Adults, please DEWORM!

Worms can cause cysts in the liver and lungs, pneumonia if they reach the lungs, and serious neurological damage if they migrate to the brain.

It’s sad how people think deworming is only meant for kids and they have not bothered to deworm themselves for years. This way of thinking is not only incorrect but also potentially harmful as it puts your health at risk. This post will keep you informed about the need to deworm regularly.

What’s Deworming?

Deworming is using medications to eliminate intestinal parasites such as worms. Examples of such worms include tapeworm, roundworm, hookworm, threadworm and whipworm. These intestinal worms feed on nutrients meant for the human body, causing poor nutrition, blood loss, tiredness, and stunted growth. Some worms can grow very big about three feet while others are tiny.

Ways adults get infested by worms

People get worms in diverse ways depending on the specific type of worm.

• People get worms by unknowingly ingesting them or their eggs.
• Some worms can go through your skin when they are young and small.
• Sometimes you get worms when an infected insect bites you or when you eat meat from an infected animal.

Practices that can lead to adult worm infestation

• Eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water
• Walking around barefooted
• Not washing your hands properly
• Drinking untreated milk
• Swimming in dirty or untreated water
• Taking a swim in a public swimming pool with untreated water
• A lick from your pet

What harm do intestinal worms cause?

Most infections are asymptomatic but if they do ,they show symptoms depending on the particular type of worm infestation, generally such symptoms are

• Blood in stool
• Reduced appetite
• Nausea
• Tiredness
• Sleep disturbance
• Severe stomach and abdominal aches
• Malnutrition
• Vomiting

How to treat worm infestation in adults

Albendazole and Mebendazole drugs are commonly used.

Treatment for worms doesn’t keep you from getting them again. To avoid getting worms, try these tips:

• Make sure you drink clean and treated water.
• Keeping fingernails trimmed and clean
• Thoroughly wash your fruits and wash your vegetables before eating.
• Wear slippers when walking around the house, especially in the toilet.
• Properly cook your food before eating.
• Make sure you wash your hands regularly, especially after using the toilet and before cooking/eating.

How often do u deworm?

Tapeworms can live in a person for 30 years. Worms are a pervasive source of illness for adults and children, so experts recommend that deworming be done twice a year, or every six months, beginning at the age of two years.

Importance of deworming

• Helps you stay healthy
• Prevents more serious health problems
• Ensures your body receives the nutrients

Including these ingredients in your meals can help relieve the discomfort of intestinal worms

• Garlic
• Pumpkin seeds
• Raw papaya
• Carrots
• Turmeric
• Coconuts

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Read more about deworming here:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/regular-deworming-is-important-for-both-kids-and-adults/articleshow/80788712.cms

https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/heres-why-and-how-you-need-to-deworm-as-an-adult-2685885.html]

https://kofikrom.com/health-benefits-of-deworming-regularly-for-adults/

https://www.medicinenet.com/warts_types_symptoms_removal_treatment/article.ht