Ascariasis is nothing but a helminth disease caused by the ingress of eggs of roundworms into the human body. According to medical data, the emergence of this infectious disease is directly connected with the violation of personal hygiene and non-compliance with the necessary sanitary conditions. Infection can also be provoked by foods that are contaminated with eggs of the worm. Being in the human body, they migrate through the blood vessels, ultimately, getting into the intestines, where their further development takes place. From the egg stage, ascarids in the intestine turn into larvae, which through its wall enter the blood, and then into the small intestine, and become adult male and female individuals.
Intestinal ascariasis on the larval stage causes many problems, creating difficulties in the passage of food. A typical complication at this time is intestinal obstruction. The person begins to complain of pain in the stomach, experiences vomiting, there is a violation of the stool( sometimes diarrhea, and sometimes constipation, which resembles the manifestation of irritable bowel syndrome).If you do not resort to urgent treatment at this stage, ascariasis in the small intestine can lead to blockage and obstruction of food. There are rare cases when the ascarids in the intestine remained unnoticed. However, over time, ascarid leaves the rectum from the anus along with digested food. In this case self-healing occurs. It is possible only if the helminthic invasion is not massive, with no mechanical complications.
In the early stages, infection can be determined by passing a standard blood test. With helminthiasis, there is an increase in eosinophils, which reflects the allergic mood of the body. But finally to understand that ascarids( and not some other reason led to an allergic condition) parasitize the small intestine by the presence of their eggs, found in the analysis of feces. Migration of adults from the intestine is very rare. After passing the stomach, the ascarids along the esophagus move to the pharynx and subsequently come out with vomit masses out.
Migrating adults can lead to serious complications. One such is the penetration of the ascaris into the gallbladder. This phenomenon is accompanied by unbearable painful attacks and leads to further inflammation of the biliary tract. Also, the presence of worms in the human body leads to disruption of the pancreas, causing the development of pancreatitis, which has a different severity. Symptoms of pancreatic ascariasis are pain from the biliary tract. In the early stages, it is possible to develop allergic manifestations, combined with common symptoms of ascaridosis - pain in the chest, cough and febrile condition.
Surprising various systems of the human body, worms poison them with waste of their vital activity. And the fact that in the initial stage of intestinal ascariasis brings only slight discomfort to a person, over time it can lead to serious consequences, and much worse - to lead to death. Launched single cases, described in the literature, indicate that after being in the intestine, ascarids through the stomach moved into the pharynx and entered the respiratory tract. This led to an instant death from suffocation.
Completely adapted to all the conditions of life in the human body, passing through the intestine and hitting in other organs, ascarids can stay in the body of people for a long time. A logical question arises: "But why are not the ascarids digested by the stomach and the internal organs can not get rid of them independently?" The fact is that the body of this intestinal worm is completely covered with a cuticle that protects it from the influence of external factors.
If you find or suspect that you have ascariasis of the intestines, you should immediately consult a doctor. You should not do home-based self-medication and hope for the best, because it is known that these helminths can stay in the human body for a long time without manifesting any symptoms. You can presumptuously believe that you will be able to cure yourself without resorting to medication. But without the necessary preparations, the parasite will make itself felt again, and if everything is left to chance, then ascaridosis of the intestine can seriously harm your health, sometimes incompatible with life.
Prevention of ascaridosis of the intestine consists only in observing the elementary rules of hygiene. In particular, it is necessary to pay attention to washing hands with soap. Carefully do this after working on the ground or in the garden, even when using gloves( gloves partially protect from getting eggs under the nails and into cracks in the skin).Also, you should thoroughly wash all the products that grew on the bed. If your child played in the sandbox or just on the street, make sure that dirt does not remain on his hands, and do not forget about the need for wet cleaning in the house. Fulfilling all these simple rules, you can save yourself and your loved ones from meeting with these parasites and keep your health!