Worms can develop in organisms of animals, adults and children. Unfortunately, on the second place after animals the helminthosis is observed at kids. Treatment of worms at children are the whole complex of actions which is appointed by the expert.
As there are worms at the child
Frequency of infections with helminths at children is high because kids are not always capable to observe hygiene measures. Besides, for them it is characteristic to taste various objects or to thrust dirty hands into a mouth. Thus larvae of worms most often get to a young organism.
At children as the most widespread helminths are considered:
- Tape worms — a dwarfish tapeworm, ekhinokokk, a soliter, a pork tapeworm.
- Flukes — the Siberian and hepatic dvuustka.
- Roundworms — vlasoglav, an ascarid, a trikhinella, a pinworm.
Also the intestinal species and an extra intestinal species of worms differ with doctors. Treat the first very widespread among children of a lyambliya.
Helminths can appear in the child's organism at any age. There are cases when existence of worms is diagnosed even for the baby.
Infection with eggs of worms can occur one of several ways:
- Dirty hands.
- Insufficiently peeled vegetables, berries and fruit.
- Contact with the infected animal.
- Game in sand, infected with larvae of worms.
Symptoms of worms at children
Often clinical picture quite indistinct. Sometimes parents learn about presence of parasites at the child only after their exit with the child's excrements.
The following symptoms of worms at the child are observed:
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, pains in a stomach.
- Weight reduction even with good appetite.
- Itch in an anus, an allergy on a body.
- The increased salivation.
- Dark circles under eyes, pallor of skin, bad condition of nails and hair.
- Early caries.
- General weakness, whimsical behavior, disturbing dream.
Treatment of worms at children
Treatment of worms at children consists in addition of special products, use of anthelminthic medicines and maintenance of purity in the house. The last point is a standard prevention which needs to be observed regardless of existence or lack of helminths:
For treatment of worms at children the following medicines are considered as the most popular:
- Since 6 months — the medicine Pirantel. It has such analogs as Gelmintoks and Nemotsid.
- For children since 2 years — Vormil, Sanoksal, Albendazol, Mebex, Gelmodol, Mebendazol and others.
- For children over 3 years — Levamizol.
Also fermental medicines — Pankreatin, Mezim and Kreon, by a course in 14 days are applied. And for fast removal of toxins — Smekta, Enterosgel or Entengnin. For normalization of a state it is offered to spend on drink vitamins.
The complex of medicines has to be selected strictly the doctor. Parents can choose medicine from other species of a worm, and as a result treatment will not lead to anything good, and can worsen a condition of the child additional pharmacological loading.
Homeopathic medicines for treatment of worms at children
Some parents at treatment of the child for helminths pay the attention to homeopathy. Among this group of medicines to help get rid of worms can:
- Natrum Fosforikum.
Prevention of worms at children
Prevention of treatment of worms does not demand intake of any medicines from children. This competent attitude towards hygiene and food:
- After each walk and visit of a toilet it is necessary to wash hands with soap.
- It is good to wash vegetables and fruit.
- Not to use unboiled water.
- Carefully to process meat, a bird and fish thermally.
- To do clear-out with constant frequency.
- To wash and erase toys.