WORM INFESTATION – Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

Worm infestation is one of the causes of stomach ache and weight loss in children. These are the intestinal parasites, includes tapeworms, pinworms or threadworms, roundworms and hookworms.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WORM INFESTATION
  • CAUSES OF WORM INFESTATION
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF WORM INFESTATION
  • DIAGNOSIS OF WORM INFESTATION
  • TREATMENTS FOR WORM INFESTATION
  • PROGNOSIS OF WORM INFESTATION
  • COMPLICATIONS OF WORM INFESTATION
  • WORM INFESTATION AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF WORM INFESTATION
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF WORM INFESTATION
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF WORM INFESTATION
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WORM INFESTATION
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF WORM INFESTATION
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR WORM INFESTATION
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR WORM INFESTATION
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR WORM INFESTATION
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR WORM INFESTATION
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR WORM INFESTATION
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR WORM INFESTATION
  • YOGA FOR WORM INFESTATION

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WORM INFESTATION 

The general symptoms include:

  • Diarrhöe
  • Übelkeit
  • Erbrechen
  • Fieber
  • Abdominal pain
  • Bloating
  • Anorexie
  • Weight loss
  • Anämie
  • Poor nutrition

CAUSES OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Consuming infected food or water
  • Worms include tapeworms, pinworms or threadworms, roundworms and hookworms.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF WORM INFESTATION 

The worms enter into the intestine through contaminated food and water. Worms tend to live in the intestine and feed off the nutrition.

DIAGNOSIS OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Diagnosis through signs and symptoms
  • X-ray
  • Ultrasound
  • Faecal examinations
  • Blood tests

TREATMENTS FOR WORM INFESTATION 

  • Nutrient supplementation
  • Worm cleaning medications like Albendazole

PROGNOSIS OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Symptoms easily resolve with proper medication.

COMPLICATIONS OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Weight loss
  • Anämie
  • Intestinal obstruction
  • Pancreatitis
  • Nutrient deficiency

WORM INFESTATION AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, treatment of worm infestation based on krimi chikilsa.
  • Worm infestation is considered a communicable disease ( janapadha udwamsana vyadhi)

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Intake of unhygienic food and water
  • Excessive vitiation of doshas
  • Defect in the normal functioning of agni (digestive power)

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Abdominal pain

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Vata, pitta and kapha dosha move through all channels of circulation. Due to the subtle nature of vata it impels the remaining two doshas.
  • The aggravated vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other doshas.
  • The aggravated doshas reside in the intestine (site of agni) and produce abdominal pain.
  • Agantuja (external) factors are involved in the pathogenesis of krimi roga( worm infestation).

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Atisara – watery stools
  • Sula – abdominal cramps
  • Trishna – thirst
  • Chardi – vomiting
  • Ksheena – weakness
  • Jwara - Fieber
  • Karsyam – weight loss

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF WORM INFESTATION 

  • Ayurvedic treatments are effective in worm infestation

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR WORM INFESTATION 

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR WORM INFESTATION

  • Vilwadi gulika
  • Vidanga lauha
  • Krimimudgara rasa
  • Krimigna vati
  • Chiravilwadi kashaya
  • Dadimashtaka churna
  • Kapithashtaka churna

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR WORM INFESTATION 

  • Virechana – purgation

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR WORM INFESTATION 

Interne Verwaltung

HOME REMEDIES FOR WORM INFESTATION 

  • Fluid intake
  • Avoid chances of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR WORM INFESTATION 

  • Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Avoid overuse of milk, fish, curd, sesame and jaggery
  • Avoid taking food and water from the disease prevalent areas
  • Take proper rest.

 

YOGA FOR WORM INFESTATION 

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind and gets relief from irritations associated with worm infestation 

 

Der Patient muss in einer meditativen Haltung mit aufrechtem Kopf und aufrechter Wirbelsäule sitzen, wobei der Körper entspannt ist. Der Patient muss ein Nasenloch (z. B. das linke Nasenloch, wenn er die rechte Hand benutzt und umgekehrt) mit dem Daumen verschließen und durch das andere Nasenloch vollständig ausatmen. Wiederum muss er durch das andere Nasenloch tief einatmen, während das gegenüberliegende Nasenloch noch mit dem Daumen verschlossen ist.