Carriers of worms in the world are every fourth person, animal and even insect. Invasion occurs orally, only through the mouth. Live pinworm eggs are capable of any surface. What kind of objects and things can it be? Consider the most common in the child's life:

• on the fur of wild and domestic animals;
• in sand and soil;
• human and animal feces;
• walls in public restrooms;
• public transport: door handles, seats;
• in the room of an infected child: curtains, toys, bedding;
• in the yard: playgrounds, sandboxes, swings, etc.

Worm infestation factors

  Children in kindergarten  begin to change between themselves toys and linen. Sometimes, they sleep together in bed. Contact with an infected child is inevitable. Constant monitoring of symptoms of the disease and preventive measures are needed. There are opinions that in identifying pinworms in one child from the group, it is necessary to treat everyone else. But let's trace the infection mechanism and draw conclusions.

So, in the group revealed worms in one child. He was prevented, his relatives were treated. Here, he left the hospital again in kindergarten. Imagine that the whole group was sent for the treatment of pinworms. All are healthy and have excellent health. The question arises whether there was a treatment of the premises of the kindergarten, because eggs can live on any surface and furniture. Children use public transport, have domestic dogs and cats that walk down the street, grabbing pinworms for their wool.

It turns out that the group was treated by pinworms, and a week later they were found in another child. And re-treatment is necessary for all children and adults. Such prevention will have to be done constantly and everywhere, which in principle is impossible to do. Therefore, the only way to avoid the consequences of invasion is to constantly monitor the baby to identify symptoms and control periodic testing in the clinic.

What are the signs to understand that a child has become infected?

What are the clinical manifestations of enterobiosis?

  Serious consequences help to learn about the strong effect of worms on the child's body. These include a decrease in memory and the child does not perceive the incoming information. Abdominal pains become unbearable. An itch in the anus bothers not only at night, but also during the day: in class, in kindergarten or during a walk. The child is constantly distracted by his negative feelings and loses the ability to rejoice, crying is formed.

  To get rid of worms, it is necessary to eliminate self-infection and reinfection with their eggs. The life of the worms does not exceed 35 days and they can die, leave the body naturally. To do this, use some measures:

• Daily washout anus  using hygiene products. An infected child is advised to sleep alone in bed and wear underwear with elastic bands. The output of the intestine is plugged with cotton soaked in vaseline or zinc ointment. Worms are unable to break free from the sticky mass. Vata must be changed periodically.
• To restore work digestive tract  enterosorbents used (activated carbon, enterosgel, polysorb) and drugs that promote digestion: festal, pancreatin or mezim. To relieve pain in the intestines and abdomen use no-silos.
• Pinworms feed on the contents of the intestines and take nutrients from the food consumed, and therefore from the body of the child. It is recommended to take vitamins and immunomodulators at the time of treatment.
• When treating a child, prevention of all close people is required. And also require sanitary treatment of the premises in the house. Baby clothes washed in hot water, followed by ironing. Eggs die from hot iron. Furniture, floors, walls and toys must be treated with a disinfectant.
• It is important to convey to the child information about the need to maintain personal hygiene. Otherwise, all efforts will be in vain and he will be infected on the next walk down the street or after a trip to the dacha.

To speed up the death process pinworms are used drug treatment  with the obligatory observance of sanitary and hygienic measures. AT childhood  with pinworms every second child was ill and the existing immunity does not allow to have serious consequences in the future. Monitoring your child will help avoid health problems. Pinworms do not harm the body, if in time to competently destroy them.

Dr. Komarovsky about the treatment of worms in children

Worms such as pinworms are easiest to cure in a child, but there are other more dangerous wormswhich do not cause overt symptoms. For example, a whipworm feeds exclusively on blood, it sticks to the intestinal walls and causes a decrease in immunity and anemia. The child eats normally, but at the same time loses weight. Treatment of such helminthiasis in children should be timely so that no serious health problems arise later.

Some types of worms may not manifest themselves at all, they are usually detected by chance during a routine examination or when the worm left the body along with the feces. That is why the treatment worm infestation  children are not always timely.

