Symptoms of baby thrush

Parents with Dingbao at home should pay more attention to their children's behavior. When the baby is always scratching his buttocks, you should pay attention to the symptoms of pinworm disease. Babies with pinworm disease will also experience changes in their sleep. You will find that the child's sleep becomes very poor at night and he often cries. If it is a girl, there will also be vaginal discharge. In short, when the baby loses weight, wakes up at night and cries constantly, parents must pay attention to the occurrence of pinworm disease.

1. Symptoms of pinworm disease

1. Anal or perineal itching

The baby's anus is itchy and he will scratch his butt from time to time, especially at night. In severe cases, he will scratch the skin around the butt, causing bleeding, rash, eczema and other diseases.

2. Increased vaginal discharge

If a baby girl is infected with pinworms, the amount of vaginal discharge will increase significantly. If the disease is serious, she may easily develop vaginitis. Therefore, you should be extra vigilant about this symptom.

3. Restless sleep, night terrors and crying

Pinworms excrete metabolites at night, which can irritate the baby and make him sleep restlessly. In addition, anal itching can also affect the baby's sleep and cause the baby to cry and frighten at night.

4. Loss of appetite and weight loss

Pinworms often repeatedly stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, causing the baby to have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. In the long run, it may cause the baby to lose weight.

5. Pinworms found in the anus or stool

If a mother finds small, grayish white, thread-like worms about 8-13 mm long around the baby's anus or in the stool, they are most likely pinworms.

2. Treatment of enterobiasis

1. Stool test

If you suspect your baby is infected with pinworms, you can try turning on a flashlight at night to check the baby's butt to see if there are any worms. If you cannot make an accurate judgment with the naked eye, you can also take your baby to the hospital for a stool test to determine which type of worm is infecting him.

2. Drug treatment

After the disease is diagnosed, follow the doctor's advice to give your baby oral medication. Generally, mebendazole, enbopyramide, and thiabendazole have significant effects in expelling pinworms, but the conditions of different babies are different, and the oral medications may also be different.

3. Remove insect eggs

Pinworm eggs can be easily spread through hands or shared items, so to avoid repeated infection, you need to keep your home clean and thoroughly remove the eggs. If you have a baby at home, you can use hot water to wash the floor, tabletops, countertops, towels, bath towels, bedding, toys, etc.