One of the things I really get worried as
first time parent is about deworming my son. I heard from Mama that she was
also afraid the time I was dewormed and send me to my grandparents. She was afraid,
I presume, on the worms coming out which is also one of my fears.
Last week, when Matt got his vaccine on
Typhoid, I asked his pedia if he could already undergo deworming. Since Matt is
already 2 ½ years old, it will be alright to undergo deworming, as per his pedia. Doc
immediately prescribed me to buy Mebendazole and take a single shot at night
and will be repeated next year. To my surprise, maybe Doc sensed my fear, he
told me not to be afraid. I will not see any worm, if there are in Matt’s
tummy, because it will be dissolved by the medicine including the eggs.
This gives me a great relief.
With this, I learned that parents should not
be afraid of deworming their kids. We cannot remove our kids from getting infested because I believe it is already part of growth and development. Instead, we should keep in mind that this is
necessary to eliminate these intestinal parasites that affect our kid’s general
health and prevent them from other serious illnesses.
Furthermore, you can still prevent or reduce
kids from being infested by the following simple but essential steps:
- Wash their hands before eating especially after playing outdoors or with pets.
- Trim their fingernails and toenails regularly.
- Wash fruits and veggies given to them as raw like salads.
- Cook meat properly
- Ensure that your kids are wearing foot covers (shoes, slippers) when playing outdoors.
- Always give them purified/filtered/boiled water
- Tell them to avoid sharing bottles in school.
- If you got pets in your house, deworm them also cause it might be transferred to humans.
- Don't let thumbsucking or nail bitting a kid's habit.
For other parents, especially the first time ones like me, better consult your doctors before deworming your kids.
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