According to WHO data, more than 10 million people worldwide are infected with helminths every year.Helminthic infection is extremely dangerous for the body due to large-scale - mechanical and toxic - damage.Helminths destroy intestinal tissues and other organs of the body (even the heart and brain), poison people with phenolic, formaldehyde poisons and other dangerous wastes, absorb vital macro- and microelements;prevention of helminthiasis is important for adults and children.
One of the main difficulties in the fight against worms is to remove them from the body.Most drugs only affect adults and cause a serious chemical "blow" to health (so they should not be taken often).The cystic forms and larvae that remain in the body continue to reproduce and destroy the body, reducing its resistance to infections and chronic diseases and provoking the occurrence of dangerous pathologies.
Therefore, the primary task is the comprehensive prevention of worms, which aims to prevent their penetration into the body and create its own protective barrier - normal, healthy microflora in the intestines, a properly functioning immune system, etc.For this you need:
- take care of hygiene, especially if you belong to a risk group - this includes children attending kindergarten and school, employees of sewage treatment plants, plumbers, summer residents and gardeners, agricultural and other workers;
- take care of the quality of food and water;
- In addition, take protective measures, since compliance with the first two rules is not enough - take preventive courses of anthelmintic drugs, use natural remedies, special treatment and rehabilitation complexes.
The difficulty in preventing helminthiasis is that they enter the body not only through raw contaminated water and unwashed hands, but also through the air, through which they are carried by eggs and cysts, seemingly safe food and other sources.As early as two to four weeks after infection, patients develop acute helminthiasis, which then becomes chronic, with different but always dangerous symptoms.Nevertheless, prevention should start with hygiene and lifestyle control.
Hygienic prevention of helminthiasis
Infection with helminths very often occurs through the skin and through contact with contaminated objects - structures in public places, toilets, even banknotes.Therefore, in everyday life it is necessary:
- wash your hands thoroughly after using the toilet, coming from outside, before eating and in personal hygiene, cut your nails in time (a long manicure is an additional risk factor);
- regularly perform wet antiseptic cleaning at home;
- monitors the cleanliness of used underwear and dishes;
- if you have pets, perform regular examinations, scheduled deworming and therapy, prevent contact of pets with stray dogs and cats, and only walk in special places;
- to fight mechanical vectors of helminths - flies, cockroaches, etc.
You should be extra careful when visiting public places.You can get infected by swimming in open water, swimming in a pool, coming into contact with birds and animals, playing on the grass at the beach, sandpit or park.Small children who discover the world around them by "touching" and try to put everything they see into their mouths are especially sensitive to worms.Parents cannot control the quality of the sand in the sandbox and protect playgrounds and parks from street animals and rodents.Therefore, the issue of anthelmintic prophylaxis for children is very acute.The most unpleasant thing is that you can get parasites simply from the air, walking and not touching the ground.
Food inspection
As with hygiene, you must responsibly manage the quality and processing of products.Vegetables, fruits and herbs are most often washed in cold water, but this is not enough to kill parasites.At least boiling water should be poured over them.Meat, fish and seafood require long-term heat treatment at high temperatures and must be stored in a freezer for several days beforehand.
A few more recommendations:
- exclude from your diet rare steaks and raw fish, even sea fish - worm larvae can stay there for a very long time;
- do not eat dried sausages - due to their production technology, helminths are not completely destroyed;
- Do not hold picnics near animal and poultry farms, open water bodies and other dangerous areas.
However, even cooking meat for a long time and using only vegetables from your own garden does not guarantee a 100% guarantee that you are protected from helminthic infection.Additional measures should be taken to remove the worms from the body and prevent reinfection.
Preparations and natural remedies for anthelmintic prophylaxis
Doctors prescribe many drugs to combat helminthiasis.Due to their high toxicity, they are usually taken once or twice, but they can destroy the worms' metabolism and remove them from the body.Therefore, people concerned about their health take such drugs even without a diagnosis - as a preventive measure.
Most often, broad-spectrum drugs are used for prevention.The medicines differ in the type of active ingredient, they help in different forms of helminthiasis, they cannot be taken without a prior diagnosis and a doctor's prescription.This can cause even more damage due to 'drug shock'.
Another preventive therapy option is natural remedies.Among the most famous:
- pumpkin seeds (of course with green skin);
- garlic, onion and ginger;
- tincture of walnut kernels;
- herbal infusions with tansy, wormwood, celandine and other natural bitter substances.
The effectiveness of natural remedies is not very high, the dose required for prevention is difficult to calculate, and few people conscientiously eat raw garlic and pumpkin seeds regularly.For complete prevention, "folk recipes" are obviously not enough.
Special complexes are needed to provide all-round protection against helminthic infections, to create a constantly "active" barrier and to help the body fight against parasites on its own.Such products include a variety of medications that eliminate existing worms, restore the balance of nutrients they have disturbed, and gently restore the internal environment to normal.
Natural-based preparations contain natural bitter, vital microelements that absorb helminths (zinc, iodine, selenium, magnesium, copper, etc.) and do not cause side effects.Complex:
- Removal and protection of 150 types of worms in all forms - cysts, eggs, larvae, adults;
- improves the enzymatic activity of the intestines, eliminates dysbiosis, restores the functions of the gastrointestinal tract and liver;
- compensates for the lack of micro- and macroelements, promotes the removal of heavy metals from the body;
- improves the external and internal condition, helps to overcome a wide range of chronic diseases.
In order to prevent helminthic infection, it is recommended to take a special complex and medicines for three months (one week break should be taken).The anti-parasite and health program is held once or twice a year, three or four times for those belonging to the risk group.