What is Deworming? Deworming is the giving of a drug to rid the human body or even our pets of intestinal parasites, such as roundworm and tapeworm. According to the UNICEF report “The state of the world’s children 1998” (1) says that about 1.5 billion people have roundworms, making it the third most common human infection in the world, whipworm infects 1 billion people, including nearly one third of all children in Africa and more than 1.3 billion people carry hookworm in their gut.
Cause of Worming
Worms can enter your body very easily such as a simple lick from your pet, a barefoot walk on your lawn, a swim in the community pool with untreated water or negligence on your part to wash hands thoroughly before eating, preparing food after gardening or unwashed salad or untreated drinking water/milk/fluids or under cooked meat or school going children in your family. Such incidents can get you the eggs/larvae of these parasites.
Deworming
Symptom of Worming
Intestinal parasites can cause a lot of damage to the body. The symptoms are
- Abdominal pain
- Dysentery
- itching around the rectum
- Feeling tired and worn out
- Weight loss in spite of healthy eating habits
- Passing a worm in your stool
When to deworm?
You must be curious to know that how often can we do deworming. The answer to the question is that in most cases, deworming once every six months is sufficient. But care must be taken to ensure that every one in the family including your pet(s) need to be dewormed.
Food for deworming
Garlic and Neem leaves are known to strengthen the body system and help it fight the worms naturally. So include these in your diet and consume them on a regular basis.
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