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Suggest Treatment For Tapeworm Infection

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Posted on Thu, 6 Oct 2016
Question: my friend found a tapeworm. she will seek treatment today from a doctor. can a colonic treatment also help remove it quickly? how does it fully pass put of your body?


she is freaking out. can't emotionally handle it so I am curious to see if there is a speedy way to remove it.
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Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Prescription medicine only

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the query.

I rarely find people saying that they could see a tapeworm in the stool. Generally they cannot be found with naked eye in the mess of the stool. Where did she find it? Nevertheless I suggest to get a stool microscopy first to find the actual details and confirm its presence.
Yes tapeworm can cause a lot of maladies and its normal to worry about it.
I do not suggest any colonic treatment. It does not make any sense. The treatment for removal of actual worm and its larva or eggs/cysts is very simple with a course of prescription medicine called Mebendazole/Albendazole. It is actually a single dose to three day course prescribed by doctor.
So I suggest a stool microscopy first, then a full course of treatment.
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Suggest Treatment For Tapeworm Infection

Brief Answer: Prescription medicine only Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for the query. I rarely find people saying that they could see a tapeworm in the stool. Generally they cannot be found with naked eye in the mess of the stool. Where did she find it? Nevertheless I suggest to get a stool microscopy first to find the actual details and confirm its presence. Yes tapeworm can cause a lot of maladies and its normal to worry about it. I do not suggest any colonic treatment. It does not make any sense. The treatment for removal of actual worm and its larva or eggs/cysts is very simple with a course of prescription medicine called Mebendazole/Albendazole. It is actually a single dose to three day course prescribed by doctor. So I suggest a stool microscopy first, then a full course of treatment.