At the mention of intestinal parasites, many shy away from the conversation. This disease has long been considered a shameful thing and left far behind in childhood - as if the risks of catching helminths evaporate somewhere over the years.
However, the statistics are grim: in large countries, about 1. 5 million people are infected with this disease every year, and almost 20% of them are adults. There is no need to panic - pharmaceutical drugs 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 to recognize parasites?
Helminths are small parasitic worms that easily penetrate the human body and immediately take root there. There are many varieties of these reptiles - roundworms, tapeworms, pinworms, tapeworms. . . Contrary to the stereotype, parasites can live not only in the intestines of a person, but also in the liver, muscles and even joints, and this can cause serious diseases. disorders in the work of the body due to a decrease in immunity to nervous disorders, severe allergies and intoxication.
How to get rid of helminths? The main thing in this matter is to see the dangerous symptoms in time and carry out the necessary tests. Official and traditional medicine has collected quite effective methods to remove worms from the body, and which one to choose depends only on the patient.
How to identify worms in a child and adults? The following signs will indicate this:
- Sleep problems, headache, fatigue very quickly;
- Irritability and mood;
- Digestive disorders (gas, diarrhea, constipation);
- Sudden weight loss, problems with appetite;
- Pale skin and unhealthy appearance;
- Itching in and around the anus.
Home remedies: instructions for use
When such a delicate diagnosis is confirmed, many are ashamed to consult a doctor and resort to treating worms with folk remedies. Unofficial medicine, of course, knows very effective ways to get rid of evil in your intestines, but it is the doctor who will choose the right recipe that will help you best.
What secrets are hidden in the home methods of getting rid of helminths? Which ones are better and how to use them correctly?
- It is optimal to use both drugs and "grandmother's" secrets at once. Complex therapy against parasitic worms gives the strongest effect and will allow you to overcome the disease very quickly.
- Helminth parasites cannot tolerate high temperatures, so home medicine recommends using hot remedies for therapy: ginger, garlic, pepper, horseradish, cloves, etc.
- The most effective remedies proven for centuries are herbs, walnuts and pumpkin seeds, onions and garlic, as well as enema oils - pumpkin and flax seeds.
- The optimal course of medicinal tinctures and enemas against helminths is 10-14 days. After a few days, the course can be repeated.
- You should clean regularly before using therapeutic enemas. Onion-garlic enemas are contraindicated for 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 anal itching and perfectly disinfect - even ancient Egyptian doctors wrote in their manuscripts about the benefits of garlic against parasites that "eat a person from the inside", and Hippocrates successfully treated his patients with garlic.
Recipe 1
Squeeze 4-5 cloves of garlic in a garlic press, pour a glass of milk and cook for 10-15 minutes. When the broth is brewed (an hour is enough), it is filtered and drunk a glass a day, 4 times a day.
Recipe 2
Bitter "bad" onions can cure disease no worse than cloves of garlic. Take a small onion, finely chop it, fill it with hot boiled water. The next morning we filter. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach.
Recipes with herbs
Herbs are one of the gentlest treatments for worms and parasites. The most effective medicinal plants against parasitic worms are wormwood, wormwood, chamomile, meadow grass, elecampane, sea buckthorn, etc.
- Pour a large spoonful of dry wormwood into a glass of boiling water. When the herb sinks to the bottom and the infusion becomes noticeably colored, filter through cheesecloth and drink half a glass three times a day, ideally before meals.
- You can replace wormwood with tansy in the recipe above. In this case, it is necessary to brew the infusion for 4 hours and slightly change the dosage - one spoonful 4 times a day.
- If you don't want to bother with decoctions, you can prepare a dry mixture - grind flax seeds, cloves and wormwood in equal proportions in a coffee grinder and eat half a teaspoon after meals.
Other proven methods for home therapy are 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 an enema. Night therapeutic enemas for the whole family come in different varieties - onion-garlic, tansy, chamomile and even ordinary soda. Such treatment is a mandatory part of complex therapy against parasitic reptiles.
- The simplest and most effective enema is garlic enema. Finely chop or grate 5-6 cloves of garlic, pour boiling water (100-150 ml) and bring to a 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 in a glass of water. We put it in the oven and bring it to 38-42 degrees - the solution is ready. Adults can be given 2 glasses of water for each procedure.
Recipes for pregnant women
If helminths are diagnosed during pregnancy, treatment should be carried out especially carefully. Medicinal plants are very effective during this tender period, but some of them have contraindications for expectant mothers.
If herbal remedies against parasitic worms are not suitable for you, you can use the safest folk remedy against worms in humans - pumpkin seeds. This cheap and tasty drug acts slowly and gently, but the effect is similar to the strongest anthelmintic drugs.
- Eat 2-3 spoons of pumpkin seeds in the morning as soon as you wake up. Remember to chew thoroughly! After a few hours, wash it off with a spoonful of olive oil. After these simple manipulations, harmful reptiles should come out by themselves.
- Grind 100 grams of peeled pumpkin seeds in a coffee machine and mix with two tablespoons of clean water. Take a full spoon 4 times a day.
- The simplest method is to simply chew pumpkin seeds in the morning and in the evening half an hour before dinner. Half a glass of pumpkin seeds in 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 a child in a family catches parasites, the whole 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 are pinworms treated in children and what methods are considered the most suitable for a young body?
In case of parasitic infection, it is important to choose the mildest and non-toxic treatment options for children. Flaxseed and pumpkin oils are very effective both internally and enemas.
The simplest way to use pumpkin oil is to take a teaspoon of oil half an hour before meals every day. For a 100% effect, you can complete the therapy with microenemas: 50 ml of pumpkin solution at night.
Onion-garlic enema will complement the treatment of worms in children with folk remedies. The recipe is as follows: chop 3 cloves of garlic and add chopped onions in the same ratio. Pour 50 ml of boiling water, strain after 15 minutes, filter and add half a tablespoon of lemon juice. Dilute the antihelminthic mixture with a liter of warm water - and you can make therapeutic enemas.
Folk remedies for worms in adults are very diverse and, most importantly, available for every family. But for the most effective treatment, it is better to consult a doctor and combine home treatment with pharmaceutical drugs. Do not forget about prevention - personal hygiene, washing your hands after a walk and cleaning fruits and vegetables will not allow parasitic worms to attack you and your family.