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Your health could be a hostage to parasites in your gut, It is being increasingly observed that many people unknowingly suffer from these infestations and suffer from these unresolved symptoms!

Anxiety, nervousness and depression
Frequent infections including yeast infections and colds
Intestinal issues like intermittent constipation, diarrhea, bloating and gas
Joint or muscle pain
Difficulty sleeping or nighttime teeth grinding
Dark circles around or under the eyes

Your health could be a hostage to parasites in your gut, It is being increasingly observed that many people unknowingly suffer from these infestations and suffer from these unresolved symptoms!

• Anxiety, nervousness and depression
• Frequent infections including yeast infections and colds
• Intestinal issues like intermittent constipation, diarrhea, bloating and gas
• Joint or muscle pain
• Difficulty sleeping or nighttime teeth grinding
• Dark circles around or under the eyes
• Acne, eczema, hives, rashes or other skin conditions
• Sensory disorders such as vertigo, brain fog or poor coordination

Increased international travel, improperly washed fruits and vegetables, undercooked/raw or microwaved fish, meat and poultry, polluted soil and water and inadequate hygiene…… all contribute to the spread of parasites.

warning signs:

• Sugar cravings – A diet high in simple carbs like sugar, white flour, and milk can fuel these uninvited guests, even so-called “natural” sweets—honey, rice syrup, fruit juice sweeteners—provide instant nourishment for them. Simple carbohydrate foods require more time to pass through the alimentary system. A sluggish transit time allows more food to decay and putrefy, thus producing stagnation in the colon and an inviting environment for toxic buildup.
• Anxiety – Toxoplasmosis infection has been dramatically and significantly linked to General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
• Secondary dairy and gluten intolerance – Many parasites, like roundworm and Giardia, can trigger secondary lactose and casein intolerance, so avoiding milk and cheese is a must. Because of the damaged intestinal villi, Giardia can also precipitate a type of gluten intolerance. With any protozoan infection that can damage the intestinal villi, it is always a good idea to reduce the intake of grains.
• Food and environmental allergies – Parasites irritate and sometimes perforate the intestinal lining, increasing bowel permeability to large undigested molecules and activating the body’s immune response, causing allergic reactions.
• Anemia – If enough parasites are present, you can lose enough blood to cause iron deficiency or anemia.
• Constipation – Some worms, because of their shape and size, can block the bile duct and intestinal tract, making elimination difficult and infrequent.
• Gas and bloating – Some parasites live in the upper small intestine, making persistent abdominal distention a frequent sign of uninvited guests.
• Irritable bowel syndrome – Parasites can inflame the intestinal cell wall, leading to various GI symptoms and malabsorption of vital nutrients.
• Joint and muscle aches/pains – Some parasites can migrate and encyst in joint fluids and muscles, leading to chronic inflammation.
• Skin conditions – Parasites can cause allergic skin reactions: eczema, hives, rashes, sores.
• Inability to lose or gain weight
• Plus, Overall fatigue, dark circles under the eyes, and grinding of the teeth

How to detox:

1. Comprehensive stool test

2. Check for Candida, Hpylorie, Lyme disease

3. check for gut dysbiosis

4. Food intolerance

5. Consult your doctor for the required medications.

6. Make dietary changes to stop feeding the bugs

7. Avoid Gluten, dairy and sweets of all kinds

8. Up your digestive enzymes, probiotics, and HCL

9. Increase fibre intake

10. Increase consumption of raw garlic,Onions, ACV etc.

 

Dr Kalpana Shekhawat MD

Functional Medicine Specialist

Metabolic disease management consultant.