Parasites exist, and it is estimated that the majority of people may have parasites in their bodies.
At times these parasites can even pose a greater threat to our bodies because many of them carry diseases. It is estimated that around 80% of both adults and children have parasites in their gut. People can be infected with these parasites in a number of ways.
Parasites and parasitic infections are common. They affect millions of people throughout the entire world. Many people may not notice they have an infection because they have few symptoms. Others may have serious illnesses.
Parasitic infections cause a tremendous burden of disease in both the tropics and subtropics as well as in more temperate climates.
IgE antibodies are thought to react with the parasite to form immune complexes that are bound by macrophages via surface receptors for the Fc region of IgE. These activated macrophages then kill the parasite.
In Australia, one of the most common human worm parasitic infections is caused by is the dwarf tapeworm, a parasite that affects up to 55% of some remote communities29. According to official figures, another common parasite causing parasitic infections in Australia are threadworms, which infect up to 50% of children.
Thanks in part to modern plumbing, people in the industrialized world have now lost almost all of their worms, with the exception of occasional pinworms in some children. Intestinal worms are properly called “helminths,” which most dictionaries will tell you are parasites.
Why? Most people do not know they are infected or at risk, or don't have access to appropriate care. And often, health care providers are unfamiliar with these parasitic infections, and may not diagnose or treat them appropriately.
First, the clean-out process for the colonoscopy is very thorough (if you've had one you know what I mean) and it wipes out any obvious parasites. Even more important, is the fact that parasites actually live INSIDE the colonic wall which will not be seen with the camera.
Giardia is arguably the most common parasite infection of humans worldwide, and the second most common in the United States after pin-worm.
Parasites may be present in food or in water and can be identified as causes of foodborne or waterborne illness in the United States. They range in size, from tiny single-celled organisms to worms visible to the naked eye. Their lifecycle may also vary.
Many makers of parasite cleanse products will go so far as to say everyone should do a parasite cleanse once or twice a year, with or without evidence of them having a parasite. In reality, the only people who need treatment for parasites are the people who have parasitic infections.
You can get them from contaminated food or water, a bug bite, or sexual contact. Some parasitic diseases are easily treated and some are not. Parasites range in size from tiny, one-celled organisms called protozoa to worms that can be seen with the naked eye.
Use an anthelmintic medication (aka a medicine used to destroy worms). Some anthelmintic medicines, like mebendazole, thiabendazole, and albendazole, starve and kill the worms. Other medicines, like ivermectin and praziquantel, paralyze the worms so they pass in your stool.
Parasites can live in the intestines for years without causing symptoms. When they do, symptoms include the following: Abdominal pain.
Most experts recommend you do about two weeks of a parasite cleanse, taking the supplements above, then take a week off. After your one-week break, jump back into the plan for two more weeks. The protocol itself is an important part of your treatment, just as much as taking the supplements.
Different people, different worm burdens
This recurrence of similar worm burden is called predisposition. It is often described as the 20/80 rule, where 20% of the population has 80% of the worm burden. Heavy worm burden is associated with more severe symptoms, making aggregation an important phenomenon to study.
The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was 16.1% (36/224). The prevalence rate was 22.7% (20/88) in males and 11.8% (16/136) in females. Participants aged 41–60 years old had a higher prevalence rate at 20.7% (19/92) when compared to other age groups.
Deworming is not always necessary, but is recommended for children who live in endemic areas once a year when the prevalence of soil-transmitted parasitic worms in the community is over 20% and twice a year when the prevalence of soil-transmitted parasitic worms in the community is 50%.
Take the correct dewormer
When infected with worms, it should be dewormed periodically, for adults and children over 2 years old should be dewormed 2 to 3 times a year, ie every 4 to 6 months.
Eat more raw garlic, pumpkin seeds, pomegranates, beets, and carrots, all of which have been used traditionally to kill parasites. In one study, researchers found that a mixture of honey and papaya seeds cleared stools of parasites in 23 out of 30 subjects. Drink a lot of water to help flush out your system.
Safety of Parasitic Cleanses
If you do have a parasite, the cleanse alone may not be enough to eliminate it. A parasitic infection that goes untreated (or that is insufficiently treated) may have serious long-term consequences, such as: Chronic pain. Blindness.
Parasites, however, require a living host in order to survive. Bacteria and parasites can usually be destroyed with antibiotics.