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Intestinal Worms

Worms are other intestinal parasites, which infest human beings, are found in all countries of the world. However, they are more common in tropical and subtropical areas and are widely prevalent during the rainy season.

Symptoms

The usual symptoms of intestinal worms are diarrhoea, foul breath, dark circles under the eyes, constant desire for food, and restlessness at night with bed dreams, anemia and headaches. Round worms may give rise to inflammation of the intestine and lungs, nausea, vomiting, loss of weight, fever nervousness.

Root causes:

The eggs of these parasites are introduced into the human system through the medium of food or water.
Eating contaminated food causes round warm.
Hookworms enter the human body through bare foot walking on infected earth.
Tapeworms are transmitted to the body through under cooked flesh foods or foods contaminated by dogs.
The real cause of intestinal worms, however, is faulty living. The eggs of these worms, taken into the human body through food and water, can breed in intestines only if they find there a suitable medium for their propagation. The medium is an intestinal tract clogged with morbid matter.

Healing Options

Herbs	Vasaka Coconut Garlic Papaya
Ayurvedic Supplements	Krimighatini Bati Birangasava
Diet	The treatment for intestinal worms should begin with diet .The patient should be kept on an exclusive fresh –fruit diet for four or five days. Thereafter he may adopt a well-balanced light diet consisting mainly of fruits, vegetables, milk and whole meal bread. The diet should exclude fatty foods such as butter, cream, and oil, and all flesh foods.
Lifestyle	During the all fruit or fasting period, the bowel should be cleansed daily with a warm water enema.
Yoga	Vajrasana The Knee to Chest (Pawanmuktasan)

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