Amoebiasis
Amoebiasis is a contagious disease caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Amoebiasis is a parasitic infection of the large intestine. It is a difficult infection to treat with allopathic drugs, and repeated courses of specific medication are needed. Amoebiasis can affect anyone; however, the disease mostly occurs in young to middle aged adults.
Causes and symptoms
Amoebiasis is characterized by non specific diarrhea with loose, semi formed, foul smelling stools, or dysentery with mucous, traces of blood and small quantities of stools passed repeatedly. Often there is an ineffectual urge to defecate again and again, with very little stool actually being passed. There is much flatulence with abdominal cramps. In severe cases, the liver and other organs may get affected, causing specific conditions related to organ, e.g., hepatitis, cysts, abscess, etc. The most common symptoms of amoebiasis are diarrhea (which may contain blood), stomach cramps and fever.
Mode of spread
Amoebiasis occurs when Entamoeba histolytica parasites are taken in by mouth and the most common way this happens is by person-to-person spread. Amoebiasis can also be spread by:
* Drinking contaminated water.
* Eating contaminated raw vegetables and fruit.
* Unprotected oral-anal sexual contact.
Natural Home Remedies For the Treatment of Amoebiasis.
* Remove the kernal from the dried seeds of the bael fruit, and also the mango seed kernal. Take equal quantities of these two kernels. A teaspoonful of each should be ground together. One fourth of the mixture should be taken with a cup of rice gruel once a day for 3- 4 days. Helps to cure the amoebiasis.
* A once a week intake of ripe bael sherbat keeps the bowels in a healthy condition.
* Roast unripe bael fruit on a open fire and remove its pulp. This should be eaten with a little jaggery or a sugar, a teaspoonful daily is especially beneficial for blood diarrhea with mucus.
* Take the jam made with the semi ripe or unripe bael fruit - a teaspoonful on a empty stomach every morning keeps the digestive system healthy. Helps in curing the amoebiasis.
Prevention of Amoebiasis
* Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot running water for at least ten seconds before preparing food and eating.
* Wash your hands after smoking and going to the toilet.
* Foods which are best to avoid are uncooked foods, particularly vegetables and fruit, which cannot be peeled before eating.
