At the mention of intestinal parasites, many people start to laugh embarrassedly and put the conversation aside. This disease has long been considered something shameful and left far behind in childhood - it is assumed that over the years the risks of catching helminths evaporate somewhere.
However, the statistics are inexorable: every year, in large countries, around 1. 5 million people are infected with the disease, and almost 20% of them are adults. There is no need to panic - pharmaceutical drugs and folk remedies for worms in adults work real miracles, 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 enter 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, which can lead to serious disorders in the functioning of the body due to reduced immunity to nervous disorders, severe allergies and poisoning.
How to get rid of helminths? The main thing in this matter is to detect dangerous symptoms in time and take the necessary tests. Official and traditional medicine has accumulated quite effective methods for removing worms from the body, and which one to choose depends solely on the patient.
How to identify worms in a child and an adult? The following signs will indicate this:
- Sleep problems, headaches, fatigue too quickly;
- Irritability and mood swings;
- 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 embarrassed to consult a doctor and resort to treating worms with folk remedies. Unofficial medicine, of course, knows very effective ways to get rid of the dirt in your intestines, but it is the doctor who will select the right recipe that will help you best.
What secrets are hidden in home methods of getting rid of helminths? Which ones are the best and how to use them correctly?
- It is optimal to use both medicines and "grandmother’s" secrets. Complex therapy against parasitic worms gives the most powerful effect and will allow you to cope with the disease very quickly.
- Helminth parasites cannot tolerate high temperatures, therefore family medicine recommends using hot drugs for therapeutic purposes: infusions of ginger, garlic, pepper, horseradish, cloves, etc. .
- The most effective remedies, proven over centuries, are herbs, nuts and pumpkin seeds, onions and garlic, as well as enema oils - pumpkin and flaxseed.
- The optimal course of healing tinctures and enemas against helminths is 10-14 days. After a few days the course can be repeated.
- Before using therapeutic enemas, you should carry out regular cleansing. Onion and garlic enemas are contraindicated for children under three years old.
Onions and garlic against parasitic worms
The most accessible and popular folk remedies for worms in children and adults are onion 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 treatedsuccessfully his patients for this disease with garlic.
Recipe 1
Squeeze 4-5 cloves of garlic through a garlic press, pour in a glass of milk and cook 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 "bad" onions cannot cure a disease worse than garlic cloves. Take a small onion, chop it finely, fill it with hot boiled water. The next morning we filter. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach.
Herbal Recipes
Herbs against worms and parasites are one of the gentlest therapeutic methods. The most effective medicinal plants against parasitic worms are wormwood, tansy, chamomile, St. John's wort, elecampane, 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 becomes visibly 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, you need to prepare the infusion for 4 hours and slightly change the dosage - one 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 aftermeals.
Other proven methods of 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 enemas. Evening therapeutic enemas for the whole family are available in a variety of varieties - onion-garlic, tansy, chamomile and even regular soda. Such treatment is an obligatory element of complex therapy against parasitic reptiles.
- The simplest and most effective enema is the garlic enema. Chop or finely grate 5-6 cloves of garlic, pour boiling water (100-150 ml) and bring to a boil. Once the solution has cooled to body temperature, treatment can begin.
- A very effective herbal enema consists of 20 grams of dried tansy flowers, pour a glass of boiling water and leave 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 soda powder per glass of water. We put it on fire 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 with special attention. Medicinal plants are very effective during this tender period, but some have contraindications for future mothers.
If herbal remedies for parasitic worms do not suit you, you can use the safest folk remedy for worms in humans: pumpkin seeds. This cheap and tasty medicine acts slowly and gently, but its effect is similar to the strongest anthelmintic drugs.
- In the morning, as soon as you wake up, eat 2 to 3 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds. Don't forget to chew well! After a few hours, drizzle it 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 with two tablespoons of clean water. Take a full tablespoon 4 times a day.
- 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 one time 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 a family catches parasites, the whole family is in danger. It is also no coincidence that this problem is considered a children's problem: the majority of those affected are children. How to treat pinworms in children and what methods are considered most suitable for a young body?
When experiencing a parasitic infection, it is important for children to choose the gentlest, most non-toxic treatment options. Flaxseed and pumpkin oils are very effective, both internally and as an enema.
The easiest way to use pumpkin oil is to take a teaspoon of oil every day half an hour before meals. For a 100% effect, you can complete the therapy with microenemas: 50 ml of pumpkin solution in the evening.
An onion and garlic enema 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 proportion. Pour 50 ml of hot water, squeeze out 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, they are available to every family. However, for the most effective treatment, it is best to consult a doctor and combine home treatments with pharmaceutical medications. And don't forget about prevention: personal hygiene, washing your hands after walks and keeping fruits and vegetables clean will not allow parasitic worms to attack you and your family.