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Natural treatments effective against intestinal worms

The infestation of our body with intestinal worms/helminths is unpleasant but often. They grow in our body without troublesome symptoms that can draw our attention.

Those warms are especially found on children.

We can be infested with intestinal worm if:

-if we kiss a pet or play with it;

-if we don't wash our hands properly;

-if we eat insufficiently heat treated/cooked pork;

-if we eat fruits and vegetable that aren't well washed;

-if we eat meat/fish raw;

-if we are coming into contact with an infected person;

Complications of worm's infestation

Most people infested with worms are suffering from anemia, low iron on blood, due to intestinal malabsorption caused by them. Worms are actually feeding with our nutrients weakening them.

Liver can be very seriously affected, as worms are present there.

The main symptoms of worm infestation

-rectal itches, nose itches.. Rubbing the nose horizontally categorically indicate intestinal worms, due to toxins released by them;

-nervousness;

-pain on belly or liver level;

-restless sleep;

-weight loss;

-lack of appetite;

-craving for sweets;

-nausea and vomiting;

- diarrhea followed by constipation;

-fever;

-muscle aches;

-difficulty swallowing or chewing;

-swelling eyelids;

-tiredness.

Some effective natural remedies in treating intestinal worm infestation

-black walnut tincture/ + cloves tincture and wormwood, 3 times a day, on empty stomach... Attention it mustn't be given to children, pregnant or nursing women.

-gentianella/gentian tincture administrated 3 times a day, on empty stomach;

-pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, or figs;

-to prevent worm infestation drink daily aloe vera juice;

-take vitamin B supplements;

-take grapefruit seeds extract, 3 times a day, 15 drops diluted in water. This amount is for adults; for children read the prescription;

-to treat anemia caused by them, eat onions, garlic, spinach, beetroot, nettles, parsley or salad;

-remove or subtract from your diet milk and sweets;

-consume raw garlic or garlic tincture. A strange but effective remedy: put a few cloves of garlic in your socks and as you walk through the house, it crushes and substances are absorbed through the skin. It's an excellent remedy for children and adults who can't eat garlic (for medical reasons)or are unwilling.

Cold can be defeated without antibiotics, only with natural treatments, simple, some of them forgotten. They still have notable effectiveness.

I'll present simple treatments with ingredients that you already have it in the house but you didn't know that have healthy properties. Essential oils, aromatherapy, fruits and vegetables, spices, vitamin and minerals supplements.

Did you know...the main causes of flu/ colds are:

-unprotected extremities, especially the feet and hands. Legs aren't well protected when is cold outside, the nose is shrinking and microbes enter and inflame mucous membranes of the nose and throat. This is how do nasopharyngitis and laryngitis appear.

-nose defects slows down heating and damping activity such as septal deviation;

-chronic inflammation that are maintaining illness on respiratory system;

-low imunitary system response;

-malnutrition by low intake of vitamins, minerals and proteins required by our body for fighting viruses and bacteria;

-personal predisposition . Some persons have genetic predisposition to colds and flu.

Cold symptoms

-cough;

-pain and burning throat;

-trouble breathing, dyspinoea;

-fever.

Coughing is actually the body response to irritants and infections. The cough is at first dry. The action of cough is used by the body to try clean the inflamed areas of respiratory system. To pass cold more easily we should help our body to cough up excess mucus full of foreign harming bodies as viruses and bacteria.

Natural treatment of cough

There are many teas and cough syrups that help the body to get well. Most teas are based on:

-pine buds;

-butterbur leaves;

-nettle leaves;

-shepherd's purse leaves;

-oregano;

-mint;

-lime;

-chamomile;

-sambuccus nigra.

All you have to do is to go to a pharmacy or herbal stores and ask for expectorants teas.

