- Types of worms and the consequences of their occurrence
- Ascaris symptoms
- Roundworm treatment
- Ascaris in children - Treatment
- Tapeworms
- The consequences of tapeworm infection
- Treatment of tapeworm
- Dangerous parasites
Ascaris - treatment
Any parasitic disease requires treatment that is fully applicable to ascariasis. Treatment of roundworm should be comprehensive and determined directly to the clinical form of the disease. In most cases, the prognosis for timely the therapy is favorable, except in cases of complications that require surgical treatment.
Ascaris multiply in the intestine, but can get into other organs and tissues, leading to serious consequences for the health and disrupt the functioning of organs. For the treatment of Ascaris are special anthelmintic drugs, prescribed by doctors.
Anthelmintic drugs
For the treatment of helminth diseases caused by Ascaris, require special anthelmintic drugs that destroy adults and larvae of worms. The most common medication for worms
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- Mebendazole, albendazole and effective in the case where the development and proliferation of ascarids limited intestine. In the case of penetration of the larvae of worms to other organs require additional medications.
Painkillers
As an additional means of treatment used painkillers. Larvae of Ascaris, getting into the tissues, causing acute pain and, otmiraya parasites calcification forming painful cysts. Usually painkillers are used as an addition to anthelmintic drugs.
Corticosteroids
A common consequence of Ascaris infestation - an allergic reaction, the result of inflammation in the tissues. To suppress the symptoms of the inflammatory process and to reduce pain during treatment ascarids applied corticosteroids.
Traditional medicine
For centuries, for the treatment and elimination of worms used natural remedies - such as fresh garlic
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Effectively destroying the majority of intestinal parasites, or carrot juice (only one glass of carrot juice daily to help cope with worms). However, for the full treatment of Ascaris is better to consult a doctor, and home remedies used as an additional method to combat intestinal parasites.
Essential medicines
Appointment of drugs for the treatment of ascariasis depends on the stage of the disease. If the causative agent identified in the migration steps necessary to eliminate the phenomenon of sensitization. For this purpose, it is recommended to use drugs from the group of antihistamines (diphenhydramine, calcium gluconate or calcium chloride).
To expel from the body of the pathogen (the death of the young and adults) following the appointment of effective medications:
- piperazine
- levamisole (or dekaris)
- kombantrin (or pyrantel)
One widely used curative agents is piperazine. The daily dose of the drug should not exceed 3-4 grams. It is recommended to use the drug in the evening before going to bed
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some time after dinner. An effective remedy is dekaris. It is proved that the drug not only causes the death of the parasite, as well as a positive impact on the state of human immunity. This property decaris
Dekaris - with anthelmintic drug and immunostimulatory effects
It found application in the treatment of a wide range of diseases due immunostimulatory effect. Particularly handy is the regimen, so as to achieve the therapeutic effect is sufficient to take one tablet of 150 mg, which will ensure the destruction of the parasite in almost 100% of cases.
To ascariasis treatment is successful, you must have an impact not only on the adult pathogen as well as on the larvae and eggs of helminth
. The drug pyrantel based on many years of experience with proven effective, so in the world of its application is the Greatest popularity
. Pyrantel acts on the roundworm, at any stage of development, causing irreversible paralysis adults and their death
. In order to bring the body of deceased individuals it is recommended to give the patient a laxative or enema to do
. The drug is generally well tolerated, used in pediatric practice
. There is one contraindication to its destination is a severe liver pathology
. While receiving anthelmintic drugs may develop serious side effects, so as soon as they develop should seek medical advice
. The drugs can be replaced or suggest another regimen
. Independently such questions better not to decide, since the selection of drugs, their dose and duration of administration should be engaged specialist (infectious diseases)
.
Using oxygen for therapeutic purposes
One of the methods of treatment of ascariasis is oxygen therapy. Sessions recommended in a hospital, in order to avoid possible adverse effects of development. The method can not be used in patients with peptic ulcer disease. The procedure is done for several days in a row strictly on an empty stomach or after three, four hours after a meal. Oxygen is supplied through a thin tube which is introduced into the stomach. In one session on average, spent up to 1500 ml of oxygen. Once the therapeutic dose of oxygen to be introduced must lie within two hours. Compliance with this recommendation is an important condition for the procedure.
The course of treatment in ascariasis can be effective only in the case of treatment of all family members and loved ones who are in direct contact with an infected person Ascaris. If necessary, a second course is held again after two or three weeks after receiving the anthelmintic drugs. Implementation of sanitary measures is an integral part of the entire course of treatment. Performing treatment guidelines should be combined with the rules of hygiene. All fruits and vegetables should be thoroughly washed to prevent reinfection.