Pinworms are a type of worm that infects the body quite commonly at all ages, especially in young children. Pinworms have a very short lifespan and usually live in the ileocecal angle. Pinworm infection often causes discomfort and digestive problems, and can even cause appendicitis, perforating the intestine. However, pinworm treatment is very easy and can be treated at home, so how to treat pinworms?
How to treat pinworms with folk methods
How does pinworm infection affect health?
Pinworms are a type of worm that infects the body quite commonly in all ages, especially children. Pinworms usually live in the ileocecal angle or in the last part of the small intestine and the first part of the large intestine. The lifespan of pinworms is very short, only about 1-2 months. However, pinworms are very easily transmitted through the digestive tract. Signs of pinworm infection are difficult to detect if it does not cause anal itching. Usually, at night, pinworms often crawl out of the anus and lay eggs in the anal folds, causing children to itch and scratch because they cannot bear it. Sometimes scratching can scratch the anus. In some girls, pinworms can crawl into the vagina to lay eggs, causing children to itch, restless and cry.
In addition, pinworms can enter the lungs, nasal cavity, esophagus, cervix and bladder through the urethra, leading to inflammation of these organs. In addition, pinworms also cause digestive disorders, common symptoms are abdominal pain, affecting the absorption and digestion of food. Moreover, pinworms are often mobile, causing stimulation such as nerve stimulation for young children, leading to bedwetting, sleep disturbances and panic. In addition, pinworms can also cause appendicitis, and can even cause intestinal perforation.
Pinworms often gather in the anus of children, causing itching and discomfort.
Tips for treating pinworms at home
How to catch pinworms with warm water
Many people use warm salt water to soak their anus to help clean the anus of pinworms and reduce itching. It should also be noted that using warm salt water can cause skin burns if mixed too hot. This method of catching pinworms in children with warm water is only a temporary support, not a way to completely cure pinworms in children.
Children infected with pinworms will greatly affect their health; in addition to finding ways to catch pinworms with warm water for children, parents should prevent them by teaching children to wash their hands regularly, cut their nails, and eat cooked food. In addition, regular deworming for children is necessary so that children can absorb nutrients into their bodies and develop healthily.
How to catch pinworms in the baby's anus according to folk remedies
3.1. How to catch pinworms for children using Oriental medicine
Some traditional oriental medicine remedies that treat worms quickly, safely, and are highly appreciated by mothers can apply as a way to catch pinworms for children at home:
How to treat pinworms in children with oriental medicine
Preparation: Tan lang (old areca nut), nam qua tu (pumpkin seed), equal amounts
Directions : Grind into powder and mix well (children under 6 years old take about 3-6g, children from 7-12 years old take 8-12g) mix with boiling water and add a little sugar or honey for easy drinking. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach for 2-3 consecutive days.
Need to combine: 15g of Bai Bu, 15g of Kho Sam, 15g of Xa Sang Tu, boil to get the water to wash the anal and vaginal area before going to bed, continuously for 3 days.
3.2. How to effectively catch pinworms for children using garlic
Have you ever heard of using garlic to catch pinworms in children?
Preparation : 2-3 medium garlic bulbs, 1 egg, boiling water (enough amount) and a cloth to filter the water.
Perform :
- Peel the garlic, crush it and set aside. Boil the water and let it cool for about 5 minutes. Then add the garlic and soak for 1 to 2 hours.
- Using a clean cloth, filter the soaked garlic juice, then mix it with the egg yolk.
- Mothers use this mixture to wash the baby's anus. Mothers should do this consistently for 3-5 days for effective results.
In addition, mothers can use garlic juice mixed with sesame oil and apply directly to the baby's anus. This is also very effective in removing pinworms.
3.3. How to catch pinworms for children using betel nut
With this method of catching pinworms for children, mothers perform the following steps:
Preparation : Take 5-10 myrtle seeds (about 7-14g)
Perform :
- Mom should roast or dry the seeds until they are cooked and fragrant, then eat them with ripe bananas.
- Eat continuously for 3 days and pinworms will disappear.
- This is an extremely good way to treat pinworms in children that mothers should apply for their babies.
3.4. How to catch pinworms with honey
This method only helps to catch a few worms, not all.
This way to catch pinworms in your baby's anus is very simple:
- Mothers need to take a cotton swab soaked in a little honey and place it in the baby's anus.
- Wait a minute, then remove the cotton swab and gently rub the baby's anal rim.
- And wait until the pinworms come out.
- With this method of using sweets to catch pinworms, many mothers shared that they have caught up to 5-6 worms in one night.
- After catching pinworms, mothers just need to clean their child's anus with warm salt water.
However, in reality, this method of catching pinworms can only help mothers verify whether there are worms in their baby's body or not to apply other methods of treating worms. Because applying honey to the baby's anus only helps catch a few worms, not all of them.
3.5. How to catch pinworms for children with carrots
Carrots are not only a nutritious food, but they also contain a lot of sulfur, making them extremely effective in treating pinworms.
Mothers should regularly give their children carrot juice to avoid the risk of worms; or regularly eating raw carrots will also help clean their children's intestines.
3.6. Using hairy dream leaves to treat pinworms
This method of catching pinworms for children is quite simple. Mothers do as follows:
- Take 30 - 50 fresh perilla leaves, wash them and soak them in salt water for about 15 minutes.
- Then, the mother purees or crushes it, squeezes out the juice, and adds a little salt to drink.
If you are wondering when to give your baby deworming medicine, it is best to give it to your baby in the morning or on an empty stomach. After 2-3 days, the pinworms will be expelled.
3.7. How to catch pinworms for children with purslane
Purslane is not abundant in the city but mainly grows in rural areas. Therefore, this method of catching pinworms in children is rarely applied but is very effective.
Mom just needs to wash the purslane thoroughly and soak it in salt water because purslane often grows along the roadside, with a lot of dirt and sand.
Then, squeeze the fresh purslane juice and add a little salt. Give it to your child who has pinworms for 3-5 days for good results.
3.8. Effective treatment of pinworms with papaya
How to catch pinworms in the baby's anus with papaya is highly effective and very safe for children.
Maybe you don't know that papaya is also a very effective way to catch pinworms in children. To treat pinworms, you can feed your baby ripe papaya in the morning on an empty stomach, continuously for 3-5 days.
The sap of the papaya tree is powerful against worms. It contains many components, including the enzyme papain, which is prepared as an anthelmintic. It is effective against roundworms, pinworms, and pork tapeworms, but not against hookworms.
With the above methods of catching pinworms, hopefully mothers can help their babies get rid of the itching and discomfort caused by pinworms.