Well-known signs, which, in the opinion of the majority, may indicate the presence of uninvited guests in the body, are not always reliable. For example, teeth grinding in a dream, allergic rashes, weakness and drowsiness may indicate other diseases. Dr. Komarovsky often paid attention to his parents, so the treatment of worms in children should be carried out after the examination.

How to treat worms in children with medicines?

No matter how a doctor treats a child for worms, he will always warn parents about a possible reaction to drugs. Not all types of worms can be removed by pills, in some cases, surgical treatment may be needed.

Treatment of worms for young children

Treatment of worms in children under one year is complicated by the fact that most drugs cannot be taken. That is why self-treatment in this case is not recommended, the necessary medication and the dosage should be calculated by a competent specialist. In some cases, the baby may need a course of therapy, so the dose of medication must be determined correctly so that unwanted side effects do not occur.

Many mothers prefer to use folk methods. In this case, garlic enema can help, but before using any folk remedies it is better to consult with your doctor.

Preparing a small child for the treatment of helminthic invasion usually comes down to taking vegetable oils, for example, pumpkin or linseed can be used. Probiotics and vitamins are usually prescribed to restore the body.

How to cure helminthiasis in children?

Modern medicine negatively refers to the use of worms tablets "just in case." Preventive medication can only be justified if the child lives in a country with an undeveloped cultural level.

In order not to expose children to toxic treatment, simple recommendations should be followed. Hands need to be washed not only after the street and contact with animals, but also before each meal. You can not eat raw meat and fish, drink water from untreated sources and swim in dirty waters.

Worm infestation is common even among people who regularly maintain hygiene. But the most common worms in children, and the symptoms and treatment of intestinal invasion may be different. Sometimes the disease takes a long time in a latent form, then the treatment is difficult. What should parents be ready for, and what measures to take in detecting helminthiasis?

The danger of helminthic diseases in a child

It is clear that it is impossible to keep track of the ubiquitous curious child. He will still carry dirty hands into his mouth, crawl among the dust, taste toys, objects, lick his dirty nipple and kiss his beloved cats and dogs. But parents early to panic. Nature has taken care that children have helminthiasis as little as possible, creating several protective barriers:

A healthy body is able to protect itself from infection with worms. But if it is weakened by a prolonged illness or by taking certain drugs, then it becomes difficult to avoid the invasion of helminths.

1. Roundworms (nematodes). These are pinworms, roundworms, whipworms, trichinella.
2. Tapeworms (cestodes). These include bullseye  or soliter, dwarf tapeworm, echinococcus, pork tapeworm, tapeworm wide.
3. Worms flukes (trematodes). Cat and Siberian fluke, paragonimiasis,.

• Ascariasis.
• Enterobiasis.
• Toksokaroz.
• Trichinosis
• Trichocephalosis.
• Trematodose
• Cestodose.

And now let's find out by what symptoms it is possible to identify helminthic invasions in children!

Symptoms and signs of worms

In general, the symptoms of helminthic invasion in children are very similar. But there are signs characteristic of infection with a certain type of helminths.

Ascariasis

In ascariasis, the symptoms of worms in children, in the first place, can be manifested by allergic reactions. And in a child of infancy and older children, they can become a threat to life. Some of the symptoms are nausea and fever. The first signs are pretty bright, but transient. Further, before the onset of complications, the disease may not manifest itself.

The first signs of helminthiasis in pinworms are very blurred. The clinical picture begins to appear in about a month.

• In an infant should pay attention to redness and inflammation of the anus. Frequent night screams, refusal to eat, constant anxiety can be signs of the presence of worms in a child.
• In a one-year-old child, an obsessive itching in the area of ​​the anus is added to the symptoms listed. In girls, migrating pinworms lead to inflammation of the genitals.
• With worms, children older than 1 year may complain of paroxysmal pain near the navel, anal itching and scratching the skin to the blood.

