Patient's question:
My daughter is one year and eight months old, and she has poor appetite. I heard from others that she might have roundworms. Is it possible for a child this young to have intestinal parasites? How can I determine if she has intestinal parasites? If she does, what medication should I use and what dosage should it be? I urgently need a reply.Doctor's answer:
You should take the child to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination. Whether there are parasites can be seen at a glance. Additionally, it's important to consider ruling out the possibility of other diseases. That is the main issue. I have another very simple method to tell you. It's to check if there are blue patches in the child's eyes (on the white part of the eyes). If there are, it means there are parasites. The child is so young. Taking some Baotaotang (a type of antiparasitic medication) should be sufficient. Don't worry. Once the parasites are eliminated, the child will naturally develop an appetite.