The causative agent of opisthorchiasis is helminths (liver trematodes) that affect the liver and pancreas. According to statistics, the number of people infected worldwide is approximately 21,000,000 people, with two-thirds of absolutely all patients suffering from opisthorchiasis living in the Russian Federation. The most urgent issue of helminth carriage is in the Dnieper region and in the Siberian region (in Western and Eastern Siberia).
Symptoms
Symptoms of opisthorchiasis in adults are characterized by pronounced antitoxic and allergic reactions of the body to the resulting source of intoxication (the parasite that got inside the body and the results of its vital activity). The acute form of opisthorchiasis is manifested by the following symptoms and signs:
- The appearance of allergic reactions, namely skin rashes, urticaria, localized on the arms, legs, face and accompanied by itching, psoriasis.
- Disturbances in the functioning of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, including anorexia, reflux,excessive gas formation, pain in the abdomen, nausea, which leads to vomiting.
- Symptoms of opisthorchiasis in adults of general malaise: sleep disturbance, rapid unreasonable fatigue, weakness, aches and pains in the muscles, impaired psycho-emotional background.
- When probing the location of the liver, pancreas and spleen, you can feel their increase. In addition, the lymph nodes are enlarged.
- If the respiratory organs are affected, then there is a cough, shortness of breath on exertion, a feeling of suffocation at rest. If the appropriate drug therapy was not received on time, opisthorchiasis can become chronic.
Medicated treatment
Treatment of opisthorchiasis in humans must begin with the preparatory stage. Its essence lies in reducing the inflammatory process in the intestines and stomach, eliminating allergic reactions. At this stage of treatment, the specialist prescribes the following medications:
- drugs for allergies;
- intravenous glucose or saline;
- choleretics;
- broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Your doctor may prescribe additional medications.
From pain
If there is pain, it is necessary to take antispasmodic tablets against opisthorchiasis, such as "No-shpa", "Baralgin", "Buscopan". To improve the functioning of the gastric system, you can take Creon, Motilium, Penzital.
Depending on the duration of the disease, the presence or absence of complications, the severity of symptoms, the duration of the preparatory stage may be different. Usually, 2 weeks of taking pills for opisthorchiasis is enough. In the presence of other concomitant serious diseases, the period is extended to 3 weeks.
Allergic reactions
During the main treatment of opisthorchiasis, the main goal is to eliminate allergic reactions that have arisen against the background of pathologies. To do this, the specialist prescribes the following medicines for opisthorchiasis to the patient:
- antihistamines ("Tavegil", "Suprastin");
- valerian;
- bromine;
- calcium chloride.
Anti-inflammatory
To increase the effectiveness of treatment, you can take anti-inflammatory drugs for opisthorchiasis, such as Ascorutin. The most popular drugs for the treatment of opisthorchiasis are Praziquantel, Albendazole, Chloxil.
"Praxiquantel" is considered one of the most effective medicines for fighting parasites. The drug contains a substance that helps the active ingredients to easily penetrate the body of the worm, causing paralysis and subsequent death.
Most often the treatment takes only one day, but the course can be increased by the doctor. The daily rate of the drug should not exceed 75 mg. Take tablets 3 times a day with an interval of 4-6 hours. Take the drug with caution, as it can cause serious side effects.effects.
"Albendazole" is another drug that allows you to cure opisthorchiasis at home. It negatively affects the digestive system of the parasite, which leads to its death. In this case, the treatment course is 3 days. Take the medicine twice a day for 400 mg. You can take Albendazole from the age of 2.
"Chloxyl" also helps to quickly get rid of parasites, disrupting their carbon metabolism. The calculation of the duration of the course is determined by the doctor. It can last two, three or even five days. Usually, the dosage is calculated based on the patient's weight, 0.3 mg of the drug per 1 kg.
Hepatoprotectors
The last stage of medical treatment is recovery. At this stage, you will need to take hepatoprotective drugs daily. The patient may be prescribed medications that restore the functioning of the liver and other organs (Darsil, Karsil, Silegon). In addition, the patient takes antispasmodic and choleretic drugs ("Hofitol", "Allochol"). It will not be superfluous to take medications that have a tonic and anti-inflammatory effect, drugs that normalize the functioning of the biliary system.
Folk treatment
Opisthorchiasis is easily treatable with folk remedies if the patient does not have severe concomitant diseases. Therapies can be combined to find out which ingredient works best for the person.
