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Child Has Intestinal Worms, Dark Circles Below Eye, Body Itching. What Can I Do?

Hey I am Prashant Kumar from City- Ranchi- State- Jharkhand, Country- India. My daughter sanya kumari who is 7 years old. She is presently suffering from intestinal worms Don t want to eat anything. She has dark circle below both eye and also sometime itching whole body. I contact to local child specialist doctor. He told immediate stop to chocolate, chips, biscuits etc and advice to get her only homely made food like roti, vegetable, pulse , milk without complan. Doctor prescribed a nedicine like- junior LANZOL 15 (lansaprazole) , OFLOXACIN and lee biotic sachet. Albendazole syrup had already been given 10 days before. doctor also advice to get her whole abdomen test. intestinal worms found in test report. What can i do next. since situation is as it is. Kindly give me suggestion what can i do. my mail address is ( YYYY@YYYY )
Wed, 30 Jan 2013
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Hi ,
Thank you for your query.
It seems that you child has intestinal worm infestation.
You have to give 2 doses of Albendazole 14 days apart.
The itching is due to worm infestation.
Give him an antiallergic syrup for 5 days.
Consult your doctor if the child does not recover.
f you have any further queries you are free to consult me.Hope this answers your query.Wishing your child a speedy recovery.Have a nice day.
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Child Has Intestinal Worms, Dark Circles Below Eye, Body Itching. What Can I Do?

Hi , Thank you for your query. It seems that you child has intestinal worm infestation. You have to give 2 doses of Albendazole 14 days apart. The itching is due to worm infestation. Give him an antiallergic syrup for 5 days. Consult your doctor if the child does not recover. f you have any further queries you are free to consult me.Hope this answers your query.Wishing your child a speedy recovery.Have a nice day.