Are there any taboos for taking anthelmintics?

If a child has parasites in his body, it is best for parents to take the child to the hospital for a stool test. Through the test, it can be accurately found whether there are parasites in the body and the type of parasites, so that targeted medication can be used, so that the treatment effect is more ideal. Therefore, parents must not blindly give their children anthelmintics. There are many details that need to be paid attention to when taking anthelmintics. So are there any taboos for taking anthelmintics?

First, are there any contraindications to taking anthelmintics? Parents can take their children to the hospital regularly to test their stool to determine whether there are parasites and what kind of parasites they are, and choose anthelmintics in a targeted manner. Because some anthelmintics are effective against multiple parasites, while others are only effective against one type of parasite, do not assume that your child has worms and blindly give anthelmintics, which will affect your child's health.

Second, anthelmintics are usually taken on an empty stomach. It can be taken two hours after a meal. At this time, the gastrointestinal food has been basically emptied, the medicine can easily come into full contact with the worm body, and the anthelmintic effect is better. If you consume a proper amount of vinegar one hour before taking the medicine, it will help expel the insects. If you do not have a bowel movement for a long time after taking the medicine, you should take some laxatives to promote bowel movement.

Third, take the appropriate dosage of medicine. If the dosage is insufficient, the worms are not paralyzed and they are stimulated by the drugs to migrate, which can easily cause abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction, and biliary ascariasis, and they cannot be expelled. Excessive dosage can easily cause poisoning and damage the liver. Therefore, avoid taking anthelmintics frequently or in excessive amounts. However, anthelmintics should be used with caution or prohibited for children with impaired liver and kidney function, weak spleen and stomach, and acute fever.

Are there any contraindications to taking anthelmintics? When taking medication, pay attention to observe adverse reactions. For example, broad-spectrum imidazole anthelmintics such as levamisole (to expel hookworms), tobendazole (Anleshi), and albendazole (Enterostomiasis), a very small number of patients gradually develop symptoms of mental sluggishness such as mutism, emotional indifference, thought inhibition, memory impairment, and a sharp decrease in calculation ability 10-40 days after taking the medication. Some have varying degrees of impaired consciousness. There was a case in China where a person became paralyzed on one side of his body after taking two anthelmintic pills. Therefore, children with a history of allergy to imidazole anthelmintics or a family history of allergy should use this type of drug with caution and inform their doctor. Children under two years old should be cautious when taking anthelmintics. The liver and kidneys of children under two years old are not fully developed, and drugs can harm their liver and kidneys, so anthelmintics should be used with caution.