Enterobius inside the human body

What are enterobius? Enterobius are little parasites which can occure inside a human's colon. A lot of children but also adults often get these unwanted parasites. They can cause itches around the anus. Luckily there's an easy cure for it.

What are Enterobius?

What are enterobius? Enterobius, better known as worms, are tiny worms that occure as parasites inside the colon. Enterobius can also occure in the colon of dogs, cats and horses. The worms live for approximetly eight weeks. You can recognize them by their comma-shaped form. The enterobius lays it eggs on the skin around the anus. This can cause some serieus itches, this results in scratching. The scratching spreads the eggs further. The eggs can get in contact with furniture or sanitary which spreads them ever further. The eggs will eventually hatch inside the duodenum and the new enterobius will go to the colon. From this point the circle starts again.

Symptoms

Enterobius can be recognized by a few symptoms:

• Itchy feeling around the anus
• Worms in the stool
• Burning feeling around the anus
• Stomach aches

Treatment

Enterobius is easy to be treated with a cure called mebendazol. This kills the enterobius en cleans your colon. The infection is often carried within the family, therefore you can also use this medicine on them as well. This first treatment is unfortunately not appropiate for pregnant women. May you happen to get entorobius during your pregnancy it is best to see a doctor. The doctor can check if it is truly a infection cause by enterobius. He will do this by putting a little piece of tape on the anus and view it under a microscope. If he sees the eggs he will constate that it's definitley about enterobius.

If you suffer from enterobius don't panic. If there are no complaints then there's no need for treatment. The enterobius in completely harmless. The human body could overcome the disease within one month. Good hygiene like washing your hand and keeping your nails short is very important. If the enterobius still occures inside your stool after a month it is best to go to your doctor about it. Don't be ashamed of it, a lot of people suffer from enterobius and it's normal.

Sources: www.todio.nl