How to know if you have the lone worm (tapeworm): these are your symptoms
With the name ofTaenia Solium we are faced with a dreaded ribbon-like, flat worm that lives in the small intestine of human beings -when infection occurs- and tends to measure normally between 3 to 4 meters long, although as it grows it can reach to reach 25 meters in length. We are talking to you, indeed, about the lone worm, also known medically with the name of I had.
The truth is that although they may be unpleasant, the reality is that in most cases they do not usually cause serious problems. In fact, although it is not a very frequent infection, when it occurs it is very easy to treat from a medical point of view. 
What is the tapeworm or lone tapeworm?
The I hador lone worm It consists of an intestinal parasite. And what is a parasite? Very simple, an organism that lives on or within other organisms, acquiring nutrients from its guests and even, sometimes, depriving them of their own nutrition.
It is a parasite in the shape of a flat worm, formed by segments, which lengthens as it increases in size, adding new segments (annelids) to its body. Each segment is capable of reproducing and manufacturing thousands of eggs, reaching up to 3,000 segments, 25 meters in length and living up to 30 years.
The new segments grow from the head of the parasite, so that these new segments tend to move towards the end of the body, until they come off. These old segments along with their eggs leave through the feces of the digestive system of the guest, being able to finish in the water or in the ground if they are not eliminated maintaining a suitable hygienic measures. 
What are your causes?
Many times tapeworm or tapeworm infection occurs when a contaminated food is eaten, especially after consuming undercooked or raw beef or pork. At the time of the attack, the parasite is able to fix itself in the intestine and grow thanks to the different foods that the affected person consumes.
After 3 months he is able to reproduce and begins to release the segments or rings of his body, producing in turn eggs that move to the anus.
And his symptoms? How to know if I have it through its signs or signs?
Although in a certain sense it is only possible to know if we have the lone worm or had from the observation of the annelids or segments in the feces, in the sheets of the bed or in the underwear, certain symptom Alert about a digestive or intestinal problem or condition. 
However, the reality is that the symptoms of the tapeworm are infrequent. In fact, the most common is that the person who has a lone worm infection does not feel anything at all or have symptoms, and may even spend months or years after the infection.
In any case, if symptoms appear, the most common are nausea and dizziness, intestinal transit problems with the appearance of diarrhea, abdominal pain and mild cramps, weight loss and changes in appetite.
The medical treatment of choice and more usual is the prescription of deworming or vermicidal drugs, as for example could be the case of niclosamide or praziquantel. This article is published for informational purposes only. It can not and should not replace the consultation with a Physician. We advise you to consult your Trusted Doctor. ThemesInfections Gastrointestinal disorders
