At the mention of intestinal parasites, many begin to giggle in embarrassment and steer the conversation away. This disease has long been considered something shameful and abandoned in childhood - it is assumed that over the years the risks of infection with helminths evaporate somewhere.
However, the statistics are unforgiving: every year in large countries, about 1. 5 million people contract the disease, and almost 20% of them are adults. There is no need to panic - pharmaceutical drugs and folk remedies for the treatment of worms in adults work real miracles, the most important thing is to know all the rules and details of such home therapy.
How to recognize parasites?
Helminths are small parasitic worms that easily penetrate the human body and instantly take root there. These reptiles have 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, and this can lead to serious disorders in the functioning of the body due to reduced immunity to nervous disorders, severe allergies and intoxication.
How to get rid of helminths? The main thing in this case is to notice the dangerous symptoms in time and take the necessary tests. Official and traditional medicine have accumulated quite effective methods for removing worms from the body, and which one to choose depends only on the patient.
How to recognize worms in a child and an adult? The following signs will indicate this:
- Sleep problems, headaches, fatigue too quickly;
- Irritability and moodiness;
- Digestive disorders (gas, diarrhea, constipation);
- Sudden weight loss, appetite problems;
- Pale skin and unhealthy appearance;
- Itching in and around the anus.
Home treatment methods: rules of use
When such a delicate diagnosis is confirmed, many are afraid to visit a doctor and resort to treating worms with folk remedies. Unofficial medicine, of course, knows many effective ways to get rid of the nastiness in the intestines, but it is the doctor who will choose the right recipe that will help you best.
What secrets are hidden in home methods for removing helminths? Which are the best and how to use them properly?
- It is optimal to use medicines and "grandmother's" secrets at the same time. Complex therapy against parasitic worms gives the strongest effect and will allow you to cope with the disease very quickly.
- Helminth parasites cannot tolerate high temperatures, so home medicine recommends using hot drugs for therapy: infusions of ginger, garlic, black pepper, horseradish, cloves, etc.
- The most effective remedies, proven over the centuries, are herbs, walnuts and pumpkin seeds, onions and garlic, as well as enema oils - pumpkin and linseed.
- The optimal course of medicinal tinctures and enemas against helminths is 10-14 days. After a few days, the course can be repeated.
- Before using therapeutic enemas, you should do regular cleaning. Enemas with onion and garlic are contraindicated for children under three years of age.
Onion and garlic against parasitic worms
The most affordable and popular folk remedies for treating worms in children and adults are onions and garlic. Burning healers kill parasites, relieve anal itching and perfectly disinfect - 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 from this disease with garlic.
Recipe 1
Press 4-5 cloves of garlic in a garlic press, pour a glass of fresh milk and boil for 10-15 minutes. When the broth is infused (one hour is enough), filter and drink a glass a day, stretching it 4 times.
Recipe 2
Bitter "evil" onions can cure the disease no worse than cloves of garlic. Take a small onion, cut it finely, fill it with hot boiled water. The next morning we filter. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach.
Recipes with herbs
Herbs for worms and parasites are one of the most gentle therapeutic methods. The most effective medicinal plants against parasitic worms are wormwood, tansy, chamomile, St. John's wort, wormwood, buckthorn, etc.
- A large spoonful of dried wormwood is poured with a glass of boiling water. When the herb sinks to the bottom and the infusion becomes noticeably colored, strain through cheesecloth and drink half a cup three times a day, preferably before meals.
- In the above recipe, you can replace wormwood with tansy. In this case, you should brew the infusion for 4 hours and slightly change the dose - a tablespoon 4 times a day.
- If you do not want to deal with potions, you can prepare a dried mixture - grind flaxseed, cloves and wormwood in equal proportions in a coffee grinder and eat half a teaspoon each after a meal.
Other tested methods of home therapy are fresh carrots (200 ml in the morning on an empty stomach), walnut leaves, dried pomegranate peels and the simplest chamomile infusion.
Therapeutic enemas
Folk remedies for the treatment of worms in adults are unthinkable without enemas. Therapeutic enemas at night for the whole family are available in different varieties - onion-garlic, tansy, chamomile and even plain soda. Such treatment is a mandatory 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) and let it boil. When the solution has cooled to body temperature, therapy can begin.
- A very effective herbal enema is 20 grams of dried tansy flowers, pour a glass of boiling water and leave for half an hour. When the medicine cools down to 39-36 degrees, we start the procedures.
- For a soda enema, take half a teaspoon of baking soda per cup of water. We put it on the stove and bring it to 38-42 degrees - the solution is ready. Adults can be given 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 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 like that of the most powerful anthelmintic drugs.
- In the morning, as soon as you wake up, eat 2-3 spoons of pumpkin seeds. Remember to chew thoroughly! After a few hours, wash it off with a tablespoon of olive oil. After these simple manipulations, harmful reptiles should come out on their own.
- Grind 100 grams of peeled pumpkin seeds in a coffee grinder and mix with two tablespoons of clean water. Take a full tablespoon 4 times a day.
- The simplest way is just to chew pumpkin seeds in the morning and in the evening, half an hour before dinner. Half a cup of pumpkin seeds at one sitting for a week - and soon the delicate problem will disappear.
Recipes for children
Very often, intestinal worms appear in adults after contact with children: if one child in the family catches parasites, the whole family is at risk. Moreover, it is not by chance that this problem is considered children's - the lion's share of those affected are children. How to treat shingles in children and what methods are considered the most suitable for a young body?
In the case of a parasitic infection, it is important that children choose the mildest and non-toxic treatment options. Flaxseed oil and pumpkin seed oil are very effective both internally and in enemas.
The easiest way to use pumpkin oil is to take one teaspoon of oil every day half an hour before meals. For a 100% effect, you can supplement the therapy with micro-enemas: 50 ml of pumpkin solution at night.
An enema with onion and garlic will complement the treatment of worms in children with folk remedies. The recipe is as follows: grind 3 cloves of garlic and add chopped onion in the same ratio. Pour 50 ml of hot water, drain after 15 minutes, strain and add half a tablespoon of lemon juice. Dilute the anthelmintic mixture with a liter of warm water - and you can make therapeutic enemas.
Folk remedies for the treatment of worms in adults are very diverse, and most importantly, they are available to every family. However, for the most effective treatment, it is better to consult a doctor and combine home treatment with pharmaceutical drugs. And do not forget about prevention - personal hygiene, washing hands after a walk and clean fruits and vegetables will not allow parasitic worms to attack you and your family.