Parasites Among Us

[tgibson3770]

There are several types of parasitic worms which can live in human intestines, the most common being pinworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and roundworms. Worms irritate the intestinal lining and therefore, cause poor absorption of nutrients. Signs of worms often include diarrhea, hunger pains, appetite loss, weight loss, and amenia. Diagnosis can be made by examining the stools, or, occasionally by inducing the vomiting of worms. The extent of intestinal damage is then determined by the type of worm, the size of the worm, and the number of worms present.

Pinworms are the most common parasitic worm in the United States. The chief symptom of this small, threadlike worm is rectal itching, especially at night. Pinworms are transmitted when eggs which lodge under the fingernails, when a person scratches, contaminate food. Personal hygiene is most important for the control of pinworms.

Tapeworms can be contracted from eating insufficiently cooked meats, especially beef, pork and fish. The most common tapeworm in the United States is the beef tapeworm, which can grow to a length of 15 to 20 feet in the intestines.

Hookworms are often found in the soil or sand in moderate climates. They can enter the body by boring holes in the skin of the bare feet, or can enter by mouth if food contaminated by dirty hands is eaten.

Roundworms are most common in children. These worms can leave the intestines and settle in different areas of the body, causing diseases such as pneumonia, jaundice or seizures.

When a person is afflicted with worms, the body's supply of all nutrients is depleted to the point that supplementation of all nutrients is necessary to restore normal health. Nutrients of special importance are Vitamin A, the B complex, especially Thiamin, Riboflavin, B6, B12, and Pantothenic Acid; Vitamins C, D and K and Calcium, Iron and protein.

Animals kept on diets deficient in protein or vitamins A, B1, B2, Biotin, Folic Acid have been infested with many types of parasites, including trichinae, obtained from undercooked pork; and trichomonas, which can grow in the lungs or intestines as readily as in around the lady parts. When these same parasites have been repeatedly implanted in healthy animals however, infestations have not occurred as long as the diet has been adequate.

If a deficient diet is not improved and the parasites are killed by medication, herbals or electro-medical means, re-infestation quickly occurs, but they gradually die out when the diet is made highly nutritious. Both parasites and worms infest animals deficient in Vitamin A, whereas well-fed controls remain free of infestation. The entire intestines may also be filled with worms when animals are allowed to eat too little of an excellent diet to obtain the nutrients they need, and if the worms are destroyed by medication, the animals died of infections in the intestines.

Although intestinal parasites are surprisingly common, there are no known studies showing the effect of dietary improvement on humans infested with them. It is known that a high intake of refined foods, particularly sweets, which supply little or no nutrient yet satisfy the appetite, causes individuals to become susceptible to pinworms which thrive on sugar. Research indicates that in any type of parasitic infestation, however, the diet should be unusually adequate and refined foods strictly avoided.

Other researchers have shown that parasites are particularly susceptible to a variety of herbs which are lethal only to these organisms. To date, there is no known "cure-all" herb which kills all stages of a parasites larvae and eggs. As described, poisons and toxins in the body irritate the tissues, setting the stage for cancer. These same toxins also seem to allow the parasites to breed outside of their normal, natural, life cycle which usually involves leaving the hosts body. It seems that with the increase in environmental pollution, the parasites, in the presence of pollutants, can complete their life cycle within the hosts body.

Any anti-parasitic treatment must effectively kill all stages of parasite development, and must continue on beyond the normal incubation period of the eggs. Any short term treatment, (such as commercial preparations are) - cannot be effective. Commercial treatments usually focus on intestinal parasites, and adult worms only. As has been described above, parasites can crawl into the liver, pancreas, brain, lungs, heart, eyeballs - in fact any part of the body. Therefore, a total systemic anti-parasitic system of treatment is imperative.

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

May I ask your source of information?? What journal did you take this from. You should post your source otherwise you stand in jeopardy of infringing copyright.

[tgibson3770]

Copyright? Am I making a profit off of this posting?

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

You do not have to make profit to breach copyright.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Originally posted by tgibson3770

Copyright? Am I making a profit off of this posting?

No but this website is, while they aren't responsible for what you post, I agree with Gwenith, it's a good idea to always source your information, or better yet, include a link.

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

I always like knowing what the source is because i have read one good article, then checked out the page, and wound up bookmarking the page when it's an interesting site.

Credit: http://www.bodyfixer.com/drbarber.htm

[memphispanda, RN]

Originally posted by tgibson3770

Copyright? Am I making a profit off of this posting?

I haven't made a profit off any of my papers for my classes, but I sure would get busted for plagiarism if I didn't cite my sources!

[2ndCareerRN]

This thread makes me wonder where our very own card-carrying, meat eating, SD beef rancher HoJo has gone off to.

bob

[Edward,IL]

I thank God every day for metronidazole (Flagyll)!

Edward, IL

[CashewLPN, LPN]

TGibson...

really....

What is your source?

I'd really like to know.

--Barbara

[BrandieRNq]

Has anyone had to start refrigerating (is that the right spelling, I could never spell that word!) their c-diff specimens? They sent out a memo for us to do so "immediately" as the organism will die quickly. How come we never did before and still got positive c-diffs? hmmmm....

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

Originally posted by LPN2Be2004

I always like knowing what the source is because i have read one good article, then checked out the page, and wound up bookmarking the page when it's an interesting site.

Credit: http://www.bodyfixer.com/drbarber.htm

That was the source, i took a paragraph and searched it on yahoo, then compared articles to match.