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Pinworms are a disease caused by parasites – human pinworms. which most often enter the body through ingestion or other contact with eggs. For this reason, pinworms most often affect pre-school and school-age children when they are in contact with other potential carriers.
The causes of pinworms
Eggs of pinworms maintain the ability to become infected for about 4 weeks, and they enter the body of a healthy individual through his contact with a person who, for example, touched his anus and thus the eggs got onto his hands. It is especially important to wash your hands thoroughly in the prevention of pinworms – in the morning after getting up, after visiting the toilet, and before eating. Regular personal hygiene keeps our body away from pinworm eggs.
The prevention of pinworms is primarily:
- strict, rigorous adherence to personal hygiene, especially in children,
- frequent hand washing, especially before each meal, after leaving the toilet, touching the perineum area, etc.,
- following the thorough washing of vegetables and fruits before eating,
- short cutting of nails in children,
- change of day underwear to night underwear in the evening before going to bed,
- effective combating of known sources of infection,
- periodic parasitological tests for pinworms,
- frequent, regular change of underwear,
- separate bed,
- frequent sand replacement in the sandbox,
- avoiding playing in a dirty sandbox.
Oatmeal – Symptoms
The female pinworm lays its eggs around the entrance to the anus and in the front part of the vagina, which is why pinworm symptoms such as itching, anal burning, itching, and skin inflammation are located in these places. Females are active mainly at night – this is when they roam the body laying eggs – it can cause insomnia, tearfulness, apathy.
If you are concerned about pinworm infection, drink Worms prophylactically – a mixture of herbs available on Medonet Market.
How to recognize pinworm?
If you or your baby have small moving individuals around the anus, or if they appear on the sheets, you have pinworms and you should see your doctor.
To be sure, it is worth performing a mail-order examination of the intestinal microflora and intestinal markers for the presence of parasites. You can buy the survey on Medonet Market. For pinworms specifically, do the Rectal Swab Test for Pinworm.
Oatmeal – Treatment
The treatment of pinworms is carried out by a doctor – it consists in selecting appropriate pharmacological agents and administering them also to the family, because there is a risk that the disease will attack all its members. The doctor will also recommend frequent bed linen changes, wearing tight underwear, and disinfecting items that patients have had frequent contact with.
In the treatment of pinworms, it is worth using natural methods, e.g. drinking an infusion of the herb wormwood. They help to get rid of parasites from the gastrointestinal tract, and additionally have a positive effect on overall health. Try also Against parasites – Panaseus dietary supplement, which combines various herbs that have a positive effect on the digestive system and support the treatment of pinworms, e.g. thyme, cistus, licorice, pepper, turmeric.