Worms in children is quite common, because they are more exposed to the environment, and the worms his body fall to the dirty hands, using sand and poorly washed dishes (vegetables and fruits). Some helminths can be transmitted through blood from mother to child in the womb, and therefore he is already born a parasite living in her intestines or other digestive organs.
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Traditional medicine
Unfortunately, parents do not have the opportunity to protect children from this scourge, worms may appear, when it is bought in a polluted pond, Pat a domestic cat or dog, not to eat, not to wash the Apple, etc. Sick baby to healthy eggs are only delivered to the worm parasites, such as pinworm and dwarf tapeworm – infections with other helminths require the maturation of eggs in the organs of intermediate hosts (cats, dogs, cattle -, fish -, etc.). Consequently, infection with other helminths may occur, the use of child meat or other products of infectious animals or by directly contacting them.
In short, worms in children is difficult to prevent, and even parents from an early age encourage your child to observe the rules of personal hygiene, even a baby can catch infection, which deals with children's Playgrounds, playing in the yard or in kindergarten, etc.
Most cases of worms in children has been observed in the newborn and preschool age. This is due to the insufficient development of the immune system and the barrier function of the gastrointestinal tract.
Prevention of worm infestation (infection and dissemination) must comply with these simple measures:
- after washing your hands walking down the street;
- prevent close contact of the baby with the homeless animals (and sometimes homemade if you suspect that they have worms);
- regular cleaning remove dust and wash the floors;
- wash fruits and vegetables before eating, perfect for the heat processing of food, such as meat, fish, etc.
Prevention of the spread of worms is to get each family member their hygiene items – towels, soap. It is also important to use separate spoons, plates, cups and other Cutlery.
Symptoms
Signs of worms in children can be highlighted or hidden. According to experts, 8 out of 10 children infected with helminths, however, in most cases, symptoms will not occur. This does not mean that the worms do not pose a threat to children. On the contrary, the latent form of the disease, when symptoms are gone, is even more dangerous. First, because the child's body may be the processes, which cause serious complications on the background of worm infestation, and secondly, because such a child can be a source of infection to others (children, parents), that infection can spread quickly.
If you have found worms in children, the symptoms of pathology of the first, is of clinical nature. Such a child complains of:
- distraction;
- weakness;
- lethargy;
- irritability;
- moodiness.
In most cases, these symptoms of worms in children, parents take on the complex effort to rehabilitate the child or the remedial method. More specific symptoms caused by a parasitic infection risk during the active breeding season, during migration through the body, and also in those cases in which cause complications in children.
Of course, each species of helminths may cause specific symptoms. For example, the main symptoms of pinworm – severe itching in the anal area, which happens at night. But the symptoms are common to all types of worms, including:
- sleep at night, teeth grinding (at night);
- diarrhoeal disorders (constipation, diarrhea, mucous in the feces, blood in stool, etc.);
- cramping pain in the umbilical region (this region is the location of most of the helminths);
- skin reactions, such as atopic dermatitis.
Understand the baby worms can also be present in cough not associated with colds, the underlying welfare (happens when switching certain types of worms in the body), nausea and vomiting, flatulence, and, of course, the exit of parasites along with stool, which can be seen with the naked eye.
It may seem that the harm caused by helminths of the child's body is not too significant, therefore, to treat the disease or not (say, the worms themselves will die over time). However, to really ponder the question, how to get rid of worms in children should be as early as possible – as soon as the first symptoms. Because otherwise there is a risk that the child is behind in physical and mental development, and also that he develop some complications ranging from inflammation of the appendix, and ending, with acute intestinal obstruction or even intestinal perforation. In addition, according to the doctors, more than half of all skin diseases in children due to the presence in their bodies of parasites, which treatment is not carried out.
There were several groups of symptoms, depending on the helminth parasites in the body of the child. So, if the child lives in the body class of worms, nematodes (roundworms), the symptoms are similar to the above, but other helminths may have other specific symptoms, which is the focus of treatment. So, as whipworm, and trihozefaleze in children is a disorder of the chair, with blood and mucus in it. It is also noted bloating, vomiting, mental development of the child.
In opisthorchiasis child's temperature rises even a sub-febrile indicators appear rash, enlarged lymph nodes and liver. Also he has pains in the stomach and right hypochondrium, nausea and vomiting, digestive disorders. Against this worm infection, if not treated, can develop serious inflammation of the pancreas and other complications.
When toxocariasis, which is found in children up to 4 years, children suffer from a pronounced allergic cough, they have a itchy rash on the skin and affect the lungs, joints, liver and many other organs. If the disease is not treated, you may develop irreversible damage to the eyes, chorioretinitis, keratitis and other serious violations.
Diagnosis and treatment
Install most of helminthiasis can passing stool. There is a short study used enterobioze (scraping) and a thorough investigation of feces on eggs of worms. Involved in the investigation is the analysis of a feces on a dysbacteriosis. And appoint the General analysis of blood.
In some cases, shows the study of blood DNA of certain species of helminths. But this analysis is expensive and is not always justified, because DNA can long remain in the blood, therefore, even if the child does not have worms, the analysis can be positive, if he ever hurt one way or another parasitic infestation.
Treatment involves the use of pills for worms in children. Unfortunately, drugs that kill helminths, there is a fairly high toxic effect on the whole body, so this treatment is justified only when there is a confirmed diagnosis of helminthiasis. Cure for worms in children are divided into several groups, each of which works for certain types of worms.
As mentioned above, drugs against worms for children chosen by the doctor takes into account several features. It determines what drugs have the most detrimental effect on certain helminth infection, and what drugs cause the least harm to the body of the baby, help her quickly get rid of the disease and severe symptoms.
Treatment to get rid of the worms, is usually carried out in two stages – the drug is taken again two weeks after the first course of treatment, which is associated with the cycle of development and reproduction of parasites, and the inability to destroy their eggs, when they are not in use. Unfortunately, in some cases, get rid of the worms, is possible only with the help of a surgical procedure, for example, when there was blockage of the lumen of the intestine and developed intestinal obstruction.
The methods of traditional medicine in the fight against worms
There are many folk methods to get rid of worms in a short time without endangering the child's health. Of course, traditional methods, should be used with caution – it is best to consult with your doctor, to see something of traditional medicine worms children (taking into account the peculiarities of the body and state of health).
People's methods to get rid of parasites, as well as very young children and older children. So, the treatment of parasites in the body of the baby can be done in this manner: prepare a warm garlic broth and use microclysters the baby. Or fit a newborn even so the folk remedies for the treatment of parasites in the body, such as:
- introduction cloves of garlic in the anus at pinworm;
- carrot juice taken on an empty stomach with honey;
- an enema of a decoction of garlic in milk.
Unfortunately, for infants ways to get rid of pinworms folk remedies is not so much, because they do not accept many items that affect helminth devastating effect. But for older children and adults, folk ways are numerous and effective, among them:
- use an infusion of wormwood with milk;
- a decoction of elecampane and celandine in equal proportions;
- fasting hemp oil;
- use pumpkin seeds.