Ascariasis and enterobiasis have similar signs of infection:

• plenty of saliva;
• lack of weight gain;
• pallor skin integument, blue near the eyes;
• with healthy teeth there is a strong odor from the mouth;
• irritability and tearfulness;
• skin covered with small bumps.

Trichinosis

The symptoms of helminthiasis in children with Trichinella infection are manifested as follows:

• In infants and children under one year, signs of invasion are not very pronounced. Most characteristic symptom  is swelling of the face, fever, muscle pain.
• In babies 2 years old, worms may manifest themselves in the form of allergic reactions, regularly recurring urticaria.
• For a child of 5 years, enlarged tonsils, spleen, rash and sore throat may be added to the listed symptoms.

Toksokaroz

Often asymptomatic. To suspect that the child has worms, you can on the appeared urticaria, fever. Sometimes there is swelling. Also, when infected, a cough often occurs, which can turn into bronchitis or pneumonia. In young children, this feature is more pronounced.

Signs of worms in newborns may be absent.

Hookworm infection

The causative agent of this disease is round worm  headhead Infection occurs through the skin or food.

With long-term chronic form of invasion, when the helminths are fixed on the intestinal walls and injure it, infiltrates and ulcers appear in these places. They may bleed, causing anemia. In this case, the following symptoms are observed:

• the perversion of taste (the patient wants chalk, earth);
• loss of appetite;
• vomiting, nausea;
• stomach pains;
• diarrhea or constipation.

If the child has worms, it can be characterized by growth retardation, as well as mental and physical development.

How are worms infected?

The most common infection among children is nematode (pinworm or ascaris). Sometimes there is an invasion of whipworm. To avoid trouble, parents should understand where and how a child can become infected with helminthiasis. The most common route of infection is oral-fecal. The danger is present in the following cases:

• dirty hands, poor nails after playing and working with the ground;
• the use of dirty berries, vegetables, fruits, raised from the ground;
• dogs and cats that lick the face of a child;
• flies on their feet carry eggs of worms to food and objects;
• ingestion of water when swimming in water;
• poorly roasted meat and fish;
• use of untreated water;
• worms in children up to a year often appear during a period when a baby begins to crawl actively, pull various objects in its mouth, selected in its path.

Many mothers are concerned, is it possible for babies to have worms? After all, the crumb is still so small and does not show much activity. The answer to this question is positive. Even the smallest babes love to suck nipples, drink from a bottle, lick toys and fingers. Dirty, untreated household items may well become a source of invasion. In addition, newborns worms may appear through breast milk, if the mother herself is sick.

A serious source of infection are public places where children spend a fair amount of time, for example, kindergartens, development centers, playgrounds in large stores. It is very important to monitor the personal hygiene of the child.

Helminths in children are much more common than in adults due to the fact that children's protective barriers are not yet fully formed. A sick child becomes a source of infection for the rest of the family.

Diagnostic methods

To understand whether the worm infestation is present in children, if the symptoms are absent or weak, is not difficult. For mom, the most alarming symptom should be anal itching in a child and the detection of a worm in the feces. The appearance of the second trait is direct evidence of helminthiasis. Parents need to know what the worms look like in children.

Small white worms are likely to be pinworms or ascaris. Sometimes they resemble thin white strings among the feces. There are fragments that come out.

It is not always easy to understand how the worms look in the feces of children. Pinworms, for example, are difficult to notice because of their size. Ascarids are larger and more noticeable, often coming out in clots in several individuals. Some suspicious parents are especially frightened by the appearance of black worms in the feces of a child. Do not panic. First, black worms do not exist. It may be the remnants of undigested food fibers, for example, banana, beet, pomegranate, sausage, blueberry. Secondly, it is possible that these are worms, but not some mutants, but the most common ones, which are treated by traditional methods, simply painted in the color of feces.

In these cases, you need to rush to the doctor, because what the worms are dangerous, we already know. The doctor gives directions for tests.

