Parasites in the intestines - symptoms

Parasites have one very unpleasant feature - they can penetrate into the body imperceptibly. In no case should you underestimate this infection. Symptoms of parasites in the intestine can appear even in those who observe all hygiene standards. After all, no one can be sure by one hundred percent that there is no infected person in his environment.

How dangerous are the parasites in the intestines?

There are many ways of penetrating parasites into the body. Of course, people who do not comply with hygiene standards are more exposed to infection. But there are other risk factors:

• business trips to the countries of the third world, to the south-east of Asia;
• weak immunity;
• the presence of HIV or AIDS;
• contact with infected people.

Being in the intestines of a human, parasites can for a long time not manifest themselves at all, while doing their destructive activity. For example, some species can simply absorb all the nutrients from the body, while others can close the lumen of the intestine or disrupt the integrity of its mucous membrane.

The main signs of parasites in the intestine

Attentively listening to your body, you can suspect the presence of parasites right after their appearance:

1. The most common symptoms of parasites in the intestines are constipation and diarrhea. Some types of worms clog the intestine, thereby provoking constipation, while others are capable of producing a substance, an irritating organ and causing diarrhea.
2. On some parasites the body reacts with allergy. Such immune response causes defecation of some types of worms and other microorganisms.
3. Very often parasites living in the intestines of a person cause a sudden change in weight.
4. Some microorganisms prefer to live in the joint fluid. Because of this, an infected person can experience noisy pain, and the joints are inflamed and swollen.
5. To recognize worms is easy on a night scraping of the patient with teeth and itching in the area of ​​the anus.
6. A common symptom of parasites in the human intestine can be considered nervousness, irritability, constant concern of the patient.
7. Some microorganisms feed on blood, which causes an infected person to develop anemia.
8. Sometimes the body lets you know about parasite infestation through various dermatological problems: dermatitis, hives , eczema or papillomas.