During pregnancy, any woman wants health to be "excellent". She is afraid of any complications, any minor deviations in her state of health or in her analyzes, and listens to the work of her body as never before. But what if suddenly there is an unforeseen problem? For example, such as worms in a pregnant woman? About whether it's worth getting frightened, and we'll talk below.
In fact, there are worms in almost every one of us. However, they are extremely rare. Yes what to say, worms too happen different - dangerous and imperceptibly living in us. The main thing, do not worry ahead of time - it is in any case not deadly! However, it is also impossible to postpone a visit to a specialist parasitologist. After all, for a pregnant woman, it is not so much even the fact of detecting worms that matters, as well as their type and duration of pregnancy.
Worms are different from worms!
The most frequent "lodgers" of man are pinworms, tapeworms, ascarids and lamblia (worms living in the liver). Symptoms of infection are severe weight loss, frequent dizziness, general malaise, irritability. If the worms are planted in the intestine, then the person suffers from constipation, nausea occurs, occasionally vomiting, limbs may swell, jaundice of the skin may appear, as well as cough and runny nose.
The most common worms are ascarids. They are the cause of concern for pregnant women. In fact, these parasites are not at all harmless. In addition, they are very difficult to identify with conventional tests. The fact is that these worms move directly opposite the food. Together with the feces of a person, only ascaris eggs come out, which can not be seen without a microscope. Eggs after leaving the human body can live for several more years.
These parasites are quite dangerous for pregnant women. They can safely make their way and settle in the body of a child developing in the womb of the mother. In addition, these worms in pregnant women increase general toxicosis. During vomiting, even the emergence of adult individuals is possible. In the event that the fetus in the womb of the mother is affected by ascarids, after birth it will often suffer from respiratory diseases, allergies and even pneumonia.
What to do?
The problem is that the worms in a woman during pregnancy can not be excreted by any antihelminthic drugs. They are poisonous and very dangerous for the child and for the course of pregnancy in general (there is a considerable risk of miscarriage). Of the vast number of folk methods of expelling parasites, it is also impossible to apply practically anything. But what is to be done?
Until now, there is no agreement on medicine in this matter. Some doctors say that it is necessary to treat the worms, because under certain circumstances they harm the fetus. Especially dangerous for pregnant women are considered in this regard ascarids. Their larvae can penetrate the placenta and localize in the body of the child. If they settle in the tissues of his brain, the birth will be greatly hampered, since the head of the fetus increases significantly. If helminths occupy the lungs, the child will be prone to frequent bronchitis, acute respiratory infections, pneumonia, antibiotics that can not be treated from the very birth. However, most doctors agree that to tolerate the inconvenience of worms during pregnancy will be much more reasonable than treatment with poisonous medications. Adherents of this point of view assure: worms do not carry any danger to the fetus and the course of pregnancy itself. But what if it causes a terrible discomfort to the woman?
Of course, it's best to think about prevention in time. Adhere to the basic rules of personal hygiene: carefully wash your hands, coming home, and after each contact with animals, after the toilet and before eating. Thoroughly wash vegetables and fruits, adhere to the rules of heat treatment of foods, protect food from contact with rodents and insects. Sleep is recommended in underwear, tightly fitting to the body. It is more often to wash the bed and towels and shower linen while ironing with hot steam. Do not gnaw your nails, wash with soap in the morning and evening. These measures not only protect against the appearance of new worms, but also quickly cast out pinworms, if they have already settled in your body. Their life expectancy is only one month.
How to treat?
Of the safest methods of getting rid of the leaves during pregnancy, plants with an antihelminthic effect are isolated. A woman must necessarily eat watermelons, cranberries, pomegranates, strawberries, cabbage. Also shown are onions, garlic, walnuts, radish, carrots, wild garlic and pumpkin. During pregnancy many preparations on a plant basis are contraindicated. Therefore, consult your physician beforehand.
There are many folk (safe) remedies against pumpkin-based worms. Raw pumpkin seeds with green film help well. Here are a few options for effective treatment of pumpkin seeds:
- on an empty stomach eat two to three tablespoons of seeds (chop or carefully cut). After two hours, drink a few spoons of olive oil. It acts as a mild laxative, and the worms are expelled;
- Eat half a glass of seeds in the morning and evening half an hour before meals for a week;
- take 100 g of purified pumpkin seeds and rub them with water (about 50 grams.) Stir well and take 25 grams. four times a day for ten days.
Pumpkin seeds have helped many pregnant women. Even if the treatment does not give the proper effect, there will be no harm from it. It is also useful to chew a raw carrot. There is another method: in the morning before eating, eat a few cloves of garlic, drinking them with melted milk.
Sometimes enemas help a lot. But their use must be discussed with the doctor. Here are a few "enema" recipes:
- Garlic and herb wormwood finely chopped, pour boiling water and let it brew for half an hour. Then strain and do enema. The course of treatment is five days;
- do enemas with infusion of chamomile: two tablespoons for a glass of boiling water;
- do enema with soapy solution.
It is also important to know that dairy products contribute to the reproduction of worms. Therefore, it is better to refuse them for the period of treatment. Choose for yourself the appropriate behavior in this situation. But the main thing - do not despair and do not be nervous. Health to you and your baby!