Worms parasitize in the human body, causing various intractable ailments and diseases. Prevention of worms in children and adults is considered a must, important to perform. In order 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 carry out prophylaxis with drugs and folk remedies?
General Information
Prompt prophylaxis is always better than any therapy. Prevention is necessary to prevent many internal diseases and ailments, including helminth diseases. The most common parasites that infect adults and children are geohelminths (roundworms and hookworms), pinworms, tapeworms and giardia. Worms in humans mainly affect the small and large intestines, some species are able to migrate throughout the body and localize in vital organs. The main symptoms of worms in humans:
- disturbed stools;
- skin rashes of unknown origin;
- painful thinness;
- poor 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 the need for drug prophylaxis. Some believe it is impossible, as anthelmintic drugs contain toxic substances, while others prove otherwise.
In the pharmacy network, you can find medicines with a minimum of side effects and contraindications. Prevention of worms in humans is simply necessary, as worm infection will bring more health problems than antiparasitic drugs. In the course of their vital activity, worms emit harmful substances that cause a malfunction in the work of internal organs, provoking inflammatory processes and disorders. Helminthiasis is dangerous not only for health, in some cases it poses a threat to human life.
Preventive deworming with drugs is carried out on all family members, without exception, including a pet. An alternative method to the course of drugs for helminths is the use of folk remedies to prevent infection with parasites. Folk remedies are gentler and safer, suitable for use by women during pregnancy and small children.
Preventive measures
Prevention measures include compliance with the rules to prevent helminth infection and to save a person and the whole family from possible negative consequences. Prevention measures for helminth diseases:
- Wash your hands more often before meals and after using the bathroom.
- Do not contact stray animals, as they are often carriers of pathogens of helminth diseases.
- Do not eat undercooked meat and fish.
- Thoroughly wash fruit and vegetables. Pathogens of geohelminthiasis (roundworms, hookworms) are often found on the surface of unwashed fruits.
- Change your underwear regularly and keep your bed clean.
- Regular prevention of helminth disease in pets is required.
- Do not use fresh water from open sources, as it is in the water that the causative agents of geohelminthiasis are contained.
Drugs for prophylaxis in children and adults
Currently, there are many drugs used to prevent helminthiasis. A specialist will recommend the most suitable remedy.
Folk remedies for the prevention of worms
Measures for the prevention of helminth diseases are traditional methods of treatment that are successfully used to deworm a person. They are easy to use, affordable and effective. Common folk recipes for worm prevention:
- 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 it. Fold the onion into a half-liter container and fill it to the brim with rubbing alcohol or vodka. Infuse the tincture for 7 days in a cool, dark place. Take 2 tbsp. L. twice a day before meals. The preventive course will last 10 days.
- Pumpkin seeds against worms. You need to eat them in their pure form every day for 2 weeks. Pumpkin seeds expel pinworms and tapeworms from the body.
- The fight against parasites is carried out using common garlic. It is used for ingestion, tinctures and decoctions are prepared on the basis, purifying enemas are made. The use of garlic in any form is useful for the prevention of helminthiasis.
- A decoction of tansy flowers will help prevent the appearance of parasites in the body and eliminate helminth diseases. You can prepare the broth like this: take 1 tbsp. 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 drugs are toxic and can harm the developing fetus. The best prevention during this period will be a careful attitude towards yourself, careful care and hygiene, and regular testing. To protect yourself from infections, you need to eat more anthelmintic products. These include:
- garlic and onions;
- pumpkin seeds;
- sour fruits and berries;
- dairy product.
Limit the food that worms like:
- sweets and fresh pastries;
- nuts and sunflower 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 the children's room clean.
- Monitor young children as they tend to pull objects into 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 drugs), after consulting a doctor.
Compliance with the rules and preventive recommendations will allow you to avoid helminth infection, relieve a person and his family members 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.