Several parasites can inhabit the body of an adult or a child. Once inside, they begin their vital activity, altering the functioning of internal organs or entire systems, due to which immunity is severely impaired. You can fight them with the help of special anthelmintic drugs. What kind of medicine for parasites to choose and how to use it will help an infectious disease parasitologist.
Varieties in composition
All antiparasitic drugs can be divided into several groups.
- For parasites, drugs based on synthetic components may be prescribed for humans. It is possible to expel helminths after taking 2-3 tablets. But all drugs are highly toxic and, if the exact dosage is not observed, the risk of side effects increases.
- Herbal medicines. In addition to the anthelmintic action, they stimulate the body's defenses and eliminate toxins from the intestine. The treatment ends up being harmless, all the active ingredients are removed to the outside.
- Homeopathic medicines against parasites. Treatment with these drugs is not harmful, but childbirth can be postponed. The entire course lasts several months, so you will have to wait a lot for the result.
- Medicine approves antiparasitic drugs based on popular recipes. Medicinal formulations are able to cleanse the body, ideal as prophylaxis. You cannot use it alone in the acute course of the disease - the condition can get worse, complications appear. Applied only as adjuvant therapy.
Some medications can be active in adults, so the course of the medication is repeated two weeks later. During this time, the larvae emerge from the eggs, which develop into an adult organism. There are universal drugs that work at any stage of helminth development.
Antiparasitic drugs for humans are produced separately, capable of eliminating one or more of its types. Broad-spectrum medications can eliminate all parasites.
Division into groups
A medical examination will help to identify the causative agent of the disease and to prescribe effective medications. How to clean the body of parasites depends a lot on the identified species. The human body can be inhabited by three types of parasites - roundworms (nematodes), flatworms (trematodes) and tapeworms (cestodes).
The following best antiparasitic remedies help with roundworms.
- Albendazole effective medicine. Available in the form of tablets and suspensions, it acts at any stage of the development of parasites that live in the intestines and internal organs. The transport of glucose is interrupted, the supply of nutrients to the parasitic organism is interrupted and its death occurs. The drug can be prescribed in courses with a two-week break.
Antiparasitic agents for trematodes.
- You can remove parasites from the human body with the help of a medicinal extract of belladonna with ictiol. This leads to neuromuscular paralysis of helminths, destruction of their shell and interruption of metabolic processes. This is a broad-spectrum drug for humans, but it is most often prescribed for rare trematodose pathogens.
- Hydrotalcite. Causes helminth paralysis. It is taken after meals with a little water. If the drug is prescribed to drink several times a day, the interval should be at least 5 hours.
Preparations for parasites in the human body, belonging to the group of cestodes.
- Mepacrine. Before using, a diet is prescribed for people, laxatives are needed. Just take a dose and the positive effect will appear.
- The antiparasitic agent Albendazole negatively affects the metabolic processes within the parasites, hindering the absorption of glucose. The pills are taken after meals, no diet or laxatives are needed.
- Niclosamide. The drug reduces the parasites' resistance to digestive enzymes, and they begin to be digested with food. Neuromuscular paralysis occurs, helminths lose the ability to move and attach themselves to the walls of the mucous membrane.
Herbal preparations are very popular. One of them is Riol, which cleans the body of parasites. In addition, the agent removes toxins formed as a result of its vital activity, normalizes intestinal microflora and restores reduced immunity.
A cure for everyone
The most popular are medicines for parasites in the human body, which are active against many types of helminths.
Consider a wide spectrum of drugs included in the list of the most popular and effective.
- You can remove parasites using the Karbendacim tool. The parasites' nervous system is blocked and they release the human body freely. Calculation - 10 ml per 1 kg of human body weight, you need to take after meals.
- The best medicine is Levamisol: an anthelmintic and immunomodulating agent that paralyzes the muscular system. Ingestion of a pill is sufficient to expel parasites from the body.
- Mebendazole is the best remedy for parasites, as it deals with many helminths in the body. It interferes with the absorption of glucose and they no longer receive the nutrients they need to develop. Typically, 1 tablet is prescribed and reapplied after 2 weeks.
- Niclosamide. This broad spectrum parasitic medicine is available in tablets. The active substance paralyzes the neuromuscular system and the helminths come out with the feces.
- The effective remedy Pirantel affects all stages of development of the parasite, except for the larvae, so the course of treatment is repeated after 2 or 3 weeks.
Parasites can settle not only in a person's internal organs, but also outside - for example, under the skin. How to remove the disease in this case? It is advisable to treat with ointments, sprays, creams, gels.
- Sulfuric ointment. When applied to the skin, it has an antiparasitic effect, is not absorbed by the general bloodstream and kills microbes and fungi.
- Benzyl benzoate is used to remove parasites - the drug not only has an antiparasitic effect, but also stops the multiplication of bacteria. Apply to the affected area with a thin layer.
For parasites in the human body, medications can also be prescribed as prophylaxis - especially for those who have pets, as well as for children who attend kindergarten and school.
Precautions
Antiparasitic drugs usually have negative effects on the body. Most of the time, the brain, liver, kidneys, intestines, nervous system are affected, so it is important to observe the dosage and take into account a person's age and body weight.
To reduce the development of the risk of side effects during the recovery period, it is best to follow treatment with adsorbents (they are prescribed to cleanse the body of toxins), enzyme preparations (improve the functioning of the digestive system), complex vitamins and minerals, drugsimmunostimulants.
The most common side effects that occur as a result of using antiparasitic drugs are:
- allergic manifestations in the form of rash, cough, edema;
- abdominal pain;
- nausea and vomiting;
- the appearance of loose stools;
- heart rhythm disorders;
- headaches;
- convulsions.
If the dosage is not observed, the person will develop hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hematopoiesis processes and the functioning of the urinary system will be interrupted.
Frequently, medications for parasites are contraindicated in women during pregnancy and breastfeeding. They are used with extreme care in childhood. Piperazine is considered to be the safest drug. The drug is approved for use after one year, but the active substance can only relieve roundworms and pinworms.
Unicellular protozoa (Toxoplasma, Giardia, Trichomonas) can also live in the human body. In the fight against them, the medicine Metronidazole helps. The active ingredients are capable of killing not only parasites, but also microbes. It must be taken for at least 5 days.
By following an expert's recommendations, you can quickly and easily get rid of unwanted residents.