Ascaris

Ascaris lives in the intestine and Ascaris eggs are passed in the feces of infected persons. If the infected person defecates outside (near bushes, in a garden, or field) or if the feces of an infected person are used as fertilizer, eggs are deposited on soil. They can then mature into a form that is infective. Ascariasis is caused by ingesting eggs. This can happen when hands or fingers that have contaminated dirt on them are put in the mouth or by consuming vegetables or fruits that have not been carefully cooked, washed or peeled.

Adult: cylindrical shape, creamy white or pinkish in color.
Male: average 15–31 cm and is more slender than female.
Female: average 20–35 cm in length.

Living worms are pale pink in colour and have a bright red stripe on their body. The female roundworm typically ranges in size from 16cm to 33cm inches and can grow to the thickness of a pencil. The male roundworm is smaller than its female counterpart. Up to approximately one hundred roundworm worms can infect a single human host.

The female roundworm can lay as many as 200,000 to 300,000 eggs a day. The eggs of the roundworm have an incredibly thick shell and are very resistant to variations in temperature and humidity in the environment. They are coated with a jelly-like substance with a lumpy surface that allows the eggs to stick to almost anything. Although it takes about two to three weeks for them to become infective, roundworm eggs will remain infective in the soil for some time. The eggs hatch in the small intestine, the juvenile penetrates the small intestine and enters the circulatory system, and eventually the juvenile worm enters the lungs. In the lungs the juvenile worm leaves the circulatory system and enters the air passages of the lungs. The juvenile worm then migrates up the air passages into the pharynx where it is swallowed, and once in the small intestine the juvenile grows into an adult worm. Why Ascaris undergoes such a migration through the body to only end up where it started is unknown. Such a migration is not unique to Ascaris, as its close relatives undergo a similar migration in the bodies of their hosts.

After about two months in the small intestine the roundworms mature into adults. The roundworm adults remain in the small intestine feeding on the contents of the intestine. They do not actually feed on the human host as many of the other nematodes do.

Ascarids have been epidemic in the recent past in the southeastern U.S. Infection occurs when active eggs are swallowed from contaminated food and water. The eggs hatch and penetrate the gut, then migrate to the heart and lungs. Many juvenile worms get lost and migrate to other parts of the body.

In the lungs the juvenile worms continue to develop.  They move up the respiratory tract to the pharynx, where they are swallowed into the stomach.  They then pass through to the intestine, where they mature and feed on the intestine's liquid contents.

Even so people infected with Ascaris often show no symptoms, Ascaris infections in humans can cause significant pathology. The migration of the larvae through the lungs causes the blood vessels of the lungs to hemorrhage, and there is an inflammatory response accompanied by edema. The resulting accumulation of fluids in the lungs results in "ascaris pneumonia," and this can be fatal.

The large size of the adult worms also presents problems, especially if the worms physically block the gastrointestinal tract. Ascaris is notorious for its reputation to migrate within the small intestine, and when a large worm begins to migrate there is not much that can stop it.

Occasionally an adult will migrate to the stomach and cause nausea, and sometimes vomiting.  In these cases, the human host can expel the worm in the vomit.  (Expelled worms as big as 1 ft long have been reported.) Worms that reach the esophagus while a person is asleep can exit the body through the nose or mouth.

Instances have been reported in which Ascaris have migrated into and blocked the bile or pancreatic duct or in which the worms have penetrated the small intestine resulting in acute (and fatal) peritonitis.

Ascaris seems to be especially sensitive to anesthetics, and numerous cases have been documented where patients in surgical recovery rooms have had worms migrate from the small intestine, through the stomach, and out the patient's nose or mouth.

Summary of Symptoms:

• Cough
• Low-grade fever
• Vomiting worms
• Passing of worm in stool
• Gallstone formation
• Liver abscesses
• Pancreatis
• Pulmonary eosinophilia
• pneumonia
• Shortness of breath
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea and diarrhea
• Blood in the stool
• Weight loss
• Fatigue
• Presence of worm in vomit or stool
• bacterial infection
• inflammation
• allergy
• malnourishment
• intestinal blockage
• "flu like" symptoms
• restlessness
• sleep disturbances
• haemorrhaging
• oedema
  

An estimated 807-1,221 million people in the world are infected with Ascaris lumbricoides (sometimes called just "Ascaris").

