In this article, we will discuss the warning signs, the treatment ways, and other helping information about parasites (intestinal worms) so let’s have a look at that:
1. Digestive Troubles
If you are contracting parasites, it can ruin your digestive health and be harmful to the intestine lining.
In many cases, people feel diarrhea, gas, constipation, bloating, acidity, and difficulty digestion. You may feel burning and inflammation in the abdomen and if you feel these symptoms you must consult an expert.
Add more fiber to the diet and drink plenty of water.
2. Abdominal Discomfort and Pain
The other sign of having parasites in the body is abdomen pain. The parasites can stay for a long time in the small intestine and cause pain, inflammation, and discomfort.
Mostly, roundworms, tapeworms, and luke are the parasites responsible for abdomen pain.
If you are feeling pain in the abdomen for a long time without any other cause you must contact your doctor before the condition gets worse.
3. Anal Itching
Anal itching is also a prior sign of parasites that exist in the abdomen. You may feel itching in the night or while sleeping and when you scratch it can be risky because female parasites lay eggs and scratching can cause a secondary infection.
Mostly, pinworms are the reason for anal itching and they can increase their count rapidly if not treated soon.
You must avoid sweet and sugary products, especially in children. You may feel something is crawling on the anus area that can irritate you so don’t ignore the signs.
4. Weakness
If you are feeling excess tiredness and weakness even if you are eating well and taking proper rest the parasites are responsible for that.
Parasites survive on food and red blood cells and that makes you weak. In addition, metabolic waste products make the organs work harder and longer making you feel fatigued.
5. Weight Loss
If you feel sudden changes in your diet, mostly you may feel more hungry, and still, you are losing weight it may be a symptom of the parasite in the body.
It is because, a person with parasites eats, the intestinal worms eat it briskly and you have to consume more food. Your body is working harder so you lose weight and feel weakness.
6. Mood Swings
Our intestine has neurotransmitters that are connected with our nervous system and when you have the parasite in the body you may feel mood swings, mental disturbance, brain fog, and in many cases people feel hallucinations and visual views that are not real.
If you feel any of the symptoms without any other cause you must have a full diagnosis of the parasite and after that, it can be curable.
7. Teeth Grinding in Sleep
A study published in the health magazine stated that children with parasites have the teeth grinding symptom so we can relate it to adults too.
The situation is also called bruxism especially when you are sleeping. The reason behind bruxism can be restlessness, depression, and the toxic effect of waste material in the body.
8. Anemia
Many studies done on children announced that parasites like pinworm and roundworm attack the good vitamins and food we eat and eat red blood cells that cause iron deficiency or anemia.
9. Skin Problems
Parasites in the body produce skin problems like rashes, skin allergies, hives, and dry skin tone. It can also spoil the hair’s health and make it dull, rough, and cause hair fall.
10. Joint Pain
In very rare cases, it has been noticed that parasites can stay in a group in the joints and muscles and cause joint pain and inflammation that can sometimes recognize arthritis.
