Conventional Treatments and Alternative Treatments for Roundworms

How to Get Rid of Roundworms / Ascaris lumbricoides Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest nematode capable of colonizing humans and the most prevalent soil-transmitted helminth infection in the world. Ascaris lumbricoides infects as many as a quarter of the global population. It disproportionately affects children living in low socioeconomic conditions which is due to both unsanitary conditions but also malnutrition. In developed nations, malnutrition is also an issue as a result of modern, highly processed foods that contain virtually no nutrients. Infection occurs by ingesting eggs that are passed in the feces of infected individuals to other individuals through fecal-oral contact with contaminated soil or through consumption of contaminated produce. Infection is often asymptomatic,...

Introduction to Alternative Treatments for Intestinal Worms

Helminth Infections: Summary Helminth infections, parasitic worms grouped into nematodes (roundworms) and platyhelminthes (flatworms, including tapeworms and flukes), are increasingly encountered outside endemic regions due to international travel and food habits. They are routinely missed in developed-world clinical settings, where doctors lack familiarity with these diseases, disbelieve patients who self-diagnose, and who rarely know how to treat parasite infections effectively (there are exceptional doctors who do know how to treat parasite infections, but they are decidedly not the norm). Many infections are asymptomatic or produce minimal symptoms, yet some can persist for decades and become life-threatening in immunocompromised individuals. Click here to schedule a...

Alternative Treatments for Protozoal Gastroenteritis

Protozoal Gastroenteritis Four groups of protozoa are responsible for the majority of protozoal gastroenteritis: Giardia, Cryptosporidia, Cystoisospora, and Entamoeba. Outbreaks are almost always associated with poor sanitary conditions, and infection typically follows the ingestion of contaminated water. A fifth protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii, uses the cat's gastrointestinal tract as its primary host for sexual reproduction. While humans can serve as intermediary hosts, intestinal symptoms in humans from Toxoplasma are rare. Below we discuss protozoal gastroenteritis in greater detail. Giardia Giardia intestinalis, also known as G. lamblia or G. duodenalis, is a microscopic protozoan. Its adult trophozoites measure 10 to 20 micrometers in length. The usual source of infection is...

Parasites That Impact the Gut and the Immune System: A Closer Look at Parasitic Gastroenteritis and Curative Treatments

Parasites are unicellular or multicellular organisms that are broadly classified as protozoa, helminths, or arthropods. When certain protozoa or helminths colonize the human gut, the result can be gastroenteritis, an inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that ranges in severity from mild and self-limiting to chronic and life-threatening, depending on the host's immune status and the nature of the parasite involved. The frequency of parasitic gastroenteritis varies around the world. The propaganda that we’ve been taught in developed countries is that the incidence and prevalence track closely with how common the parasites are in any given geography, endemic versus non-endemic. But most readers who have been forced to find their own at home treatment for parasites becaus...