Parasites are exceptionally tenacious. For example, they can wait for their "master" for years, being at the egg or larva stage. Penetrating into the body, that is, into an environment favorable for life, parasites enter the active phase of existence, causing harm to human health.
People all over the world suffer from parasitic infections. Experts estimate that about 90% of the population of high-development countries are infected with one or another human parasite. It is necessary to know the ways of infection by parasites and the symptoms of their presence in the body in order to avoid possible health complications.
Symptoms of Human Parasites
The development of tourism around the world is a prerequisite for the unimpeded migration of a wide range of pests. In addition, it should be noted that during evolution, these organisms have developed high resistance to environmental conditions and survival.
Where can you catch parasites?
Parasites await their new "host" on various surfaces, in sinks, washbasins, toilets, natural reservoirs.
The simplest parasites - lamblia are widespread in preschool institutions: they can infect a child with an elementary change of diapers and / or with violations of sanitary rules.
There is a high risk of contracting helminths (worms) at catering outlets.
The level of the institution does not guarantee 100% protection against infection. Parasites enter the human body with raw fish (sushi), undercooked meat (pork), insufficiently washed vegetables, fruits and herbs.
Cooking food in microwave ovens has the potential to spread parasitic infection: food is heated unevenly in a microwave oven. As a last resort, this oven should be used for heating purposes, but not for cooking.
Tap water is a favorable environment for all kinds of organisms. And chlorination does not destroy Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
Domestic animals are active distributors of helminths (especially cats). If you don't have a pet, you can get infected from the ground in parks, sandboxes, and playgrounds, as they roam there with dogs.
Parasites find us easily, but we find them hard.
Parasites cannot always be detected by simple (fecal, egg and parasite analysis) or modern diagnostic methods. Amoebic infection, for example, is recorded only in 1 out of 10 cases of stool examination.
This means that a negative test result for the presence of parasites does not guarantee the absence of the latter.
Parasites masquerade as other diseases
- Behind the apparent chronic fatigue syndrome and candidiasis, giardiasis can successfully hide;
- Ulcerative colitis will turn out to be a case of amoebiasis;
- Migraine, depression are manifested by toxoplasmosis;
- Roundworms act as a pathogenic factor in allergies and asthma, atopic dermatitis, eczema in the youngest;
- There is a hypothesis of a link between type 1 diabetes mellitus and helminths (tapeworm);
- There have been precedents for curing hyperactivity and attention deficit syndrome after removing pinworms;
- Convulsions are possible if infected with a pork tapeworm;
- Blastocytosis is a trigger for leaky gut, which leads to autoimmune disorders and food allergies.
Signs of a parasitic infection
- Diseases of an autoimmune nature;
- Anemia;
- Sleep disturbances, teeth grinding. Parasites are activated at night and during the full moon phase. If insomnia is felt during the full moon, think about it;
- Skin and mucous membrane damage: rash, acne, nail fungus, eczema, irritation/itching of the skin and mucous membranes of the nose, ears, eyes, around the anus, blisters on the lower lip andoral mucosa;
- Bite one's nails;
- Emotional instability: irritability, anxiety, depression, mood swings. Parasites secrete neurotoxins.
- Chronic fatigue;
- Weight problems: loss of appetite or, conversely, strong appetite, craving for sweets, obesity, underweight in children.
- Episodic increase in body temperature;
- Dark circles under eyes;
- food allergy. The most frequently recorded latent allergy to dairy products;
- Nocturnal enuresis;
- Diseases of the genitourinary system: impotence, erectile dysfunction, prostate disease, premenstrual syndrome and menstrual cycle, cysts and fibroids, fluid retention;
- Change in liver and/or spleen size;
- Loss of muscle mass, muscle weakness, spasms and numbness of upper and lower limbs;
- Chronic and recurrent infections: viral, bacterial and fungal (recurrent candidiasis);
- sweating at night;
- Unpleasant "aroma" of body and breath.
The most striking symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract:
- excess saliva,
- itching around the anus,
- gallbladder problems,
- heartburn, hemorrhoids,
- gas formation,
- constipation,
- diarrhea,
- To vomit,
- gluten, casein and lactose intolerance.
Characterized by alternating constipation and diarrhea.
The alarming symptoms of a parasitic infection are:
- bacterial overgrowth cider
- irritable bowel syndrome and irritable bowel disease.
As you can see, it is not so easy to establish the presence of parasites in the body. But certain alarms and conditions should alert you.
PSAnd don't forget, just by changing your consumption, we are changing the world together!