Ayuvedic Treatment for Pin Worms

Ayuvedic Treatment for Pin Worms focuses on fixing the reason of the environment enabling the growth of the parasites in the body. In everyday life, people encounter a number of smaller creatures may it be a germ or a parasite. Man’s life on earth is greatly influenced by the surrounding system including these organisms. Some of them live inside us in a friendly way but some of them cause potential harm to us, in the form of diseases. Pinworms are tiny, narrow worms white in colour and less than 2cm long. They are small parasites that live in the colon and rectum. Usually, people get affected when they swallow the worm eggs which hatch inside the human intestine. Female worms travel out of the infected person’s anus to lay eggs, mostly at night, causing severe itching on the area. Along with symptoms in digestive system, pin worms can cause chronic anaemia and other disorders. Strict personal hygiene measures are needed along with medications for a complete cure. 

Segni e sintomi 

Itching around the anus, especially at night

Difficulty to fall asleep or disturbed sleep

Irritability

Teeth grinding

Restlessness

Occasional stomach pain, nausea & vomiting

In girls, itching in the vaginal area and rarely vaginal discharge

Cause

Inadequate hygiene is the cause of pinworm infestation. Eggs are transferred from the anus of an infected person to either their own mouth, re-infecting themselves, or another surface. If other persons touch that contaminated surface and then touch their mouth, they can become infected by ingesting the eggs. 

Fisiopatologia 

The primary symptoms of pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) infection include pruritus or a prickling sensation in the perianal area, which is produced when a gravid female pinworm migrates to the anal area and inserts her pin shaped tail into the mucosa for depositing ova, usually at night time. E vermicularis is seen in the small intestines, mainly the ileocecal region.

The movement of the female and the ova cause intense local itching. Ova may survive for up to 3 weeks before hatching. The hatched larvae can then migrate back into the anus and lower intestine, causing retro infection. Embryonated eggs may be released into the anus, air or onto fomites (e.g., bedding, clothing, toys, paper) or onto hands and then placed directly into the mouth and ingested (autoinfection), after which they settle in the small intestines.

Pinworms that inhabit the caecum and adjacent areas typically cause no symptoms. Diarrhoea due to inflammation of the bowel wall can occur during acute infection.

Risk factors for pinworms include living with a person who is egg-positive, not washing hands before eating, and poor personal or group hygiene. 

Diagnosi

Identification of the worm or its eggs. Worms can sometimes be seen on the skin near the anus or on underwear or sheets about 2 to 3 hours after falling asleep. Pinworm eggs can be collected and examined using the “tape test” as soon as the person wakes up. 

Trattamenti

Medications like mebendazole, pyrantel pamoate, or albendazole.

 Prognosi

Pinworm infestation is not usually fatal; death and morbidity happen from secondary infection.

 Complicazioni

Complications are rare but they may include:

  • Infezioni delle vie urinarie
  • Perdita di peso
  • Infection of part of the abdomen (peritoneal cavity)

Malattie e Ayurveda

                Krimi

Nidana

Causative factors for krimi are the same as that of Kushtha.

Sparsa

Aahaara               together      – By touch and sharing food, bed etc.

Sayya

Amrijothbhava            – Due to lack of proper personal hygiene

Purvaaroopa

        Not mentioned separately

Samprapti

Due to contact with krimi (microbes or parasites) and due to lack of proper hygiene, the microbes enter the body through the mouth and travel through the intestines. They enter the pakwaasaya, guda, and produce the disease.       

Lakshana

Vidbheda – Loose stools

Soola – Abdominal pain

Vishtambha – Distension of abdomen

Kaarsya – Emaciation/loss of weight

Paarushya – Roughness of body

Paanduta – Anaemia/ Pallor

Romaharsha – Horripilation

Agnisadana – Loss of appetite

Gudakandu – Itching of anus

Gudavinirgama – Rectal prolapse

Divisioni

  • Bahyam-external
  • Aabhyantaram-internal
  • Bahirmalaja-from external impurities
  • Kaphaja-from kapha
  • Rakthaja-from rakta
  • Pureeshaja-from faecal matter

Prognosi

            Kricchrasadhyam

Chikithsa

The Ayurvedic treatment of Krimi depends upon the type.

