Giardiasis is a parasitic infection,It affects the small intestine, sometimes the liver. Pathogen - the simplest unicellular lamblia, which, penetrating into the intestine of a person, begin active reproduction. Lamblias in adults can significantly interfere with digestive processes and the assimilation of nutrients.
Infection
Being in the environment, lamblia are inactive,but are viable up to three months. Entry into the human body is through dirty hands, unboiled water, unwashed fruits and vegetables. Also carry ljamblii can insects, living near to the person: mosquitoes or flies.
The risk group includes schools, kindergartens.And lamblias in adults are found four times less often than in children, although such a statement can not be considered accurate. Simply adults rarely consult a doctor and do not undergo constant examinations, unlike children. Lamblias in adults are less common because of stronger immunity and less susceptibility of the digestive system to parasites, even if the adult is a carrier.
What happens when I get infected
In the digestive system of lamblia manare activated. The symptomatology of the disease usually manifests itself two weeks or earlier after infection. By this time parasites in the body is already becoming a lot. Lamblias go out normally with feces, but the body does not have time to completely clear them because of the high rate of reproduction.
When the functioning of the gallbladderor chronic course of lamblia disease in adults can get into the bile ducts, then into the bladder and liver. Such a course of giardiasis carries a particular danger in the presence of hepatitis or other liver diseases. Infection can provoke their aggravation or rapid development.
Lamblias in adults - treatment
The main picture of the disease is drawn in the area of the gastrointestinal tract:
- pain in the abdomen;
- wrong stool;
- swelling;
Mucous discharge during defecation.
Little children with giardiasis lag behind in growth frompeers because of a shortage of nutrients that are not absorbed by the body. As a rule, the appetite in the presence of infection is very poor, as a result, the body weight is significantly reduced. In adults, the same pattern can be observed in chronic giardiasis.
Danger of infection
These small microorganisms are literally stealing fromcarrier nutrients, absorbing the digested food in the small intestine. With a small accumulation of parasites, their damage is not so noticeable, but as soon as the disease becomes chronic, lamblia interfere with the normal functioning of the intestine and can destroy the intestinal membrane.
Like all living things on earth, these parasites excretemetabolic products, toxic to humans. There is intoxication of the body, which is expressed in weakness, bad sleep, irritability. With hepatitis and the penetration of parasites into the gallbladder, abscesses can form.
We treat lamblia in adults with folk remedies
The main thing is to follow a strict diet.This parasite adores the sweet environment and does not tolerate acid. A decoction from the roots of a dandelion is good for fighting parasites. One tablespoon of finely chopped root is poured into a glass of boiled water and heated in a water bath for 15 minutes, then the broth cool, filtered and taken 1/3 cup to 4 times a day, in a warm form, before eating. You can store this medicine for no more than a day.
