Suggest Treatment For Liver Parasite

Posted on Fri, 15 Jan 2016

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 Answered on

Mon, 15 Feb 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : Hi, my wife has been passing what look like little sacks with worms coming out of them. I'm wondering if anyone knows what they are. When I look online, it seems that there is conflicting ideas.

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Does not look like worms

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

From the picture you have attached it does not look like worms. Worms are usually elongated and not in clumps. Besides there are fibrous bands which is very unusual in gut parasites.
Here is how you should go about it

1. Try to recall in the past 36-48 hours if she has eaten any fruit with seeds or anything that resembles this.
2. Give the sample for testing under microscopy
3. Eat only semi solid food and liquids for the next 48 hours and see if it gets better

Symptoms of parasitic infestation of the bowel are

1. bleeding while passing stools
2. Loss of weight
3. Crampy pain of the abdomen, especially after eating
4. Loose stools

I hope I was of help if you have any further queries please get back to me

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (38 minutes later)

She eats scrambled eggs and plain yogurt. She has pain in her abdomen, she is on morphine and oxycodone for pain. Here is a link I found with the same kind of thing that others have had, http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/parasite-discussions/general-support/0000-parasite-photos-now-here ..it was a five year old post with no real definite answer though. She fluctuates between diarrhea and constipation. Is it possible that this is not a gut parasite, but a liver parasite?

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Liver parasite

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

It is unlikely to be liver parasite. Patients with an infected liver complain of pain abdomen in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen and they are usually very sick with jaundice, fever, etc.
Have you considered sending this sample for microscopy by a micriobiologist? That would be the best way to know what they are.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad