Do adults need to take deworming medicine?

When it comes to anthelmintics, everyone takes it very seriously for the children at home and gives them regular medication. As for ourselves, we generally think that there is no need to take it, thinking that this is only a problem for children. But in fact, it is not the case. We must know that the probability of parasitic diseases is not based on age. It has a lot to do with people’s daily habits and environmental hygiene. So let’s talk about the question of whether adults need to take anthelmintics.

Adults can also take anthelmintics when they are infected with intestinal parasites. Take anthelmintic as an example. It is the most common broad-spectrum anthelmintic for children. It is mainly used to treat single or mixed intestinal parasitic infections caused by roundworms, pinworms, hookworms, whipworms and strongyloides. But it is not just for children. If adults suffer from intestinal parasites, they can also take anthelmintics for treatment, but the dosage is different from that for children.

Who may need to take deworming medicine?

Mainly people at high risk of parasitic infections. Excluding those with poor hygiene, among the general population:

The first category is people who often work with animals or fish, and they should go to the hospital for regular checkups every year;

The second category is people who usually like to eat raw or uncooked freshwater fish, shrimp, oysters, snails and other foods;

The third category is malnourished people (weight is more than 10% lower than the average weight of people of the same age and gender). Regardless of whether they have clinical symptoms or not, they must go to the hospital to check whether they have parasites.

Although adults can also take deworming medicine, it is not recommended to buy deworming medicine after judging the symptoms on your own, because you don’t know whether you are infected with parasites, what kind of parasites you are infected with, and to what extent the parasites have developed in your body. Moreover, not every anthelmintic is effective against every stage of every parasite. It is best to go to the hospital to test your stool before taking the medicine, and only take it when it is confirmed that there are worms in your stomach.

Pay attention to personal hygiene, do not drink raw water, do not eat unclean food; do not eat uncooked meat, raw or undercooked fish and snails; wash vegetables and fruits, wash hands before and after meals to reduce pollution.