Parasites are unusually persistent. For example, they can wait for years for their "master", being in the egg or larva stage. Entering the body, that is, a favorable environment for life, parasites enter the active stage of existence, causing harm to human health.
People around the world suffer from parasitic infections. Experts believe that about 90% of the population of highly developed countries is infected with one or the other 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 around the world is a prerequisite for the unhindered migration of a wide range of parasites. In addition, it is worth noting that in the process of evolution, these organisms have developed a high resistance to environmental conditions and survival.
Where can you catch parasites?
Parasites are waiting for their new "host" on a variety of surfaces, in sinks, washbasins, toilets, natural basins.
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) in food outlets.
The institution level does not guarantee 100% protection against infections. Parasites enter the human body together 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 is heated unevenly in a microwave. As a last resort, this oven should be used for heating, but not for cooking.
Tap water is a favorable environment for all types of organisms. And chlorination does not destroy Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
Pets are active distributors of helminths (especially cats). If you don't have a pet, you can get infected through the soil in 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 diagnostic methods (stool analysis, egg and parasite tests) or modern ones. Amoebic infection, for example, is recorded in only 1 in 10 cases of stool examination.
This means that a negative test result for the presence of parasites does not guarantee the absence of the parasites.
Parasites disguise themselves 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 in toxoplasmosis;
- Nematodes act as a pathogenic factor in allergies and asthma, in atopic dermatitis, in eczema in the younger age group;
- There is a hypothesis of a connection between type 1 diabetes mellitus and helminths (tapeworm);
- There has been a history of treating hyperactivity and attention deficit syndrome after pinworm removal;
- Convulsions are possible if infected with a pork tapeworm;
- Blastocytosis is a trigger for leaky gut, which leads to autoimmune diseases and food allergies.
Signs of a parasitic infection
- Diseases of an autoimmune nature;
- Anemia;
- Sleep problems, teeth grinding. Parasites are activated at night and during the full moon phase. If insomnia makes itself felt during the full moon, think about it;
- Damage to the skin and mucous membranes: skin rashes, 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 and oral mucosa;
- Biting your nails;
- Emotional instability: irritability, anxiety, depression, mood swings. Parasites secrete neurotoxins.
- Chronic fatigue;
- Weight problems: loss of appetite or, conversely, strong appetite, cravings for sweets, obesity, underweight in children.
- Episodic increase in body temperature;
- Dark circles under the 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, water 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 limbs;
- Infections of a chronic and recurrent nature: viral, bacterial and fungal (recurrent candidiasis);
- Night sweats
- Unpleasant "aroma" of the body and breath.
The most noticeable symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract:
- excess saliva,
- itching around the anus,
- gallbladder problems,
- heartburn, hemorrhoids,
- gas formation,
- constipation,
- diarrhea,
- He retched,
- intolerance to gluten, casein and lactose.
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 some alarms and conditions should warn you.
PSE remember, only by changing your consumption, we are changing the world together!