Parasites are unusually tenacious. For example, they can wait for their "master" for years, being in the egg or larval stage. Getting into the body, that is, a favorable environment for life, parasites enter the active phase of existence, causing harm to human health.
People all over the world suffer from parasitic infections. Experts believe that about 90% of the population of countries with a high level of development is infected with one or another human parasite. It is necessary to know the ways of infection with 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 throughout the world is a prerequisite for the unimpeded migration of a wide range of parasites. Also, it is worth noting that in the process of evolution, these organisms have developed high resistance to environmental conditions and survival.
Where can you catch parasites?
Parasites wait for their new "host" on a variety of surfaces - in sinks, sinks, toilet bowls, 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 norms.
There is a high risk of contracting helminths (worms) at food service points.
The institution level does not guarantee 100% protection against infection. Parasites enter the human body along with raw fish (sushi), undercooked meat (pork), with insufficiently washed vegetables, fruits and herbs.
Cooking food in microwave ovens has the potential to spread a parasitic infection: Food heats unevenly in a microwave oven. As a last resort, this oven should be used for heating, but not 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 through the land of parks, sandboxes and playgrounds, because they walk with dogs there.
Parasites find us easily, but we find them with difficulty.
Parasites cannot always be detected by simple (stool analysis, ova and parasite tests) or modern diagnostic methods. Amoebic infection, for example, is recorded in only 1 in 10 stool examination cases.
This means that a negative test result for the presence of parasites does not guarantee the absence of parasites.
Parasites disguise themselves as other diseases
- Behind the apparent chronic fatigue syndrome and candidiasis, giardiasis can be successfully hidden;
- Ulcerative colitis will turn out to be a case of amebiasis;
- Migraine, depression are manifested in toxoplasmosis;
- Roundworms act as a pathogenic factor in allergies and asthma, atopic dermatitis, eczema in the younger age group;
- There is a hypothesis of a connection between type 1 diabetes mellitus and helminths (tapeworm);
- There has been precedent for curing hyperactivity and attention deficit syndrome after removing pinworms;
- Seizures are possible when infected with a pork tapeworm;
- Blastocytosis is a trigger for leaky gut, leading to autoimmune disorders and food allergies.
Signs of a parasitic infection
- Diseases of an autoimmune nature;
- Anemia;
- Sleep problems, teeth grinding. The parasites are activated at night and during the full moon phase. If insomnia strikes during a full moon, think about it;
- Damage to the skin and mucous membranes: skin rash, acne, nail fungus, eczema, irritation/itching of the skin and mucous membranes of the nose, ears, eyes, around the anus, vesicles on the lower lip and oral mucosa;
- To bite nails;
- Emotional instability: irritability, anxiety, depression, mood swings. The parasites secrete neurotoxins.
- Chronic fatigue;
- Weight problems - loss of appetite or, on the contrary, intense appetite, craving for sweets, obesity, low weight in children.
- Episodic increase in body temperature;
- Dark circles under the eyes;
- food allergy. The most frequently recorded latent allergy to dairy products;
- Nocturnal urine when sleeping;
- Diseases of the genitourinary system: impotence, erectile dysfunction, prostate disease, premenstrual syndrome and menstrual cycle, cysts and fibroids, fluid retention;
- Change in the size of the liver and/or spleen;
- Loss of muscle mass, muscle weakness, spasms and numbness of the upper and lower extremities;
- Chronic and recurrent infections: viral, bacterial and fungal (recurrent candidiasis);
- night sweats;
- Unpleasant "scent" of the 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,
- threw up,
- intolerance to gluten, casein and lactose.
Characterized by alternating constipation and diarrhea.
The alarming symptoms of a parasitic infection are:
- cider bacterial overgrowth
- 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.
PDY remember, just by changing your consumption, we are changing the world together!