1. Analysis of feces on helminth eggs.
2. Scrape or smear from the prianal area. It is done using scotch or cotton buds and sent to the laboratory. Analysis of feces and scraping need to pass at least three times, so that the result was reliable. Thus, enterobiasis and ascariasis are commonly diagnosed.
3. Analysis of dysbacteriosis.
4. Blood test. For example, with taxocarosis, stool analysis will not be informative. Donate blood for the determination of immunoglobulins to certain types of worms. With trichinosis, in addition to a blood test, sometimes a muscle biopsy is done.

Helminthiasis test

There is a special test that will help anyone determine if there are worms in his body, and how prone he is to it.

It is necessary to answer the questions. For each positive answer we put 2 points, the answer “sometimes” - 1 point, the answer “no” - 0 points.

1. Does it often cause itching around the anus?
2. Do pets notice that you grit your teeth in your sleep?
3. Does night salivation happen?
4. Does excessive drooling occur in the morning?
5. Does nausea occur when brushing my teeth in the morning?
6. Do you notice peeling on the toes and hands?
7. Do you notice an allergy in the eyelids: peeling, swelling?
8. Do you feel so much hunger, up to feeling a fainting sensation?
9. Is there an allergic rash on the skin?
10. Do you feel constant fatigue and lethargy?
11. Is it frequent unstable stool, bubbling in the stomach, bloating?
12. With a good appetite, you do not gain weight?
13. Do you have chronic diseases of the stomach, intestines, lungs, joints?
14. Are you treated for a long time and ineffectively, while the attending physician cannot make an accurate diagnosis?
15. Occasionally sudden pain  in a stomach?
16. Often concern toxic and allergic manifestations?
17. Sometimes fever occurs, accompanied by muscle aches?
18. Does the test show an increase in blood eosinophils?
19. According to the analyzes, the protein content in the blood decreases, the protein composition changes, the number of immunoglobulins increases.
20. Is there anemia?

The result is 0-6 points. The diagnosis of helminthiasis is questioned. But you need to remember about the asymptomatic course of the disease and regularly undergo examination.

The result is 7-15 points. It is possible that helminthiasis is present. It is necessary to undergo examination to confirm and prescribe treatment or to refute the diagnosis. At the consultation, the doctor will tell you how to get rid of worms, and help to do this in a timely manner.

The result is 16-25 points. The probability of the presence of worms in the body is huge. An urgent need to consult a doctor, undergo diagnosis and receive the necessary treatment.

All these questions apply not only to the child, but also to an adult. They can be asked at the primary reception for parents by a doctor before you begin to treat worms in children.

Preparations from worms

The doctor considers everything: the type of helminthiasis, the age of the child, the degree of development of the disease, the weight and individual characteristics of the patient. In addition, the treatment of worms in children involves taking toxic drugs. In properly selected dosages, they are safe for humans, but destructive for worms. Thoughtless drug taking is fraught with a serious blow to the health of the young body. Therefore, the treatment of worms in a child should take place only under the supervision of a doctor.

Usually the scheme for the treatment of worms consists of the following steps:

1. Preparing the body for the removal of worms. Prescribed to drink pumpkin or flaxseed, Allohol, Enterosgel. They bind and remove toxins formed by worms in the process of their vital activity.
2. Acceptance of anthelmintic drugs.
3. Restoration of the functions of the intestine, kidney, liver, immunostimulating drugs (Kars, Heparsil).

The fight against worms also includes the addition of antihistamines to reduce allergic reactions and alleviate the patient’s condition.

Parents are interested in how to treat worms in very young children. Doctors usually recommend Piperazine. It is not as toxic, although less effective. From six months of age, it is allowed to give Pirantel.

It happens that at the beginning of treatment the condition of the baby may worsen. The drug is accompanied by diarrhea, abdominal pain, and sometimes vomiting may begin. This suggests that the drug began its action against worms. Condition soon small patient  will improve.

Treatment of helminthiasis folk remedies

Fearing the toxicity of medicines, many want to know how to get rid of worms in children with folk remedies. Homeopathic treatment is indeed considered less dangerous. But its effectiveness is lower. The treatment can take much longer. There is a danger of homeopathy for very young children. Various herbs, seeds, and unfamiliar foods can cause allergies and diathesis. Therefore, how to deal with worms with the help of folk remedies, you need to consult a doctor.

