At the mention of intestinal parasites, many people start to giggle in embarrassment and divert the conversation. For a long time, this disease was considered something shameful and was left far in childhood - supposedly the risk of becoming infected with helminths disappears somewhere over the years.
However, the statistics are inexorable: every year in large countries, about 1. 5 million people are infected with the disease, almost 20% of whom are adults. There is no need to panic - medicines and folk remedies for worms in adults work wonders, the main thing is to know all the rules and details of such home therapy.
How do you recognize parasites?
Helminths are small parasitic worms that easily penetrate the human body and immediately take root there. These reptiles come in many varieties – roundworms, tapeworms, pinworms, tapeworms. . . Contrary to the stereotype, parasites can live not only in the human intestines, but also in the liver, muscles and even joints, which can lead to serious dysfunction of the body due to reduced immunity to nervous disorders, severe allergies and poisoning.
How to get rid of helminths? The main thing is to recognize dangerous symptoms in a timely manner and carry out the necessary tests. Official and traditional medicine has compiled quite effective methods of removing worms from the body, and which of them to choose depends only on the patient.
How to recognize worms in a child and an adult? The following signs indicate this:
- Sleep disorders, headaches, getting tired too quickly;
- irritability and moodiness;
- digestive disorders (bloating, diarrhea, constipation);
- Sudden weight loss, appetite problems;
- Pale skin and unhealthy appearance;
- Itching in and around the anus.
Treatment methods at home: rules of application
When such a delicate diagnosis is confirmed, many are embarrassed to see a doctor and resort to treating worms with folk remedies. Unofficial medicine, of course, knows very effective methods to get rid of the unpleasantness in your intestines, but it is the doctor who will choose the right recipe that will help you best.
What secrets are hidden in home methods of combating helminths? Which are the best and how to use them correctly?
- It is optimal to use both drugs and "grandmother's" secrets at the same time. Complex therapy against parasitic worms has the strongest effect and allows you to cope with the disease very quickly.
- Helminth parasites cannot tolerate increased temperatures, so domestic medicine recommends the use of harsh drugs for therapy: infusions of ginger, garlic, pepper, horseradish, cloves, etc.
- The most effective remedies, proven over centuries, are herbs, walnuts and pumpkin seeds, onions and garlic, as well as enema oils - pumpkin and linseed.
- The optimal course of healing from tinctures and enemas against helminths is 10-14 days. After a few days the course can be repeated.
- Before using therapeutic enemas, you must carry out regular cleaning. Onion-garlic enemas are contraindicated in children under three years of age.
Onions and garlic against parasitic worms
The most accessible and popular folk remedies for worms in children and adults are onions and garlic. Burning healers kill parasites, relieve itching in the anal area and disinfect perfectly - even ancient Egyptian doctors wrote in their manuscripts about the benefits of garlic against parasites that "devour a person from the inside, " and Hippocrates successfully treated his patients with garlic against this disease.
Recipe 1
Squeeze 4-5 cloves of garlic into a garlic press, pour in a glass of milk and cook for 10-15 minutes. When the broth is infused (an hour is enough), filter it and drink a glass daily, stretching it four times.
Recipe 2
Bitter "evil" onions can cure diseases no worse than garlic cloves. Take a small onion, chop it finely and fill it with hot boiled water. The next morning we filter. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach.
Recipes with herbs
Herbs against worms and parasites are among the most gentle therapy methods. The most effective medicinal plants against parasitic worms are wormwood, tansy, chamomile, St. John's wort, elecampane, sea buckthorn, etc.
- Pour a large spoonful of dried wormwood into a glass of boiling water. When the herb sinks to the bottom and the infusion noticeably changes color, strain through gauze and drink half a glass three times a day, ideally before meals.
- In the recipe above, you can replace wormwood with tansy. In this case, you need to brew the infusion for 4 hours, slightly changing the dosage - a tablespoon 4 times a day.
- If you don't want to bother with decoctions, you can prepare a dried mixture - grind flax seeds, cloves and wormwood in equal proportions in a coffee grinder and eat half a teaspoon after meals.
Other proven methods of home therapy include fresh carrots (200 ml in the morning on an empty stomach), walnut leaves, dried pomegranate peels and the most common chamomile infusion.
Therapeutic enemas
Folk remedies for worms in adults are unthinkable without enemas. Therapeutic enemas for the whole family at night come in different varieties - onion-garlic, tansy, chamomile and even regular lemonade. Such treatment is an obligatory part of complex therapy against parasitic reptiles.
- The simplest and most effective enema is a garlic enema. Finely chop or grate 5-6 cloves of garlic, pour boiling water (100-150 ml) over them and bring to the boil. When the solution has cooled to body temperature, therapy can begin.
- A very effective herbal enema consists of pouring a glass of boiling water over 20 grams of dried tansy flowers and leaving it for half an hour. When the medicine has cooled to 39-36 degrees, we begin the procedures.
- For a soda enema, take half a teaspoon of baking soda powder per glass of water. We put it on the stove and bring it to 38-42 degrees - the solution is ready. Adults may receive up to 2 glasses of water per procedure.
Recipes for pregnant women
If you are diagnosed with helminths during pregnancy, treatment should be carried out especially carefully. Medicinal plants are very effective during this tender period, but some have contraindications for expectant mothers.
If herbal remedies for parasitic worms are not suitable for you, you can use the safest folk remedy for worms in humans - pumpkin seeds. This cheap and tasty drug works slowly and gently, but the effect is similar to that of the strongest anthelmintics.
- Eat 2-3 spoonfuls of pumpkin seeds as soon as you wake up in the morning. Don't forget to chew thoroughly! After a few hours, rinse it off with a tablespoon of olive oil. After these simple manipulations, the harmful reptiles should come out on their own.
- Grind 100 grams of peeled pumpkin seeds in a coffee grinder and mix them with two tablespoons of plain water. Take a full tablespoon 4 times daily.
- The easiest way is to simply chew pumpkin seeds in the morning and evening, half an hour before dinner. Half a glass of pumpkin seeds at once for a week - and soon the delicate problem will disappear.
Recipes for children
Intestinal worms very often appear in adults after contact with children: if a child in a family becomes infected with parasites, the entire family is at risk. In addition, it is no coincidence that this problem is considered a children's problem - the lion's share of those affected are children. How to treat pinworms in children and what methods are considered most suitable for a young body?
In the event of a parasitic infection, it is important for children to choose the mildest and most non-toxic treatment options. Flaxseed and pumpkin oils are very effective both internally and in enemas.
The easiest way to use pumpkin oil is to take a teaspoon of oil half an hour before meals every day. For 100% effect, you can supplement the therapy with microenemas: 50 ml of pumpkin solution at night.
An onion-garlic enema complements the treatment of worms in children with folk remedies. The recipe is as follows: Grind 3 cloves of garlic and add chopped onions in the same proportion. Pour 50 ml of hot water, squeeze after 15 minutes, strain and add half a tablespoon of lemon juice. Dilute the antihelminthic mixture with a liter of warm water - and you can do therapeutic enemas.
Folk remedies for worms in adults are very diverse and, most importantly, available to every family. However, for the most effective treatment, it is better to consult a doctor and combine home treatments with medicines. And don't forget about prevention - personal hygiene, washing hands after walks and clean fruits and vegetables will prevent parasitic worms from attacking you and your family.