Parents daily notice how their kids put their unwashed hands in their mouths. In most cases, this threatens the appearance of helminths in the body. Of course, most parasites can be withdrawn independently, but before proceeding to treatment, you should visit a clinic where you can hand over feces to enterobiasis.
Everyone should know when to perform tests for enterobiasis:
- After the appearance of obvious signs of helminthiosis;
- For treatment in hospital;
- Before operation;
- Before sending the kids to kindergartens or schools;
- When working for work.
In the event that even there is no need to take biomaterials, every person should, at least once a year, take a faecal analysis for enterobiasis. This is due to the fact that the probability of getting infected is quite high.
Stool analysis for enterobiasis
After the first symptoms of helminthic invasion have appeared, you should immediately go to see a doctor. Having compiled a clinical picture, the doctor must prescribe a direction for scraping the feces for enterobiasis.
Thanks to this research, you can not only detect adult individuals, but also helminth eggs. To put the adjusted diagnosis, it is recommended to conduct the study three times with an interval of 5 days. Often, the first two tests can be negative, and only the third sampling of biomaterials diagnoses helminths.
Some patients believe that the collection of stools should be done in the morning and immediately sent to the laboratory. This is not quite true. The human body is difficult to make defecate at a particular time interval. That is why the biomaterial for diagnosis should be collected only when the body needs to be cleaned.
Many do not know how to take the analysis of feces for enterobiasis, if the trip to the hospital is still too long. All is simple, if there is a need to preserve the biomaterial, it must be stored in a container at a temperature of 0 to 15 degrees. If the street is cool, the container can be carried to the balcony.
So, how do they pass the feces for enterobiasis? First of all, you should visit the pharmacy and buy a container. Best if you get to empty the intestines early in the morning, because at night, the helminths lay eggs on the folds in the perianal zone. Just before the procedure is not recommended to wash, as there is a chance to wash all the larvae and eggs.
For the analysis of feces on pinworms, it is enough to place 2-3 measuring spoons of feces into the container. The container should be tightly closed. If possible, then it is better to deliver the biomaterial to the laboratory for research.
It is best to take scrapings from the folds of the perianal zone in addition to the study of feces. Thanks to several types of diagnosis, you can quickly and accurately put the correct diagnosis.
Study of feces for enterobiasis in children
If a child has a violation of appetite and sleep, and the appearance of itching in the anus, you should go to the pediatrician. In most cases, the doctor will send the baby to take an analysis of feces and scraping for enterobiasis.
Diagnosis is carried out in the morning, so do not wash the baby before going to the laboratory. Collection of feces for enterobiasis can be performed independently at home, but can be done directly in the hospital. Many still prefer to collect feces at home.
Immediately in the hospital, the nurse will independently scrape the enterobiasis. The cotton swab, which is being tested, should be moistened with glycerin. Spreading the buttocks, the lab technician gently wipes the folds of the perianal zone.
When the collection of feces for enterobiasis and scraping is completed, the laboratory technician goes to study the obtained biomaterials.
Many parents wonder how much faecal analysis is done for enterobiasis? The study does not take more than 10 minutes. The laboratory technician should place the samples under the microscope and carefully consider everything.
With severe manifestations of helminthic invasion, the study of feces is carried out not only on the presence of helminth eggs, but also on the presence of hidden blood. If such a study is necessary, the patient should adhere to a strict diet for several days. Only in this case, the diagnosis will be successful.
There are times when children do not only scrape a feces for enterobiasis, but also urine tests.
Pinworms in urine
For accurate and rapid diagnosis, it is best to perform a complete study, as collecting faeces for enterobiasis is sometimes not enough, doctors advise to carry out urinalysis. First of all, this happens when the patient has symptoms of severe helminthic invasion.
In order to detect pinworms in urine, it is necessary to pass an appropriate analysis. Thanks to this diagnosis, other worms can be detected in the body:
- Blood schistosome;
- Strongyloids;
- Intestinal erythema.
It should be remembered that the patient must prepare before performing the diagnostic procedure. He needs to refuse:
- From alcoholic beverages;
- From juices containing dyes;
- From diuretics.
In the event that pinworms in the urine were found, the doctor prescribes appropriate treatment. Most often it is enough once to reveal the presence of a parasite in the body. If you do not start treatment, the patient can develop serious diseases, which will be difficult to cope with.
Many people do not understand how eggs of worms get into excrement. It's simple, the helminth lays its eggs in the folds located in the perianal region. During the erosion, the parasites enter the genitals, after which they penetrate inside.
After the fence is completed and the analysis is taken to the laboratory, the lab technician carefully examines the resulting biomaterial under a microscope. If the body has helminth eggs, the lab technician will notice them.
In order not to run around the doctors and not stand in lines, it is necessary not to forget about the rules of personal hygiene and prevention.