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 to check for parasites, as it's easy to tell. Additionally, it's important to consider ruling out other possible diseases, which is the main concern. I have another simple method to tell you: check if there are blue spots in the child's eyes (on the white part of the eyes). If there are, it means the child has parasites. At this age, taking some Pagoda pills should be sufficient. Don't worry, once the parasites are gone, the child will naturally develop an appetite.