Today, talk about the omnipresence of parasites in the human body has become very popular.Everyone understands this statement in their own way: for a person, this is a clear call to action, and he immediately begins to cleanse the body, forgetting to determine its presence by reliable methods.Others ignore such statements altogether.As for the opinion of doctors, they believe that everyone should be careful about the presence of parasites in the human body, know the signs of worms and, if there are any, consult a doctor in time so that an in-depth diagnosis of parasites and the prescription of treatment can be made.In the article we will discuss how to identify parasites at home and determine the presence in a laboratory or medical institution.
Convincing manifestations of existence
Of course, it is not necessary for every person to carry out diagnostics for the presence of parasites in the body.There are deleted forms of invasion, which appear with unexpressed symptoms, but this is quite rare.Therefore, people who belong to the service staff of children's, food and medical institutions, as well as those who independently identified convincing signs of the presence of parasites in their body, are subjected to diagnosis and examination.
How can the presence of parasites in the body be determined, and what symptoms should be used to warn a person?Let's answer this question.
The most common symptom of the presence of parasites, which suggests the need for diagnosis and examination, is complaints from the gastrointestinal tract.These include various stool disorders:
- Diarrhea.The mechanism of the development of diarrhea involves the release of certain waste products by parasites into the intestines, which cause increased peristalsis.
- Constipation.The cause of their development may be the mechanical blockage of the intestinal lumen or the bile ducts due to the dense accumulation of parasites.Of course, for the development of such a symptom, which helps to identify the worms, a suitable time must pass.
Bloating or flatulence can be a common sign of infection, especially if it is not associated with breaking a regular diet.Dyspepsia, such as nausea or vomiting, is also common.
Regardless of whether the dangerous parasites live in the human body for a long time or the invasion happened relatively recently, general symptoms can be observed.Reviews show that people may be concerned about general weakness, fatigue, reduced performance and other asthenoneurotic complaints.A sign of impaired immunity, which develops in a person against the background of helminthic infection, can be a decrease in the body's general resistance to infections, as well as allergic reactions.
Rashes of various types, which are persistent or fluctuating in nature, but have no visible basis, are an immediate reason to prescribe diagnostics and conduct tests to identify parasites.The rash is often polymorphic, that is, not of the same type.You can compare it to allergic reactions, inflammation and teenage acne.
Fluctuations in body weight can also lead to the need for diagnostics and tests to identify the presence and type of parasites if a person has no other factors influencing weight fluctuations.However, during gradual weight loss, many people notice an increase in appetite, which is also confirmed by reviews on the Internet.Parasites multiplying in the body require additional energy consumption, which leads to a feeling of hunger.
There are many other signs that allow you to find out that a person needs additional diagnostics to identify parasites.However, like those mentioned above, they are quite non-specific, that is, they are not exclusively characteristic of helminthic infections.Therefore, it is pointless to analyze unclear symptoms by yourself, trying to detect worms.If there is any doubt, it is better to entrust the identification of parasites to professionals.
Laboratory and instrumental methods
Of course, every diagnosis begins with interviewing a person.This is what the doctor will do if someone comes to you for the first time with the above complaints.In some cases, you can perform the test yourself before seeing a professional.But its types can be different:
- Test with answers to questions.The test contains answers to some questions that help you understand the risk of parasite infection.As an example, we can highlight the following questions: does the person consume unwashed vegetables or fruit, fish or meat, lightly salted and insufficiently heat-treated, raw chicken eggs, and often washes hands before eating, does the family have pets, does he swim in open water.Attention!The test does not allow a detailed diagnosis and identification of parasites in a person, but only allows to determine the probability of invasion.
- There is one more test.It already refers to laboratory diagnostic methods that make it possible to detect or suspect parasites at home.The test is quite labor-intensive and difficult to perform.Test systems are adhesive strips applied to the perianal area.The tape is then glued to a slide and examined under a microscope.
There are also more expensive home diagnostic methods that allow you to identify parasites in the body.In this case, the test is performed with saliva.They are placed in containers with various reagents to detect parasites.It is quite problematic to buy such a set, as well as to reliably interpret it yourself without the appropriate knowledge, which is also confirmed by the opinions of experts.
The most reliable and affordable method of laboratory diagnostics, which allows the identification of worms, is the enzyme immunoassay.The technique is based on the detection of antibodies produced by the human immune system in response to the introduction of a parasite.The method is quite accurate and allows detecting the presence of parasites in about 90% of cases.
A person can detect the worms in themselves by doing a laboratory blood test, which is done by polymerase chain reaction.The distinguishing feature of the method is that it allows you to determine whether there are parasites in the body, but does not provide a quantitative assessment of the invasion, which is necessary to assess the dynamics of the condition.
The last 2 options for diagnosing and identifying parasites have the common advantage of price and availability.These can be done on the basis of infectious disease hospitals, paid consultation centers and hospitals.Another positive side is the relatively quick arrival of test results: it is usually possible to determine the results and draw conclusions within 2-3 days.
A more specific diagnostic method that allows you to learn about the presence of parasites is instrumental methods, such as bioresonance computer diagnostics.The opinion of some doctors about this method is quite controversial, but the method, which allows the identification of parasites, also has supporters in the scientific community.According to information available on the Internet, bioresonance diagnostics was developed by a group of scientists at the Institute of Applied Physics.The method is patented and is based on the examination of the subtleties of the torsion fields of living beings.According to information from the Internet, bioresonance diagnostics allows you to find out:
- The general condition of the human body, as well as individual organs and systems.
- Presence of foreign bodies in the body.
- The presence of toxins and harmful substances.
You can also check for parasites using commonly accepted diagnostic options.Copro-ovoscopy and copro-ovocystoscopy are the most popular methods for self-examination, identifying the parasite and determining its type.The methods are performed after taking a preliminary stool smear and consist of an analysis under a microscope.
Of course, there are many ways to identify parasites on your own, but you don't have to do them all.A specialist must determine which tests will be the most important and informative.Self-diagnosis and diagnosis of charlatans often leads to false positive results or late diagnosis, so it is better to trust such a complex issue to professionals.