Worms in the stool are parasites that can have an adverse effect in the body of an adult and the child. But what is more exposed to the risk of infection of the children, because they are the ones who have the lowest immunity and excessive curiosity. Thus, worms in the feces or the eggs of the parasites can often be detected is that of the children.
It can be said with certainty that the worms are or have been in each one of us, therefore, it is necessary to know what can be harmful to the man, and how they look. It is important to remember that timely detection and diagnosis of parasites is the key to quick get rid of them.
Classification of worms infecting the people
In the world there are more than three hundreds of worms, that can surprise the person. Of them, one can distinguish three classes or 3 groups that are a danger.
The nematodes or as they are often called — nematodes
As the name suggests, nematodes, visually, they look rounded from the parasites, of the pointed ends.
- ascaride — a brilliant representative of the nematodes. These helminths are similar in the spindle, females can reach about 40-50 centimeters in length, the males are much smaller. The danger of these worms is that they live not only in the intestine, parasites, traveling through the intestine, surprise and other internal organs. Ascaride are transparent, almost invisible, taurus. The color of an adult may be yellowish-red. The eggs Ascaris often found in the stools, however, this does not mean that they are easy to detect;
- vlasoglav is a small worm off-white color. Often, this type of worm is found in the stool of an adult or a child. The parasite prefers to be, in the rectum, respectively, and the eggs are highlighted here that may successfully allow your diagnose;
- Trichinella can reach the ground a centimeter long, it is difficult to say, as can be seen in the stool, since this type of parasite does not lay eggs. This type of worm is viviparous, the larvae after his birth spread throughout the body of the vessels, are covered by a capsule and die after a couple of years;
- ostritsy look like tiny worms with a length of up to inches, are grayish-white. Almost impossible to find eggs of the worms of this type on the masses of faecal matter, due to that the females reptan out of the opening of the anus at night to lay their eggs in the folds of the skin. In rare cases, the worms lay their eggs in the bed. By the way, the adults of the species sometimes come out along with the faeces, can be detected with the naked eye.
Tapeworms, or cestodes
They have a flat shape and are more like the plane of the tape. The data of worms may not be developed only in human beings. The eggs of flatworms in the form of capsules should fall toward the outside of the excreta, and then penetrate into the soil or in the water. The larvae needs to be developed in the fish or animal.
- the choice of lentets is one of the most large of the worms, that in no way can exist in the human being. Often he grows to a gigantic size, of about 15-20 meters, the worm is minimized in the tangle, in order not to go outside. The infection occurs only via the products of fish, for example, meat of fish of the same, or through the eggs. Each day of the species adult can be separated to near a million of eggs, that come out along with the fecal masses. The eggs of the worms appear in the stool as oval capsule with the cream-brown tint. Each egg has a bump on one side, and on the other there is a stopper;
Trematody of worms or flukes
There are around three thousand worms of this class, but many of them do not affect the human body. Its main feature is the spines and the suction cup, which are fixed in the interior of the organs, mainly in the gut, sucking the blood. As you can see the worms in the feces of this group? Can reach up to eight inches long, more often of his body looks like the flat sheet, which is easily fixed to the surface and remains motionless.
- siberian flukes or fluke feline —preferred parasite in cat the body. This type of worm is elongated, a length of not more than fifteen centimeters, with a width of approximately a bit more than a millimeter. The eggs of this parasite have already list the larva, which, together with the droppings out. For the further development of the egg should fall in the water, like a lake or a river;
- lung Fluke more common in the asian countries, as well as pass these worms through the fish, crabs and other inhabitants of seas and lakes. These worms prefer to dwell in the lungs, the eggs can be found in the stool or saliva of a sick person. After the exit to the outside need to get in the water, directly the infection does not occur. The eggs lung fluke have a reddish color, so that the saliva of an infected person often has a tone oxidized.
