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How Long Does It Take For Complete Elimination Of Worms After Medication?
Posted on
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Mon, 12 Jan 2015
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Question : How long until I stop seeing the worms passing in my stool?
Took medication last wenesday the 10th.
Took medication last wenesday the 10th.
Brief Answer:
Can be up to 2 weeks, untill you take the second dose.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
The antihelminthic medication kills the adult worms present but not the eggs.
One dose is sufficient to kill the adult worms.
But as the eggs hatch, you would see the worms come out but may be dead by the action of the medicine.
All the eggs would hatch within two weeks and that is why a second dose is given at that stage. So you might see worms coming out up to two weeks of the first dose, though mostly they stop in 10 days or so.
I shall be happy to answer if you have more queries.
Take Care
Dr Noble Zachariah
Can be up to 2 weeks, untill you take the second dose.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
The antihelminthic medication kills the adult worms present but not the eggs.
One dose is sufficient to kill the adult worms.
But as the eggs hatch, you would see the worms come out but may be dead by the action of the medicine.
All the eggs would hatch within two weeks and that is why a second dose is given at that stage. So you might see worms coming out up to two weeks of the first dose, though mostly they stop in 10 days or so.
I shall be happy to answer if you have more queries.
Take Care
Dr Noble Zachariah
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