How To Get Rid Of Parasites In Your Body

Even though the idea of having a parasite is pretty unpleasant, parasites are far more common than y'all might call up. We actually come across quite a few cases of them here at Westchester Wellness. Not restricted to underdeveloped countries, parasites exist around the globe and can afflict anyone of any race, gender or socioeconomic condition. They can cause a myriad of symptoms, only a few of which bear upon the digestive tract, but the skilful news is that yes, they are treatable.

What is a parasite?

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A parasite is any organism that lives and feeds off another organism. Examples of parasites include:

roundworms
tapeworms
pinworms
whipworms
hookworms
lice
giardia
mosquitos
bedbugs
scabies

Because parasites come in and so many dissimilar shapes and sizes, they can cause a very wide range of problems. Some consume your food (from inside your trunk), leaving you hungry after every meal and unable to gain weight. Others feed off your red blood cells, causing anemia. Some lay eggs that can cause itching, irritability and fifty-fifty insomnia.

How do you lot go parasites?

There are a number of ways to contract a parasite. Here are the most common causes:

contaminated nutrient and h2o
undercooked meat
contaminated water
unclean or contaminated fruits and vegetables
the bottom of your human foot

Once a person is infected with a parasite, it'southward very like shooting fish in a barrel to pass it along. If yous have a parasite and don't wash your hands afterwards using the restroom, yous can easily pass microscopic parasite eggs onto anything you touch: the bathroom door handle, salt shaker, your telephone or anyone you touch. Traveling overseas is another manner that foreign parasites can be introduced to your system. It's also very piece of cake to contract a parasite when handling animals.

x signs that may mean you have a parasite

The signs of a parasite are often caused by the toxins that it releases into the human bloodstream. Here are the almost mutual symptoms:

Unexplained constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating, nausea or other symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
You traveled internationally and got diarrhea on your trip
You lot accept had food poisoning and your digestion has not been the same since
Y'all have trouble falling comatose or you wake up multiple times during the night
Skin irritations or unexplained rashes, hives, rosacea or eczema
You grind your teeth in your slumber
Painful, aching muscles or joints
Fatigue, burnout, mood changes, low or frequent feelings of aloofness
Y'all never experience satisfied or full after your meals
You lot've been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia

How to exam for parasites

The best mode to test for a parasite is to go a stool test. Almost doctors will run a conventional stool test if they suspect a parasite.

Handling options

Drug therapies. Your doctor will choose the drug that is nearly constructive for your detail parasite. You may demand merely one dose or you may take to take the medication for several weeks. Be sure to have the medicine exactly as it is prescribed or it may not piece of work.
Complementary and alternative therapies. Conventional medical treatments can go rid of parasites more apace and with fewer side effects than virtually alternative treatments. Yet, alternative treatments may exist helpful aslope conventional medications. However, your doctor must find out what kind of organism is causing your problems before you first handling.
Nutritional guidelines to help keep parasites from growing:

Avert unproblematic carbohydrates, such every bit those institute in refined foods, fruits, juices, dairy products, and all sugars, except honey.
Consume raw garlic, pumpkin seeds, pomegranates, beets and carrots, all of which have been used traditionally to kill parasites.
Drink a lot of water to assist flush out your organization.
Eat cobweb, which may aid get rid of worms.
Probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacilus plantarum, Saccharomyces boulardii and bifidobacteria) help go on your digestive tract healthy but they may non be appropriate in some severely allowed compromised patients.
Digestive enzymes will help restore your intestinal tract to its normal state, which makes it inhospitable to parasites.
Vitamin C supports the immune system. Lower the dose if diarrhea develops.
Zinc supports the immune arrangement but may collaborate with sure medications, particularly some antibiotics, and information technology may not exist advisable for people with HIV/AIDS.

Herbs are a proven, effective fashion to strengthen the body's systems. Equally with any therapy, you lot should work with your doctor to diagnose your trouble before starting treatment. Y'all can take herbs every bit dried extracts (capsules, powders or teas), glycerites (glycerine extracts), or tinctures (alcohol extracts).

Worried that you may have a parasite? Please come see us.

If you're experiencing whatsoever of the symptoms listed to a higher place and recall you may have a parasite, please call (914) 232-1919 to make an appointment with one of our Westchester Health gastroenterologists. The sooner we tin test for parasites, place which type you have and get-go treating you, the sooner you lot can start to feel better.Whenever, wherever you need us, we're here for you.

By Elie One thousand. Abemayor, MD, Sc.M., a gastroenterologist with Westchester Health, member of Westchester Health Physician Partners