif" and saline laxative is given in the evening. Pumpkin treatment day begins with cleansing the intestines. Seeds are obtained in 2 ways:
- On an empty stomach for 30–40 minutes to eat 300 g of peeled (with a green film) seeds. They can be crushed and mixed with honey. Lie down for 3 hours, take a saline laxative. After 30 minutes, enemas are given, regardless of the presence of feces. You can eat when the stool is visible (independently or with an enema).
- 500 g of unpeeled pumpkin seeds are passed through a meat grinder or crushed with a mixer, pour 1 liter of water. Boil for 2 hours, remove the oily film, strain. The resulting broth should be drunk for 30 minutes. After 2 hours, use saline laxative.
Removal of helminths can be done in different ways. Anyone can give good results. After clarifying the type of worms, carefully following the recommendations of an expert will lead to success.