Health care providers can diagnose ascariasis by taking a stool sample and using a microscope to look for the presence of eggs. Some people notice infection when a worm as big as 40cm long is passed in their stool or is coughed up. If this happens, bring in the worm specimen to your health care provider for diagnosis.

Your provider might also order a Abdominal X-ray or a complete blood count as well as a
stool ova and parasite exam.

Adult worms of this species do not develop in the human's intestine. (Some parasitologists believe that there is but one species of Ascaris that infects both pigs and humans, but any commentary on this issue is beyond the scope of this web site.)

Ascaris does not attach itself to you, it hardly even moves. It simply lies still in your organs absorbing nutrients and eventually filling up with eggs.
When you kill Ascaris worms with the herbal recipe, they are mortally wounded. They are dying, but the eggs inside them are not. They were sheltered. Within a day these eggs begin to leave the dying worm. Soon hordes of eggs are dispersing in your body again!

And in another 24 hours they are beginning to hatch into larvae. You can detect this as it happens with a Syncrometer and test slides of eggs, larvae, and adults.

Of course, you are taking the herbal parasite killers. But again, these do not penetrate the Ascaris body to kill what is inside. It could take a few weeks for the dead Ascaris to be totally disintegrated so no more eggs are being sheltered within.

Surely, a few Ascaris eggs, still escaping into your body could not do much harm since the overall problem has been greatly reduced! This is not so. The eggs may even do more harm than the worms.

Ascaris eggs bring 3 very important pathogens that spread throughout your body: Rhizobium leguminosarum, Mycobacterium avum/intracellulare, and the common cold virus, Adenovirus. A flood of these are responsible for your night sweats! As soon as the last Ascaris egg is gone, these pathogens are gone, too, and the following night becomes free of sweating. If your night sweats come back, you know Ascaris eggs are present again. And in 24 hours, unless you kill them, they will hatch into larvae and start the whole cycle over again.

It takes about 3 weeks for large parasites like Ascaris and tapeworm larvae to disintegrate completely and be cleared from your tissues. If eggs or scolices are continually released during this time, the cycle of infection cannot be broken. Fortunately, the same two things that can penetrate tapeworm larvae can also penetrate Ascaris worms and mop up after them, whether dead or alive!

Taking this supplement can give you side effects, perhaps due to its penetrating antiparasite property. If you have serious side effects, reduce the dosage. Even if you reduce the dosage, do not take it longer than 3 weeks. Most persons get no side effects. But the more parasitized you are, the more side effects you could have: fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea. Remember, animals that are being deparasitized have similar symptoms.

I have not yet found a way to counteract these symptoms, so it is wise to drink lots of water while taking it, take vitamin C and vitamin E, 400mg, one a day. Vitamin E will counteract the over-oxidation produced temporarily by the ozonated oil. Take it two hours or more after the ozonated oil to make sure there is no loss of the oil's potency. Also, alkalinize yourself with 1/2 tsp. baking soda at bedtime since all sulfur compounds will acidify you. Be patient. Usually, all side effects disappear in a few days, but in difficult cases they may last a week. Make sure to eat regular meals in spite of appetite loss. You must not allow yourself to lose weight, even for one week. Taking a capsule of vitamin B1, 500mg, with each meal helps with appetite.

If your symptoms return or never completely left, you can assume that some eggs escaped or you still have a particularly resistant tapeworm stage. You may safely double the dosage of ozonated oil. Take one tbs. twice a day for one day only. It is not necessary to repeat this. No Ascaris stage can escape this one-time treatment. Only reinfection can give them back to you. Although there are no side effects, you may not take this dosage on a daily basis. But you may add it to your weekly maintenance program (including vitamin E).

Avoid contact with soil that may be contaminated with human feces, including with human fecal matter ("night soil") used to fertilize crops.
Wash your hands with soap and warm water before handling food.
Teach children the importance of washing hands to prevent infection.
Wash, peel, or cook all raw vegetables and fruits before eating, particularly those that have been grown in soil that has been fertilized with manure.