- liver flukes also refer to the screen worms. It is very dangerous to a worm, which can significantly degrade the state of the infected person. To detect these worms in the faeces is not possible over a period of six months. The eggs of the worm are oval-shaped with the expansion of the capsule on the one side there is a bump.
Worms in stool: photo
Can you see the eggs of the worms in the stool?
If you are wondering how to see worms in the stool of a child or an adult, it is difficult to detect without an increase of the apparatus. On rare occasions it can detect only the particles of dead worms, or even live worms, but the eggs of the parasites of view, it is almost impossible.
That is why that in laboratory conditions for the identification of the worms, the specialists use microscopes, as well as special dyes. Therefore, do not expect that you will be able to detect the worms from small children or without a visit to the clinic. In theory, the presence of parasites can point to some of the symptoms.
The main signs of the presence of parasites in the human body
In the initial stages, you can not determine if an adult or a child parasites. Even a medical examination and collection of samples different in the analysis does not give an absolute guarantee of the presence of parasites. Parasites need time, but the immunity can be given to understand that in the body penetrated intrusion: usually through a couple of hours or days after infection increases the temperature, a skin rash and irritation in the skin, or the same starts diarrhea and vomiting. It is as well as the immunity given to understand that it is a struggle against the parasites.
Symptoms of worm invasion after the defeat of the human body:
- discomfort in the abdominal area, can cause acute pain, especially after meals;
- often produces diarrhea, as well as the intestine distinguishes a great amount of liquid to get rid of the harmful substances of worms;
- can occur intestinal obstruction, constipation appear after that, as the worm of large size and lining of the intestine and does not pass fecal masses;
- nausea or vomiting, often after the intake of food, especially if you don't like worms;
- allergic reactions usually appear on the skin in form of rashes and itching, if a person damages the skin, is high the risk of secondary infection;
- the reduction of weight or on the contrary the increase of obesity. Earthworms negatively in the exchange of substances consume all the nutrients, leaving the person only the remains. But infected you can lose your appetite, or, on the contrary, continually want to say, not knowing measures;
- headaches, irritability, vertigo often appear due to an increase in the poisoning, as well as harmful substances, that are assigned to the worms, mixed with the blood of the one who suffers the nervous system;
- the temperature or even fever are also associated with intoxication of the organism, the adult worms die often, which aggravates the situation;
- tiredness or chronic fatigue are also the result of the influence of earthworms on the nervous system;
- available itching close to the anal opening, the symptom is often manifested with the presence of worms;
- cough, dry and with a large content of sputum, in which the eggs of the parasites.
The treatment, the way to get rid of the worms in the body of a child or an adult
After the detection of the worms in the stool, the patient should go to the hospital, where the medical-Parasitology will perform all the necessary analyses and to face with the degree of development of the helminths, as well as the type of helminth, which hurt a child or an adult.
- First, it is desirable to loosen the parasites, for example the diet. You can't consume fat, the bitter and the sweet. It is recommended to drink a lot of mineral water, the adults, are advised not to drink alcohol for several days before starting the treatment.
- Now is assigned to the main reception of a medication that prevents human parasites.
There are other effective preparations, which can be used in the fight against worms. Each drug of its active substance, it may differently affect children and adults, therefore, before the reception is obligatory the consultation with the doctor, and better yet, if he himself designates the treatment after the completion of the survey.
After taking the medicine there was a strong effect of the poisoning, which can lead to vomiting, rise of temperature, and even the fever, especially in the child (this is explained by the low immunity). Many of the doctors after taking the drugs, of the worms is recommended to take an activated, the white or the charcoal, the ideal and the other sorbent. These medicines will remove the intestine and the body of the dead parasites, not giving the effect of the intoxication that is spread throughout the entire body.
After the treatment has finished, it is recommended to perform a recovery course: worms wounding many organs, and now you must recover the immunity. In this case the person is prescribed the reception of vitamin complexes, you can drink carrot juice, take in the meal of the fruit. And most importantly, to stay safe against a new infection by worms, which may cause more damage to immature immunity after healing.