At what age should children be dewormed

Ascaris is basically a parasite that grows in everyone's gastrointestinal system, and if there are ascaris in the stomach and intestines, it will affect the normal digestion and absorption of food. Therefore, in modern society, some parents will start deworming their children because the chance of children getting roundworms is much higher than that of adults. But at what age can children be dewormed without affecting their stomach and intestines?

At what age can children be dewormed?

1. Children over two years old should be vaccinated against ascaris once a year, because children are not as hygienic as adults and can easily come into contact with worm eggs. You can buy relevant medicines at the pharmacy for children over two years old. Try not to use it on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar each month, because biological activity is highest at this time and the insecticidal effect is not good.

2. Today's anti-ascaris drugs usually break up the adult worms. You will not see the whole worm being pulled out, so don't be nervous. If there are whole worms, it means that the child has a lot of roundworms in the stomach and can be vaccinated again after half a year.

3. Generally speaking, children over 2 years old are allowed to take anthelmintics. If worms are found in children under 2 years old, it is necessary to take medicine, but there are contraindications. Please check the instructions for use of the relevant medicines for details.

4. Generally speaking, it is enough to deworm children once every six months. Do not take anthelmintics frequently, because even anthelmintics with low toxicity and easy metabolism can cause damage to children's liver and kidneys if taken too much.

How to determine if a child needs to be dewormed

1. Gastrointestinal symptoms: loss of appetite and abdominal pain. When in pain, he likes to rub and press the abdomen, but there is no tenderness and no tension in the abdominal muscles. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation may occur easily. Sometimes roundworms may be vomited or defecated.

2. Mental symptoms: restlessness, irritability, teeth grinding, easy to be frightened, etc. Allergies can cause persistent urticaria, angioedema, etc.

3. Nutritional disorders: malnutrition, anemia, and even growth retardation.

4. Observe the excrement to see if there are worm eggs. If you suspect your baby has worms, the safest thing to do is to go to the hospital for a stool test.

To prevent intestinal parasitic diseases, we must start by educating children to pay attention to personal hygiene, and let them develop hygienic habits such as washing hands before meals and after defecation, not eating unclean things, not biting nails, not sucking fingers, not drinking raw water, and not eating raw, cold and unclean food. In addition, parents also need to pay attention to environmental hygiene and let their children grow up in a clean environment.