Patient's question:
My child is only 10 months old. During one of the child's bowel movements, we accidentally discovered 3 or 4 white, ribbon-like objects. Based on my biological knowledge, I suspected they were tapeworm segments. We went to the county hospital for a check-up, but they couldn't identify what kind of worm it was. Later, after the doctor looked up some information, they said it was very likely a tapeworm. However, because the child is too young, they were hesitant to treat it and suggested we go to the regional hospital for further examination.At the regional hospital, several samples of the child's bowel movements were tested, but no tapeworms were found. The doctors were also unable to provide a treatment. However, based on my knowledge, I should have been able to confirm that it was a tapeworm. Later, I researched more about tapeworms. Since the child is too young, I couldn't give him Western medicine, but instead
Doctor's answer:
Hello, intestinal parasites include: such as ascariasis, Giardia lamblia infection, hookworm disease, and tapeworm disease. Tapeworm disease is a disease caused by the parasitism of pork tapeworm or beef tapeworm in the human small intestine. Tapeworm disease is widespread in China. This parasitic disease can cause children to have poor appetite. It is recommended to treat it with Chinese herbal medicine to kill parasites.