Here, the infestation is internal and it is aabhyantarakrimi but it can be seen outside the anus also. The main procedure is to physically remove the krimi from skin (if visible) and cleaning the Gastro-intestinal tract removing the krimis completely. Main Ayurvedic treatment for the disease pin worms include purificatory therapies called vamana(therapeutic emesis with medicated herbal drinks) and virechana(therapeutic purgation with herbal medicines administered orally). After cleaning the GIT with these procedures and vasti(medicated enemas) , diet & hygienic lifestyle to prevent worm infestation should be followed.

Samana

Apakarshana – extraction with hand or tool

Uthkharshana-powder massage

Lepana-external application of herbal pastes to reduce itching etc.

Parisheka-Pouring medicated herbal decoctions on the area

Sodhana

Vamana

Virechana

Aasthapanavasti

And after the krimi has expelled from the body, anuvasanavasti should be done to compensate the dryness and deterioration caused by aasthapanavasti.

Farmaci di uso comune

        Vidangakrishnadi kashayam

Vidangasavam

Abhayarishtam

Avipattichoornam

Krimisodhinivatika

Ashta Churna

Marche disponibili

        AVS Kottakal

Vaidyaratnam oushadhasala

SNA oushadhasala

Rimedi casalinghi

Pinworm eggs can cling to surfaces, including toys, faucets, bedding and toilet seats, for two weeks. So besides regular cleaning of surfaces, methods to help prevent the spread of pinworm eggs or to prevent reinfection include:

  • Because pinworms lay their eggs at night, washing the anal area in the morning can help reduce the number of pinworm eggs. Showering may help avoid possible re-contamination in bath water.
  • Change underwear and bedding daily
  • Wash bedsheets, pajamas, underwear, washcloths and towels in hot water to help kill pinworm eggs. Dry on high heat.
  • Avoid scratching the anal area. Trim the fingernails so there’s less space for eggs to collect. Avoid biting nails.
  • Wash hands well after using the toilet or changing a diaper and before eating.

 Dieta

  • Da evitare

Red meat, fried non-veg items, and sea foods

Jaggery, sugar, sweet food items, Milk and milk products that cause obstruction in channels and a favourable condition for worms

I pasti pesanti e gli alimenti difficili da digerire causano indigestione.

Junk foods and spicy food- cause disturbance in digestion and reduces the bioavailability of the medicine

Bevande gassate: rendono lo stomaco più acido e disturbano la digestione.

Refrigerated and frozen foods – causes weak and sluggish digestion by weakening agni (digestive fire)

Cagliata - causa vidaaha e quindi molte altre malattie

  • Da aggiungere

Pasti leggeri e alimenti facilmente digeribili

Raw papaya, pineapple etc.

Green gram, soups with black pepper, turmeric, ginger and curry leaves

Cibo fresco e caldo trattato con semi di cumino, zenzero, pepe nero, ajwain, ecc.

Comportamento:

Maintain proper personal hygiene.

Avoid sedentary lifestyle. Be active.

È meglio evitare l'esposizione a luce solare eccessiva, pioggia o polvere.

Mantenere un programma alimentare e di sonno regolare.

Avoid forcing or holding of natural urges like urine, faeces, vomiting, hiccups etc.

Avoid Stress and emotional imbalance as much as possible.

 lo yoga

Following a routine with regular exercises and specific yoga asanas like Ardhamathsyentra asanam, Halasanam, Vakrasanam, Dhanurasanam etc is recommended.

L'esercizio fisico regolare aiuta a migliorare la biodisponibilità dei farmaci e degli alimenti ingeriti e porta a una salute positiva.

Lo yoga può mantenere l'armonia all'interno e con l'ambiente circostante.

Ardha mathsyentra asanam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51EqCa6ZGCw

Halasanam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6RdNJzDGxA

Vakrasanam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fi85Dqdo1M

Dhanurasanam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adqNfP_NaGo

Tutti gli esercizi e gli sforzi fisici devono essere decisi ed eseguiti esclusivamente sotto la supervisione di un medico esperto.

 Articoli di ricerca

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522669/

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