Ascariasis is the roundworm infection. Roundworm infection is the type of parasitic illness. Roundworms are the parasites that need to live in body as a host to mature from eggs to adult worms. Ascaris lumbricoids lives in the intestine of humans.
Round worm infection is most common type of infection in the world conataminated by feces. The eggs gets into the body through mouth.
Roundworms can live into the small intestine for about 2 years . they can grow upto 13 inches and can reproduce very quickly. Female roundworms lays more than 200,000 eggs per day. This eggs leave the body through bowel movements.
Symptoms
The symptoms of ascariasis include :
- Abdominal pain
- Anal itching
- Teeth grinding in babies
- Diarrhea or bloody stool
- Nausea and vomiting
- Malnutrition or Weight loss
- Worm in vomit or stool
- Persistent cough
- Wheezing
- Shortness of breath
Most of the people infected with ascariasis have no signs and symptoms. Moderate to heavy infection develops signs and symptoms depending on which part of body is affected.
Does homeopathy have medicines for ascariasis ?
Homeopathy has an excellent scope in the treatment of worms as homeopathy medicines not only abolish worms but also improves the overall health of the person by improving immune system to fight against infection.
Dr kent in his book, lectures on material medica has written “ The idea of homeopathy not to give vermifuges but so to correct the digestion that worms will not thrive & it is true that worms will not thrive in healthy stomach & intestines. “
In homeopathy medicines are made after potentization and dilution so it do not produces harmful effects and therefore homeopathic medicines are reliable, very safe for childrens with zero side effect.
Duration of homeopathic treatment
The homeopathy medicine should be given twice daily for 3 to 5 days. If the symptoms are not improved than the medicines should be continued. Once the symptoms starts to resolve and disappear the dose can be reduced or stopped and if the symptoms relapse the treatment the dose can be repeated again till there is complete annihilation of symptoms.
Causes
The most common cause of ascariasis is ascaris lumbricoides hominis.
Other causes are :
- Ingesting worms eggs by hands or fingers that are contaminated are put in mouth
- Consumption of Contaminated soil or water
- Eating Contaminated vegetables or fruits
Conventional treatment
- Mebendazole
- Albendazole
- Pyrantel pamoate
Homeopathic medicines for ascariasis (worms) are :
- Calcarea carb
- Cina
- Sulphur
- Spigelia
- Sabadilla
- Silicea
- Terbinthina
- Baryta mur