Homeopathy for worms is of particular interest to people who are banned from medication. Anthelmintic action have birch, valerian, oregano, elecampane, eucalyptus, walnut, centaury, mistletoe, garlic, St. John's wort. You can prepare the following collection:

• valerian root, fruits of zhoster, devyasila root, birch buds, wormwood - 2 teaspoons;
• st. John's wort, tansy - 5 teaspoons;
• hops, mistletoe - 3 teaspoons;
• centaury - 4 tsp.

Two tablespoons of this collection pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Brewed in a thermos. Drink half an hour before meals for a tablespoon 4 times a day.

Prevention

Helminths can return again even after treatment. For successful treatment of helminthiasis, it is important not only to know how to get rid of worms in one way or another, but also to prevent infection.

1. Elementary hygiene of hands, nails, intimate areas.
2. Washing vegetables, fruits, berries.
3. Careful processing of meat, fish.
4. It is forbidden to drink raw water.
5. Prevention of helminthiasis in domestic animals.
6. Regular change of linen (personal and bed).
7. Washing with boiling and ironing with hot iron.
8. Wet cleaning, airing, monitor the cleanliness of toys.

It is useful for parents to find out from a doctor what to give a child with drugs for the prevention of helminthiasis, and how often this should be done. Usually used Pirantel, Albendazole, funds traditional medicine. Dosages can differ from medical. They are picked up by a doctor. Preventive treatment is carried out in spring and late autumn.

Pediatrician Komarovsky believes that before starting treatment it is necessary to determine precisely whether the child has worms. The most reliable ways to find out if there is a helminthiasis, the doctor believes:

1. See the worm in a pot with feces.
2. Hand over the analysis and detect the eggs under the microscope.

You can not detect 100% of the symptoms of helminthiasis. They can be deceptive and vague. Need accurate diagnostics. For the purpose of effective treatment it is necessary to understand what type of helminth visited the body.

Acceptance of antihelminthic drugs without diagnosis is justified only if the clinical picture is clear. For example, a doctor can determine enterobiosis even by symptoms.

Pediatrician does not trust treatment folk methods, but does not exclude the destructive effect of, for example, pumpkin seeds on flatworms. But stresses that effective treatment  is achieved only with medication.

Komarovsky believes that if there are no obvious signs of the disease, there are no complaints, then you should not drink any medications for prevention. If there are complaints and any symptoms, you can give Pirantel. Still, it is safer to pass tests to prevent the occurrence of side effects.

Questions and answers

Where does the worms in infants up to a year?

In newborns, worms can appear from the mother if she is sick with helminthiasis. The reason may be dirty toys, unprocessed bottles and nipples.

Are there any protective barriers in the human body?

Nature has provided several barriers in immune system  person from "uninvited guests": in oral cavity  - These are special enzymes of saliva, then an acidic gastric environment and intestinal immunity, which produces antibodies against foreign objects. Strong immunity can destroy helminth eggs and prevent infection.

Why worms become, above all, a children's problem?

Helminthiasis is a disease associated with improper hygiene, non-compliance. This does not mean that children suffer only from those parents who do not follow them. Just kids often forget to wash their hands, wash, they are all interesting, I want to taste a lot. So they know the world, and their immunity is still underdeveloped. Therefore become the easiest prey for worms.

Is it possible to catch worms from other children?

Can. Most often, children are infected en masse in kindergartens. Kids play with toys, use common objects, communicate, passing the eggs of worms to each other.

Can a child become infected with worms from pets?

Is it possible to identify worms using computer diagnostics?

The method is called vegetative resonance testing (ART). The frequency of electromagnetic waves, you can determine the worms in the human body. Allows you to identify not only helminthic invasion, but also to determine what changes it caused in organs and tissues. The method is not applied in public medical institutions. Some doctors consider it inaccurate. It may show residual effects after a cured disease. Therefore, if there are no symptoms of helminthiasis, then it makes no sense to carry out such an expensive diagnosis. And with obvious signs, it is better to confirm the diagnosis in more reliable ways (feces and blood analysis).

