Parasites are disease-causing organisms that can inhabit the human, animal and even some plants. There are many types of creatures in the world that penetrate the host's body, feed on its useful substances, actively multiply and leave residues in its body, which leads to the development of all kinds of diseases.
Worms are most often found in humans. They are worms of various lengths and sizes, which live mainly in the intestines of vertebrates. But some helminths can migrate throughout the body, invading the muscles, liver, heart, joints, lungs and even the brain.
Worms harm the host's body, so everyone should know how to determine the presence of parasites in the body. But many people do not want to go to the hospital, waste their time and be tested for helminths irrationally.
In this case, a person can find out if there are parasites in the body, paying attention to a criterion as important as the characteristic symptoms that develop with a certain type of helminthiasis. What if they are not there? This doesn `t happen!
However, in the early stage of helminthic invasion, signs of vital activity by foreign microorganisms are poorly expressed or are completely absent. The clinical picture becomes intense and pronounced only when helminths are in active development, as their larvae cannot parasitize in humans.
How to establish the presence of worms in the body without medical research?
Different types of parasites cause characteristic symptoms in the host. If they are identified in a timely manner and deciphered correctly, it will be possible to determine the infection at an early stage.
Thus, the probability of incorrect diagnosis is minimized, which will allow correct and effective deworming with the use of popular or medical antiparasitic agents.
Therefore, to identify parasites in the human body, you need to pay attention to the symptoms:
- Grinding your teeth at night.
- Allergic skin rashes - acne, acne, hives, herpes on the lips, eczema, red spots, papillomas, neurodermatitis, psoriasis and more.
- Development of diseases of the upper respiratory tract (bronchitis, pneumonia, runny nose), which is typical of ascariasis and strongyloidosis.
- Swelling and diarrhea appear due to the fact that long helminths prevent the excretion of bile and pancreatic juice.
- Constipation occurs when the worms form a ball that blocks the passage of the intestines.
- Discomfort in the joints and muscles due to the migration of parasites.
- Severe irritability caused by painful symptoms.
- Persistent dry cough that cannot be treated with conventional antitussive drugs.
An increase in body temperature to subfebrile values is also observed. The causes of this condition can be allergies, blood poisoning, neurological disorders, dysfunctions in the functioning of Organs internal organs and the brain and in anemic syndrome.
In addition, the worm that lives in a person greatly reduces their immunity, which causes the patient to frequently cool. In addition, the patient has a prolonged depression caused by intoxication of the body.
The characteristic symptoms of helminthiasis are nausea and vomiting, which are also caused by the release of toxic substances. In addition, certain types of worms can live in the human body, producing specific hormones that affect the intestinal microflora, which causes diarrhea.
However, in some cases, these symptoms are not attributed to helminthiasis, as they are similar to signs of food poisoning. Although this can become a serious problem, because the later treatment is started, the more damage to your host's organs and systems will have time to inflict parasites.
So, to detect helminthiasis at home, a kind of test must be done. To do this, you need to answer the following questions:
- Does the anus itch at night?
- Are the lymph nodes swollen?
- Are there any skin rashes?
- How often does insomnia occur?
- Do you feel vomiting and nausea?
- Are there muscle and muscle pains?
- How often does flatulence occur?
- How often does bitterness taste in your mouth?
If a person gave seven affirmative answers to these questions, then, with great probability, it can be argued that his body is infected with worms.
How to identify the type of helminthiasis by symptoms?
At home, you can determine which helminths inhabited the human body. But this can only be done if the parasitosis has reached the active stage of its development.
Ascariasis and diphyllobotriasis are characterized by neurological signs that are more intense in young patients. Aggressive behavior and increased nervousness occur due to the effects of toxic substances on the nervous system. For similar reasons, an infected person develops migraines and dizziness.
As a rule, trichinosis is accompanied by joint and muscle pain, as well as swelling of the face and eyelids. This is due to the peculiarities of the Trichinella's life, which live in skeletal muscles. You can become infected with this parasite if you eat meat from wild animals or pork, which has been poorly processed thermally.
Giardiasis affects the functioning of the liver and kidneys and causes all types of allergic reactions. In addition, some people, when the body is damaged by lamblia, suffer from arthritis, which develops as a result of intoxication. In addition, in an invasive patient, immunity is weakened; in this context, the following diseases develop:
- sinusitis; stomatitis;
- bacterial vaginosis and more.
A characteristic sign of moth enterobiasis is itching in the anal canal. In addition, most infected people have disorders in the digestive tract.
Anemic syndrome is characteristic of schistosomiasis. There are also manifestations of dysbiosis (pathogenic microorganisms inhibit favorable microflora).
In chloronchiasis, fasciaellosis and opistorchiasis, the gallbladder is affected and the jaundice syndrome develops. In addition, in the context of the course of these helminthiasis, the liver and spleen enlarge.
Strongyloidiasis has many symptoms. Thus, with its progression, dysfunctions in the gastrointestinal tract, dyspeptic disorders and allergic manifestations appear.
How to determine if helminth eggs are available without laboratory conditions? When worms are in the multiplication phase, it is very easy to discover their presence in the body. To do this, you need to do a parasite egg analysis.
With the development of opistorchiasis, you can conduct a study at home on your own. For this, adhesive tape or adhesive tape must be attached to the skin of the anal area.
It is best to do this immediately after waking up in the morning. If a person has opistorquia, their eggs will be identified on the adhesive surface of the tape.
Laboratory methods for detecting parasites
If a patient has more than three characteristic symptoms of helminthiasis, he must contact a medical institution to have the laboratory confirmed the presence of parasites in the home.
The first step in case of suspected helminthic invasion is the study of feces. This allows you to identify worm eggs, round helminths and worms. However, for accurate confirmation of the diagnosis, tests should be performed three times every few days.
To determine enterobiasis, a scraping is done near the anus. In addition, one of the most accurate and convenient tests for the patient is the ELISA, which allows the body to detect antibodies produced in the blood by parasitizing pathogenic microorganisms.
Sometimes, bioresonance diagnostics are performed, studying the frequency of parasites. This method is very informative as it determines the state of the body as a whole. In addition, in addition to parasites, this study allows to know the immunity state, which weakens it, to identify other diseases, in addition to pathogenic fungi, bacteria and viruses.