Worms in the stool is parasites, which can have a negative impact on both the adult and the child. But most of all a risk for all children, as they have weaker immunity and excess of curiosity. Therefore, the worms in the feces or parasite eggs often possible to detect it in children.
It is safe to say that worms is or was each of us, so you should know what damage it can cause to the person and the way they look. It is important to remember that early detection and diagnosis of parasites is key to quick get rid of them.
Classification of helminths, parasitic in humans
There are more than three hundred worms, which can affect humans. Among them are the following three classes, or 3 groups that are dangerous.
Round worms, or as is often said — nematodes
According to the title, nematodes visually looks rounded parasites, tips acuminate.
- roundworm — a brilliant representative of nematodes. These worms are similar to the spindle, the females can reach about 40-50 cm long, males much less. The danger of these worms is that they live not only in the intestine, the parasites move through the intestine and affect other internal organs. The worms are transparent, almost invisible body. The color of specimens adults may be yellowish red. Eggs of Ascaris are often found in the feces, but this does not mean that you can easily find them;
- whipworm — a small worm of a whitish color. Often, this type of worms found in the stool in an adult or child. The parasite prefers to be in the rectum, respectively, and the eggs identified here that may allow the correct diagnosis;
- The species of Trichinella can reach the floor inches in length, it is difficult to say how it looks in Calais, as this type of parasite lays eggs. This type of worms is viviparous, the larvae after the birth, spread throughout the body through blood vessels, covered by the capsule and die in a few years;
- pinworms look like small worms with a length of up to inches, are gray-black. Almost impossible to find eggs of the worms of this kind in the stool, because the females crawl out the anus at night to lay eggs in the folds of the skin. In rare cases, the worms lay eggs on the bed. By the way, the adults sometimes go along with feces, which are easy to locate, even with the naked eye.
Tapeworms or cestodes
Have a tv appearance, and more like a flat ribbon. Data worms can develop only in the human body. The eggs of flat worms in the form of capsules have come out with feces that then penetrate into the soil or the water. The larvae must develop in fish or animals.
- a had is one of the largest worms, which can exist in human beings. Often grows in size giant, about 15-20 metres away, was the worm rolled into a ball to get out of it. The infection occurs only through fish products such as fish, meat or eggs. Each day an adult can be separated approximately one million eggs that go along with feces masses. Helminth eggs in the stool look oval capsule with a yellow-brown hue. Each egg has a bump on one side and on the other a hat;
Flukes are worms or flukes
There are about three thousand of the worms of this class, but many of them do not affect the human body. Its main feature is the spikes and children, that is attached to the interior of the organs, especially the intestines, sucking blood. Seem to worms in the faeces of this group? Can reach up to eight inches in length, often their body as the medium of sheet that can be easily attached to the surface and the remains of the material.
- Siberian cat flukes or Fluke —it prefers to parasitize the cat's body. This type of worms is rectangular in shape, with a length of no more than a year and a half inches, with a width of about a little more than a millimetre. The eggs of this parasite has a ready-made larva, which, along with the feces that comes out. For the development of the eggs must get into water such as a lake or river;
- the lung Fluke is most common in Asian countries, as these worms are transmitted through fish, crabs and other inhabitants of seas and lakes. These worms prefer to live in lungs eggs found in the feces or saliva of a person ill. After going outside you need to enter the water directly to the infection occurs. The eggs of the lung are Fortunate to have a reddish color, so that the saliva of the patient often has a tone oxidized.
- liver flukes can also refer to the flat worms. This is very dangerous worm, which can worsen significantly the condition of an infected person. To detect these worms in the stool, it is impossible for six months. Worm eggs are oval — these are large capsules that on one side there is a bulge.
Worms in Calais: photo
It is possible to notice helminth eggs in the feces?
If you are wondering how to look like worms in the stool of a child or adult, it is difficult to detect them without an increase of the instrument. In some cases it can detect only particles of dead worms or even live pinworms, but the parasite eggs are almost completely undetectable.
It is for this reason that in the laboratory in order to identify the worms, the experts use microscopes and special dyes. Therefore, we do not expect that you will be able to detect worms in a child or without, a visit to the clinic. Theoretically, the presence of parasites can indicate some of the symptoms.
The main symptoms of parasites in humans
In the initial stages it is impossible to know if the child or adult parasites. Even the medical examination and the taking of various samples from the tests does not give an absolute guarantee of the presence of parasites. Parasites need time, but immunity may convey that the body has spread to the uninvited guests: in a few hours or days after the infection sharply raises the temperature, a rash and irritation on the skin, or begins the diarrhea and vomiting. So that the immune system makes clear that he is trying to cope with pests.
The symptoms of worm infestation, after the defeat of the human body:
- discomfort in the abdominal area, you may experience acute pain, especially after eating;
- often there is diarrhea, as the intestine secretes large amounts of fluid to get rid of harmful substances worms;
- it can produce intestinal obstruction, constipation appear after worm of large dimensions covering the intestines and does not pass fecal masses;
- nausea or vomiting, most often after meals, especially if she doesn't like worms;
- allergic reactions usually appear on the skin, rashes and itching, if a person damages the skin, there is a high risk of infection secondary;
- the weight loss or the reverse increase of obesity. Worms have a negative impact on the metabolism, taking all the nutrients, leaving only remains. But infected can lose your appetite or, on the contrary, constantly want to eat, not knowing when to stop,
- headaches, irritability and dizziness are often the result of high intoxication, as harmful substances secreted by the worms, mixed with the blood, which negatively affects the nervous system;
- temperature or even fever are also associated with the toxicity of the body, adult worms often die, and has aggravated the situation;
- fatigue or chronic fatigue are also the result of the influence of helminths on the nervous system;
- possible itching near the anus, a symptom often associated with the presence of pinworms;
- cough, both dry and with a high content of sputum containing the eggs of parasites.
Treatment — how to get rid of worms in the body of a child or an adult
After the detection of worms in the stool, the patient must contact the hospital where the doctor-parasitologist, will carry out all the necessary tests and identify the level of development of the helminths, and helminths, according to him, child or adult.
- In the first place, it is desirable to weaken the parasites, such as food. You can not eat fat, bitter and sweet. It is recommended to drink plenty of mineral water, the adults it is not recommended to drink alcohol a couple of days before the start of treatment.
- Now assigned to the reception of the main drugs that can save the human parasites.
There are other effective drugs that can be used when dealing with worms. Every one of the drugs of the active substance, it can affect children and adults, so that before making it mandatory consultation with the doctor, and even better if you can prescribe the treatment after the survey.
After this drug, there is a strong effect of intoxication, which can cause vomiting, fever and even fever, especially in children, due to weak immunity). Many doctors after taking the medication for the worms, it is recommended to take activated charcoal or white, also come from another sorbent. These medications will cleanse the bowels and the body of the dead parasites, not giving the effect of the poisoning to disperse throughout the body.
After the treatment ended, it is recommended to undergo the recovery: the worms hit many organs, and it is now necessary to restore the immune system. In this case, the person designated to take vitamin complex, you can drink juice of carrot, eat more fruit. And most importantly, to protect against re-infection with worms that can hurt even more immature immune system after the treatment.