Does kefir fungus help in the treatment of worms?

In medical practice there is no data on the effectiveness of such treatment.

Is it possible to treat children for worms with folk remedies?

Some anthelmintic folk remedies  are safe. For example, carrot juice can be drunk 100 g daily. But about any treatment, what to give the child and how much, you need to consult a doctor. Side effects  and allergic reactions  may have any means. Especially when it comes to the child's body.

If you have any questions, write in the comments!

The main causes of worms infection in children are the imperfections of the immune and digestive systems, non-compliance with hygienic rules.

Signs of worms in a child

Worm invasions can occur for a long time without pronounced clinical symptoms. Therefore, parents for a long time may not recognize the worms, do not understand why the baby has changed behavior, lost his appetite, he began to get sick often.

How to determine the worms in children:

• increased salivation;
• frequent complaints of nausea, pain near the navel or under the right ribs;
• change in appetite in the direction of increase or decrease;
• prolonged cough, the appearance in the sputum of blood;
• bowel problems - diarrhea with watery diarrhea, prolonged constipation, flatulence.

A child infected with worms can become overly whiny and moody, or apathetic. Such children quickly get tired, often wake up at night, the skin becomes pale, dark circles lie under the eyes.

Diagnostic methods

Children whose history has a previous worm infestation often have a false positive Mantoux reaction.

What diagnostic methods will help recognize that a child may have worms:

Traditional treatments

Important! To use only methods of alternative medicine, it is prohibited to engage in self-treatment for helminthic invasions in children.

Effective drugs:

• with nematodes - Pirantel in the form of a suspension is used to treat children from 6 months, Piperazin;
• to combat cestodes - Niklozamid;
• from trematodes - Chloxyl.

Prevention

WHO recommends drug therapy for all children who attend preschool institutionsevery 6 months. To follow these recommendations or not - each parent decides for himself. But if a child has all the signs of infection, but the test results are negative - taking medication for prevention is necessary.

Worms in a child can appear for various reasons. The task of parents is to protect children as much as possible from sources of infection, to carry out preventive measures and diagnostics in a timely manner. If a child has worms, it is necessary to strictly follow all instructions of the attending physician. Ignoring the problem or self-treatment can be the culprit of complications and the occurrence of concomitant diseases.

"Uninvited guests" emit toxins and products of their metabolism that poison the human host. Various worms in children are also dangerous due to inflammatory processes  in the organs where the adult worms and larvae are located. Helminths secrete neurotoxins that negatively affect the behavior, appearance of the child, his family relationships and school performance. Children become irritable, suffer from headaches, dry cough, sleep poorly.

Severe forms of worm infestation leads to disturbances in the central nervous system of the child.

The ways of infection are approximately the same for a one-year-old child and a preschooler - this is the ingestion of eggs or larvae of worms caught on food in water. On playgrounds and in the sandboxes, children often play with the ground, sand contaminated by animal feces. Together with particles of feces, saliva of cats, dogs, helminths are transmitted to babies and more adult children. Oral-fecal infection is the most common, but there is an alimentary route. A child can swallow eggs of worms, preserved in undercooked or insufficiently roasted meat and fish products.

Indirect symptoms of worms in children:

• itching in the anus, aggravated in the evening, at night, in the morning;
• dry cough, not associated with SARS, bronchitis;
• skin rashes, as with urticaria;
• aversion to fatty foods;
• excessive salivation;
• bouts of abdominal pain;
• erratic stools;
• morning sickness;
• poor appetite;
• pale skin.

Preparations from worms for children

With confirmed worm infestation anthelmintic agent  It is recommended to take the whole family, regardless of the presence of symptoms of infection. When treating worms in children and adults, the dose of the drug is calculated depending on the body weight. For example, 2.5 ml suspension for a baby weighing 12 kg, 3 tablets for an adult weighing up to 75 kg.