Syrups used in colds and coughs

-pine syrup that disinfects and relaxes the airways, favoring expectoration and calming the cough;

-cranberry syrup, with a high content of vitamin C. It is a very good antibiotic, is rich in antioxidants, fiber, vitamins A, B, C, E, tanins and flavonoids. It can be given to kids in form of dilution with water or undiluted, up to teaspoons a day;

-lemon syrup with honey that you can prepare it at home. Cut a lemon well cleaned previously, in half, and boil it for 10 minutes, then squeeze it over the remaining liquid. Add a few spoons of honey and drink it during the day;

-onion syrup; boil a hole onion well washed, with all leaves on. When boiling water is half quantity, the syrup is ready. Don't add sugar.. it's already sweet. You can add it in tea or milk for children. It's a great way to slow down high fever.

Bee products

They are helpful in colds. Honey, propolis/bee glue, royal jelly can be used with good results, but with caution in young children under 1 year old.

Honey has energizing, expectorant effect.

-it's diuretc, emollient, full of vitamins and mineral;

-it's recommended to increase body resistance;

-it combats physical and mental fatigue;

it treats anemia, loss of appetite, fatigue;

-has great results in cosmetics honey masks;

-treats bronchitis, tracheitis, laryngitis.

A glass of warm milk with 1 or 2 spoons of honey is excellent in case of colds in children, as well as taken alone. It mitigates feels of pain and burning of the throat.

Propolis is a resinous prepared from substances collected by bees. It has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral healing properties. You can find it in many syrups, mixed with honey, simple or in tincture.

Royal jelly is a strong biological concentrated substance. However is not recommended for children younger than one year. Check product presentation before use. It's recommended to increase the body's autoimmune response, increasing vitamins and minerals into the body , increasing appetite.

Medium otitis is an inflammation of the middle ear and is highly wide spread disease in infants and young children. It occurs most often as a symptom of upper respiratory infections.

Medium otitis occurs more frequently in new born baby because, at this age, the ear shows some particularities of growing that facilitate developing this disease.

Causes of otitis in infants

Since birth, ear is not fully developed, the risk of nasopharyngeal and ear infections is much higher than in older children or adults.

A strictly infant's cause is an anatomical feature. At birth, under the antral mucosal epithelium and eardrum is placed a tissue which, in time, it absorbs itself and can cause a suction of infected secretions.

Another cause of the occurrence of medium otitis is the genetic factors and infant's state of development in the moment of birth. Thus, some infants are more prone to develop this disease. We refer here to infants predisposed to inflammation followed by suppurations, to preterm and malnourished or showing symptoms of rickets infants.

Acute or chronic adenoid is also an important cause in the occurrence of medium otitis in newborns. It helps spreading the infection towards medium ear.

Other causes of otitis in infants

-weather conditions, cold and wet weather can trigger medium otitis in infants,

-upper respiratory diseases ca be complicated by the occurrence of medium otitis,

-diarrhea can trigger otitis,

-infectious diseases of childhood,

-adenoid vegetation.

Forms of otits in infant

Medium otitis in newborn occurs because the infection with viruses and bacteria. If otitis is based on infection with viruses then we talk about a catarrhal otitis, and if the otitis occurs due to an infection caused by a bacteria, then otitis an effusion one.

Catarrhal otitis is based on an infection with a common virus, especially in nasopharyngitis. This form of otitis is also known as serous otitis or congestive.

Symptoms of catarrhal otitis

-fever,

-continuous agitation and crying of the infant,

-rubbing the ear on a pillow is an important symptom that can be linked directly to otitis,

-difficulty in breastfeeding of the child,

-pressing ear duct (behind the ear) lead to a strong reaction of pain,

-vomiting,

-diarrhea,

-hearing loss.

Medium otitis with effusion is based on an infection with a bacterium. Common is infection with staphylococcus, streptococcus, pneumococcus, meningococcus or gram negative flora as e-colli.

This form of otitis is showing more often in newborn babies with health and nutrition conditions, in upper respiratory diseases, in diarrheal disease or in infectious disease such as measles.

Otitis may be caused by infections or germs such as staphylococcus taken from hospital, flora gram negative antibiotic resistance, in germs that are found in the oropharyngeal level.

