Children of all ages suffer from helminth infection. The risk is present everywhere. Especially in kindergarten, with games in the sand, the public transport. The symptoms of infection with worms is easy to confuse with other common diseases. Therefore, adults need to carefully look at the health of children.
Symptoms
The majority of children are infected with helminths such as roundworm and pinworms. The symptoms of its appearance are slightly different.
Ascariasis note:
- Cough signs of a cold;
- Hives, skin rash diseases, infectious and allergic nature;
- Stomatitis, gingivitis, herpes;
- Blueness under the eyes and clear skin;
- The reduction of weight.
When infected with worms (pinworms) observe:
- Severe itching in the canal anal (especially in the evening and night);
- Tingling and pain after defecation;
- In the excrements of the worms of visible size of 0.5-1 cm.
The symptoms should be added:
- Loss of appetite, strong desire for sweets (especially chocolate with nuts);
- Nausea, vomiting, and temperature;
- The diarrhea and constipation;
- Dizziness;
- Lethargy, decreased alertness, mental;
- Matte hair color;
- Nervousness, irritability, tearfulness, stress, depression;
- Unexplained fever (even up to 39°).
These symptoms of worms in children from 2 years easy to confuse with some kind of disease. For example: respiratory diseases, bronchitis, intestinal infections, poisoning. Often the cause of allergies are the research on the stimuli between products or external factors. But it can hide the presence of worms. Incorrect treatment and misdiagnosis of contributing to its development. Then, the health and even the life of a small child is threatened.
The symptoms of the acute phase
This stage indicates the presence of a worm infestation.
Admit it, you can use these symptoms:
- Severe abdominal pain that does not go away in a few minutes;
- Constipation for more than 3 days;
- Attacks of dystonia (increased breathing, panic attacks, syndrome of "running ants" in the body dark, eyes, migraine);
- Very bad breath and belching;
- Tachycardia.
The symptoms indicated a large number of worms in the body. This can lead to serious consequences.
For example:
- chronic intestinal obstruction;
- pneumonia;
- chronic form of allergic reactions (including asthma).
Intoxication leads to the interruption of the operability of all the systems and functions in the body. If the time does not begin treatment, worms can lead to very dire consequences.
The symptoms of stage of chronic
Chronic stage suggests that the child is infected with worms. Perhaps even the presence of mixed helminth infections.
There are characteristic symptoms:
- Permanent disorder of the stool (diarrhea, constipation);
- Lack of appetite, weight loss which is not restored;
- The loss of hair, brittle nails;
- Frequent skin rashes, especially urticaria;
- Lethargy, fast fatigue;
- Apathy, isolation, depression;
- Obstruction of the intestine, the liver disease;
- Frequent colds and viral diseases, reduced immunity;
- Frequent whims, tantrums, nervousness.
The worms are not as harmless as it may seem initially. If the child has never been infected by this type of parasites, then their parents know the consequences first hand. You can get infected even children in the age of 1-2 years. Health intestinal worms are a serious threat. For example, worms in children, may cause choking.
In addition, you can experience:
- strong intoxication;
- anemia;
- critical to the reduction of weight.
This is dangerous, because there are a great number of drugs from worms, which can be taken in a small age.
The first signs of worms in children
Most parents notice changes in the health of their children. Signs of the worms to determine without testing is not so easy. Especially in the phase of the infection. After a few months was in an acute form. Then, the treatment is of long duration, and carry the worms of the body more difficult.
The first symptoms of worms in children:
- frequent malfunction in digestion;
- sleep disturbance;
- pain in the abdomen should alert adults.
These symptoms are the cause of testing for the presence of worms.
What Komarovsky says about the worms?
Most often, the worms infected children aged 1 to 5 years. After this period, the children actively explore the world around us. In addition, in this age is not fully formed gut and its functionality. Therefore, the children have a higher risk of infected with helminths.
Opinion on Kamarouski worms in children:
- Dr. Komarovsky says that children who are faced with pollution on the environment of sand, unwashed fruits, vegetables, toys, and fallen to the ground, or the nipple.
- When playing in a sandbox, not only children but dogs and cats, there is a high probability of infestation. As the animals leave there own experiments with the eggs of worms.
What are the signs of worms in a child calls Komorowski?
Komarovsky says that up to 10 years symptoms of helminthiasis more pronounced than in adults. What happens is that the presence of worms is not accompanied by characteristic signs. After participating actively in the development of the body and causes serious illnesses. Therefore, it is necessary to be screened regularly and have common tests.
Among the symptoms of worms, Komorowski said the following:
- nausea, vomiting;
- pain in the abdomen and in the navel;
- cough;
- pain in the muscles and joints;
- moodiness, quick fatigue;
- reduction or increase of appetite;
- the circles under the eyes.
In addition, Komorowski said that it is not necessary to the grinding of the teeth perceived as a sign of helminthiasis. This phenomenon is called bruxism. Is not a pretext for the diagnosis of helminthiasis.
How to identify what to treat and how to prevent it?
To detect the presence of worms by analysis of stool and blood. This is the best way. But the tests that have to pass through several times, and most importantly, during the full moon. Then it will be the maximum reliability of the results.
Treatment for ascarids and other parasites must appoint a physician. You should consult a gastroenterologist or other specialists. Normally, the treatment is complex and is carried out in two stages. The first is designed to destroy adult worms, and the second on their eggs and larvae.
To prevent the infection is only possible by adhering to the rules of personal hygiene:
- The child has to play in the sand, where they walk their pets.
- To wash vegetables and fruit before eating.
- Wash hands thoroughly after streets and toilets.
- Do not eat food fallen on the floor or ground.
- After a walk to wash, toys.
As advised by Komorowski to determine the presence of helminths?
Dr. Komarovsky recommends to pay attention to certain children's behaviour:
- For example, itching in the region anal.
- If the child speaks, it is almost always detected by the infecting worms.
If the adult has any suggestions that there may be worms, you have to look at it.
It is important to take into account:
- behavior;
- taste changes;
- to control the weight.
If for no other reason to change, then these assumptions can be confirmed.
One of the more unpleasant ways of visual diagnosis of:
- You can see worms in stool or vomit.
- It is very frustrating, but in these cases, the worms need to extract into a jar with alcohol or saline solution.
- After doing this in the laboratory.
- This will help to determine what the worms in children, symptoms and treatment quickly to get them out of the body.
Komorowski on measures of prevention
Komorowski reminds the parents that there is no magic pill that will save the child from Contracting worms.
Take medicines against worms to prevent dangerous. Are toxic and only give them to the child not.
The best prevention is personal hygiene. However, these rules must comply with all of the home. And children under the age of 10 years should be tested for the presence of worms, every 3-6 months.
Therapeutic measures
The treatment can be strictly traditional or in combination with folk remedies. In this case, take into account how safe is it to take a certain medication in childhood.
Use of drugs
Among the traditional agents administered:
- De-worming.
- Enterosorbent.
- Enzymes.
- Products.
- Complex of vitamins.
The use of folk remedies
Among the folk remedies we recommend:
- The seeds of pumpkin.
- Hemp oil.
- Tansy.
- Juice of carrot.
- Wormwood.
- Daisy.
It is worth noting that even 2-3 symptom of worms, it has to be a reason of tests. Especially the display in Calais. So as soon as possible is necessary to the diagnosis and start the treatment.