At the momentfolk remedies for opisthorchiasis are as follows:
- diet and proper nutrition;
- pumpkin seeds;
- birch tar;
- black walnut;
- aspen bark;
- carnation;
- garlic;
- some other medicinal herbs.
Tar
For those who do not know how to cure opisthorchiasis at home, this method will help. Tar treatment lasts 9 days. It is necessary to add a few drops of tar to the milk and drink the drink about an hour before meals. The number of drops should be gradually increased and decreased. On the first day, just 2 drops are enough. On each subsequent day, this number doubles. On the fifth day, the maximum amount of tar (10 drops) is added. Then the daily dosage of tar is reduced by 2 drops. Starting from the tenth day, the patient takes a break of 3 weeks, repeats the course of treatment two more times, not forgetting the breaks.
Aspen
Aspen bark gives a good result, this is one of the methods that allows you to cure opisthorchiasis at home. Its extract can be bought at a pharmacy, but it is better to prepare the medicine yourself:
- bark gathering in the forest;
- it is cut and ground in a combine;
- the bark is placed in a thermos (20 g of the plant per 400 ml of water), poured with boiling water and insisted all night.
In the morning you need to strain the medicinal drink. It is consumed at least 2 times a day half an hour before meals. It is desirable that the course of treatment last 3 weeks.
Herbs
As an additional treatment, you can use various herbs that will positively affect the dynamics of recovery. For example, 8-10 g of St. John's wort is poured with a glass of boiling water and insisted for half an hour. The resulting infusion is cleaned with gauze, it is taken 5 times a day, 1 tbsp. l.
Dandelion
Dandelion tincture is considered a good medicine. To prepare it, dandelions are finely chopped. It will take only 1 tbsp. l. such vegetable raw materials, which are poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for 1-2 hours. A more original recipe is also known. At home, you can make coffee from dandelions. The plant is fried in a pan and then ground into a powder. Such a drink should be consumed at least 2 times a day.
Pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin seeds are often used in the fight against opisthorchiasis. First, they must be thoroughly crushed. Then an egg yolk and a spoonful of honey are added to the resulting slurry, everything is mixed. The medicine is taken in the morning and only on an empty stomach, about 30 minutes before meals. After that, it is recommended to lie down in bed for 1-2 hours, putting a heating pad on your stomach. A similar procedure should be repeated for 10 days, followed by a break of one week. The treatment course should be repeated twice.
Garlic
During the entire treatment, garlic, which is known for its antibacterial properties, should be included in the diet. In addition, it is excellent for fighting parasites. It is best to use it together with cloves. Garlic is crushed, added to milk and put on fire, then cloves are added to a container with boiling milk. The drink is kept on fire for about a minute, cooled and taken in a bottom glass before meals 2-3 times a week. The course of treatment is 7-10 days.
Diet
In the case of opisthorchiasis, achieving a stable therapeutic result is impossible without strict adherence to a special diet, which is often referred to as "Table No. 5", it is designed to normalize metabolic processes in the body. With opisthorchiasis, one should take into account some features of catering that contribute to the effectiveness of treatment, namely:
- meal is divided (crushed) into small portions, which are consumed at intervals of two hours;
- drink plenty;
- cooking methods should be limited to baking, boiling, steaming;
- it is not recommended to eat hot or cold food, it should be warm;
- meat dishes should have a ground structure so as not to overload the digestive tract.
How to cure opisthorchiasis at home with food?
Like any other, the diet divides foods into those that need to be consumed and those that should be excluded from the diet. The list of foods to avoid includes:
- Smoked and spicy dishes.
- Forbidden drinks include any kind of alcohol, grape and citrus juices, carbonated drinks, coffee drinks, green andblack teas, hibiscus.
- Food rich in fiber (greens, raw vegetables) and foods that promote increased secretion of gastric juice are not recommended.
- The use of bread from higher grades of wheat, freshly baked bread should be limited.
- Sweets should also be limited, as should high-fat dairy products.
- Fatty meats and offal are excluded.
- Not recommended beans, nuts, pickled foods.
Foods that are shown in the diet for opisthorchiasis include:
- pumpkin seeds go well with drug therapy;
- probiotics that normalize the microflora in the intestines;
- lean meat, fish (except river and red sea);
- vegetable or chicken broth;
- fruits that do not cause increased production of acid in the stomach (banana, watermelon, dried fruit).
Correction of nutrition is a quick way to recovery and restoration of the body.
