Contents:
- Medical Video: Diagnosing & Treating Baby Problems : Herbal Remedies for Pin Worms in Children
- Symptoms of worms due to roundworms
- Symptoms of worms due to hookworms
- Symptoms of worms due to pinworms
- Symptoms of worms due to tapeworms
- Symptoms of worms due to whip worms
Medical Video: Diagnosing & Treating Baby Problems : Herbal Remedies for Pin Worms in Children
Worms are infectious worms or parasites that live in the human intestine. The worms that settle in this intestine will survive by taking the food extracts that enter the intestine. Apparently, not only children can experience intestinal worms. Even adults can still develop worm infections. Already know what are the symptoms of worms in adults? Here it is various symptoms of intestinal worms in adults, based on the type of worm that enters the body.
Symptoms of worms due to roundworms
The worms of ascariasis or roundworms are infections caused by Ascaris lumbricodes. Ascaris includes parasites in the human body from roundworms. These worms are often in unclean environments and live in warm temperate regions.
The initial infection of this worm usually has no symptoms. Symptoms will appear as the growth of worms develops. There are two symptoms that can occur, depending on the part of the body where the worm infects. The organ that is usually attacked is the lungs and intestines.
Symptoms that will arise when roundworm infection occurs in the lungs, namely:
- Coughs
- The breath feels shorter
- There is blood in the mucus
- Chest feels uncomfortable
- Fever
Symptoms that will appear when this worm attacks the intestine are:
- Nausea
- Gag
- Diarrhea
- The stomach feels uncomfortable
- Weight loss
- The appetite decreases
- Intestinal blockage so that the stomach can feel painful and severe vomiting occurs
Symptoms of worms due to hookworms
Hookworms are a parasitic type of hookworm that will enter the human body in the form of eggs or larvae in a place contaminated with feces. This faecal feces can be found everywhere, from bushes, gardens, or fields. Barefoot habits (plug in) and stepping on contaminated places will greatly facilitate the larvae or hookworm eggs into the skin.
When it first enters the skin, the worm larvae will make itchy and a rash appears. Furthermore, people will experience diarrhea after feeling itching and rashes as a result of the growth of these parasites in the intestine.
Other symptoms that will appear are:
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Fatigue
- Anemia
- Fever
- Stomach pain
- There is blood when defecating
Symptoms of worms due to pinworms
Pinworms are very small, flat, white worms that will infect parts of the human digestive system. Pinworms belong to the pinworm parasite group.
Adults do experience fewer pinworm infections. Adults who are most at risk of developing a pinworm infection are family members or nurses who care for children who are infected with pinworms. If the child nurse is contaminated with pinworms, he risks also transmitting this worm to his partner during intercourse.
The symptoms of pinworms to watch out for include:
- Frequent itching in the anus, the itching feels very strong. Especially at night. At night, the female species of this worm will hatch its eggs in the anus.
- Sleep restlessly because the rectum (anus) feels uncomfortable
- Pain, rash, or irritation in the skin around the anus
- The presence of pinworms in feces
- Worms are found in the anal area
Symptoms of worms due to tapeworms
Tapeworms are a type of parasite from the tapeworm group. Tapeworms will infect the human intestine. Tapeworms cannot live freely in nature, these worms need hosts to shelter, namely in the body of an animal or in the human body.
Usually the eggs of this worm enter the human body because they eat raw or undercooked meat.However, infection can also occur due to contact between humans and animal feces and contaminated water.
When early tapeworms enter the human body, there are no symptoms of intestinal worms that appear. However, over time the growth of worm eggs in the body will cause various symptoms such as:
- Stomach ache
- Vomiting and nausea
- Feeling weak
- Diarrhea
- Weight loss
- Changes in appetite
- Difficulty sleeping, presumably due to symptoms
- Dizzy
- Can be a seizure in severe cases
- Vitamin B12 deficiency in some cases
Symptoms of worms due to whip worms
The whipworm, a type of parasite from the whipworms group, is often found in warm, humid climates that are not clean. Land in this area is at risk of being contaminated with feces.
If people in this area consume fruit and vegetables that are still contaminated with soil because they have not been washed, have not been peeled, and have not been cooked, then the risk of this worm entering the body.
At first, a mildly infected person usually does not experience any symptoms or signs.If it gets worse, people who experience severe infections because this worm will experience a bowel movement.
Defecation hurts and is mixed with mucus, water and blood. Stool will smell sharply, unlike the smell of stool in general.In addition, other common symptoms include:
- Diarrhea
- Nausea and vomiting
- Headache
- The weight dropped unexpectedly
If you experience the symptoms described above or you suspect symptoms of intestinal worms, you should immediately see a doctor. Detection of disease as early as possible can help the treatment to be effective while preventing complications from worm infections.
