Giardiasis is not a very serious illness, although in children and some adults, quite severe symptoms may occur, requiring hospital treatment. However, the presence of Giardia in the body can cause many problems. Therefore, treatment of giardiasis with folk remedies is very popular and often practiced.
Along with infusions and mixtures made from natural ingredients, treatment with homeopathy is also recommended. However, practitioners offering homeopathic remedies often overdo it.
After all, the body has enough strength to deal with giardiasis without external intervention. Folk methods provide quite high effectiveness without side effects. But there are also general recommendations.
Recommendations for the treatment and prevention of giardiasis
The most common treatment is needed for giardiasis in children. It should be remembered that giardiasis is often called “dirty hands disease.” And although giardiasis can be transmitted from one person to another, it often results from a lack of personal hygiene. Regular hand washing is a good way to prevent giardiasis for both children and adults.
Effective treatment of giardiasis can be achieved in various ways. Sometimes herbal treatment is quite sufficient, while other times it may be necessary to consult a doctor.
Giardia themselves do not pose a particularly great danger to the body, except in individual cases. Treatment of giardiasis in adults should be no less careful than in children to ensure a hundred percent result.
Folk remedies for giardiasis
The most common forms of folk remedies for treating giardiasis are infusions and mixtures for internal use. Let’s consider those of them that provide the most productive treatment and have no side effects.
Garlic tincture
This tincture is made based on alcohol or vodka. It can only be taken if you do not have alcohol intolerance. Take juicy fresh garlic and peel enough cloves to make about 250 grams. Then grate them finely and pour 1 liter of vodka or 40% alcohol.
Infuse for 10 days in a glass container, then strain. Take such a tincture by 1 tablespoon three times a day, diluted with some water. Children can also be given this tincture, but only in drops: one drop per year of the child’s life, i.e., 5 drops for five-year-olds, 10 drops for ten-year-olds, and so on.
Honey-plantain mixture
Treatment often includes dietary norms. The diet for giardiasis is prescribed by a doctor and includes individual patient characteristics. Mixtures based on honey can be taken if you have an allergy or intolerance to honey. If your body does not have such properties, you can use this recipe.
You will need plantain leaves collected during the period when these plants bloom. Wash the leaves, dry them, and grind them in a meat grinder. Mix the resulting mass with honey in a 1:1 ratio and store in a closed container in the refrigerator. Take 1 tablespoon three times a day, about 30 minutes before meals. The full course of treatment is one month.
Garlic and milk drink
Usually, nutrition during giardiasis is not normal – patients often experience unpleasant symptoms. For this reason, the use of specially prepared folk drinks is recommended. They may not be very tasty, but they effectively counteract the development of giardiasis in the intestines.
To prepare such a drink, take 250 grams of milk (one glass), bring to a boil, and add well-cleaned finely chopped garlic (one head). Then infuse the drink for about 10 minutes, strain through cheesecloth, and drink in one go. Then lie down (without a pillow) and lie for at least an hour.
Two hours later, cook semolina porridge (based on one glass of milk) and eat it. The porridge must be sugar-free. You can continue to eat as usual.
This treatment can be repeated every 2-3 days until giardiasis starts to weaken and disappear.
This is another recipe that does not have a great taste but is excellent for treating giardiasis in both children and adults. Take pharmacy tar and spread it thinly on bread.
Such a sandwich should be eaten on an empty stomach every morning for three or four days in a row.
Horseradish infusion
Horseradish is a very popular folk remedy for treating giardiasis. To prepare the healing infusion, you will need to take 1 kilogram of horseradish root and, without peeling it, grind it in a meat grinder.
Then put the resulting mass in a three-liter jar, pour cold boiled water to the top, and place it in the refrigerator.
Infuse for three days, and on the fourth day, strain. Such an infusion should be taken three times a day, 1 tablespoon before meals. The recommended course of intake is from 4 to 5 weeks – this is the duration sufficient for the volume of infusion obtained.
Shepherd’s purse infusion
Another effective remedy has been and remains the infusion of shepherd’s purse. To prepare it, take a tablespoon of dried shepherd’s purse leaves and pour a glass of boiling water over it. Then let it infuse at room temperature for 12 hours.
Then strain the decoction through cheesecloth or a fine sieve. Take it three times a day at any time, 1 tablespoon each time.
In two days, if necessary, you can prepare another portion of the infusion. After all, shepherd’s purse has no side effects.
Oat enema
To prepare an enema, take unpeeled oats and sift them well to remove all grains of inappropriate color: pink, green, black. Then take 1 tablespoon of grains, pour them with 300 ml of boiling water in a thermos, and let it infuse overnight.
In the morning, open the thermos and drink the obtained infusion on an empty stomach. After that, lie down with a hot water bottle under you and lie on your right side for at least an hour.
Such a course of treatment should be repeated for two weeks for effective treatment.
Universal folk recipe
This recipe is considered universal as it also provides effective treatment for giardiasis, opisthorchiasis, and some other diseases caused by internal parasites. To prepare it, you will need flax seeds and cloves in a ratio of 10 to 1. Grind them in a coffee grinder into a homogeneous mass.
Such a composition can be added to food or taken in its pure form with a teaspoon. For a person with an average weight of 75 kg, the daily dose is considered to be 25 grams. If your weight differs from the average, manually or with a calculator, divide your weight (in kilograms) by 3 – you will get the amount of medicine to take daily. The treatment course should last at least a month.
Coconut-based recipe
This recipe is great for children suffering from giardiasis, although it may seem quite exotic. Take a coconut, crack it open, and pour the milk into a glass container. Remove the inside of the nut and grate it finely, then pour the milk into the resulting mixture and mix thoroughly.
Keep in mind that such a mixture has a very short shelf life – only two days. Therefore, it cannot be stored for long. Take 1 teaspoon three times a day. The treatment course is one week. Then you can take a two-week break and repeat the treatment.