They are prone to this disease infants, children that are showing signs of rickets or those exclusively artificially fed.

Symptoms of effusion otitis

-high fever,

-agitation, crying continuously and in some cases, when the infant has lack of calcium, spasmophilia, then seizures occur.

-lack of appetite,

-vomiting,

-possible weight loss.

Treatment of medium otitis

Treating medium otitis with alopatic medicines

-administrate, under specialist doctor's prescription, antibiotics as penicillin, kanamicyn,

-use 10 drops of glycerin warm borax 4% or boramid,

-wash ear with hydrogen peroxide heated to body temperature,

-you must release the nose with nose solutions or other disinfectant solutions,

-you must drain the ear,

-if it is a staphylococcal otitis you must administrate antibiotics as oxacilin, dicloxacilin or gentamicin.

-infant nutrition will be one based more on liquids with a low protein intake,

-treat diarrhea that occurs very often in this disease,

-administrate anti-pyretic, ibuprofen for pain suppression,

-treating various diseases that can cause the occurance of otitis.

Natural treatment of medium otitis

-apply warm compresses on the ears, corn or coarse salt in warm bags,

-apply 10 drops of propolis tincture 5% solution, 2-3 times per day, diluted in water boiled and cooled,

-in the evening, before bedtime, soak a piece of gauze in propolis tincture and insert it into the ear and leave it until morning. Please note, however, the sensitivity of the skin.

-take 30 drops of propolis tincture diluted in water, 3 times per day,

-wash your ear with calendula/marigold, sage, comfrey. After, dry very well the ear,

-apply warm compresses with cabbage leaves for an hour,

-apply few drops of warm body temperature oil,

-give vitamins such as vitamin C, P, pantothenic acid and beta-carotene, from natural sources as parsley, carrots,

-administrate minerals such as: magnesium, copper, sulfur, manganese.

Homeopathic treatment of medium otitis

-in case of catarrhal medium otitis it must administrate: pulsatilla praensis, matricaria chamomilla, dulcamara, ch 9 diluted,

-in case of suppurative otitis must be administrated: lachesis mutans, kali bichromicum, mercury solubillis, silica terra.

The pain localized in the ear can be treated at home with simple and handy remedies.

The cold season brings with it besides colds and flu, the famous and dreaded earache. Even if we talk about a simple cold that affects the ear or an otitis, ear pain is really painful.

In general, the treatment of ear disorders requires medication prescribed by a doctor. In the same time, our grandparents treated themselves with homemade remedies that have amazing results.

Propolis tincture

Propolis tincture is a very simple and efficient remedy for treating ear pain. You must drop, every day, for 3 times a day, 10 drops of tincture diluted in a few tablespoons of boiling water. It has antibacterial effects, treating the infection of the ear and, in the same time is very good in relieving pain because it has anesthetic effect.

Chamomile essential oil

For treating ear pain you must apply 3 drops of chamomile essential oil diluted in 3 other heated oil drops. It has antibacterial, antineuralgic effects, eliminating the pain immediately.

The essential oil of thyme

Diluted with another oil, sunflower or olive oil is applied to each ear. You must drop 3 drops in the ear until the pain subsides.

Cabbage

Apply warm compresses with sauerkraut on the ear. You can apply a few leaves of cabbage after you squeeze a little bit the surface.

Essential oil of almonds

Drop a few drops of essential oil of almonds diluted in a few drops of sunflower oil in the ear that hurts.

A very effective remedy is to apply wet hot compresses or a bag with warm salt or sand on the ear affected.

Olive oil or sunflower oil

If don't have essential oils you can use just heated sunflower oil or olive oil. It must have a temperature that you can sustain.

Essential oil of calendula

Calendula or marigolds have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects which helps eliminate ear infection. Place a few drops of calendula oil mixed with sunflower oil or olive into the ear infected.

All these essential oils can be replaced with plant dyes mentioned diluting it with a few drops of warm water.

All oils should be warm.

In the medium term, it must eliminate all infections in the nose and throat, these having a large influence on health ear ..

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