Ascariasis in a child

Roundworms and pinworms cause diseases called "nematodoses". The roundworm female produces hundreds of thousands of fertilized eggs daily. They must go through a developmental cycle in the presence of air, only after this, people can become infected with ascaris larvae. Ascaris is easily recognized and distinguished from other worms by the fusiform shape of the body, reaching a length of 10–40 cm, as in the photo.

After 3-4 weeks of development, the larvae appear from the eggs and remain able to develop for a long time. Together with unwashed berries, vegetables, verdure greens fall on the hands of a child, are entered into their mouths. The larvae may be in the soil, dung or compost heap up to 10 years. Eggs, even in formalin, are able to maintain viability of 5 years.

The roundworm larvae in the intestine emerge from the protective sheath, perforate the wall and penetrate the lymph flow. Begin to migrate through the body, reach the capillaries of the lungs, liver tissue. Then they fall into the pulmonary alveoli, bronchi and trachea, ascend to the throat, where they are swallowed again. The larvae, once again in the small intestine, reach maturity. From the moment of infection until the release of eggs by an ascaris about three months, only one roundworm spends about one year in the human body, then the worm itself can go out.

The negative impact on children's health is associated with both the larvae and the secretions of adult nematodes.

What to give the child in case of confirmed ascariasis? Effective antihelminthic therapy is the use of drugs based on various chemical compounds. They have a stronger effect than natural remedies. Expelling worms at home should be carried out only as directed by a doctor.

Pinworms - common worms in children

Pinworm is a small white worm pathogenic for humans. This is one of the most common worms in children, the causative agent of enterobiosis. Pinworm eggs are found in the ground, on polluted vegetables, berries, and grass. When babies play with the ground or in the grass, nematodes fall into the mouth with dirty hands.

Pinworms are manifested by the following symptoms in a child:

• itching in the perianal region, worse at night;
• irritation of the vagina in girls;
• nose irritation, dry cough;
• traces of blood and mucus in the stool;
• abdominal pain;
• restless sleep;
• nausea, vomiting.

Pinworms produce a neurotoxin that causes cough and muscle cramps. Often, all the above symptoms do not appear at the same time, not all together, so they can go unnoticed. To diagnose pinworms in a child, you need to take a test for eggs-worm, go through scrapings for enterobiosis.

Numerous self-infections make it difficult for children to be completely and quickly cured of worms, in particular pinworms.

The main route of entry of eggs and larvae of cestodes is the consumption of contaminated and unwashed products, contaminated water. The larvae develop in the intestine, then an adult can grow over many years, reaching several meters. The long body in the form of a tape, consisting of flat sections, is a distinctive feature of cestodes.

Herbal remedies for worms

The composition of the anthelmintic syrup:

• walnut (extract);
• prunes (fruits);
• fennel (fruit);
• pumpkin (seeds);
• thyme (grass);
• dried apricots.

The complex of natural substances of syrup contributes to the removal of worms, careful cleansing of the intestines, the restoration of the gastrointestinal tract. Means "HelmoNet" reduces discomfort in the intestines, eliminates excess gas, normalizes stool.

Home remedies are considered sparing - pumpkin seeds, flaxseed oil, decoction of wormwood. Most folk recipes  designed to get rid of pinworms. In any case, after the expulsion roundworms  or other helminths, children should be given preparations that restore immunity, normalizing metabolism. Treatment must be accompanied by the observance of hygienic requirements, washing of bed and underwear in hot water, by ironing to prevent re-infection.

Preventing worms in children - what to do to kids and parents

1. After going to the toilet, walking, before eating, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
2. For cooking use separate cutting boards for raw and ready-made products.
3. To carry out wet cleaning of the house or apartment with use of disinfectants, to clean carpets.
4. Use filtering and boiling for disinfection, water purification.
5. Wash vegetables and fruits with running water before drinking.
6. Carefully fry and boil meat, fish.
7. Do not swim in unknown waters.

Even the most careful adherence to all the above rules does not protect against worms by 100%. At occurrence of the symptoms indicating infection with worms, children older than three years are given pills, babies are given syrup.