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Pinworm infection is one of the most common intestinal parasitic infections today. It usually affects children and can be treated at home for pinworms. Therefore, parents need to find out information about how to treat pinworms in children.
1. What is a pinworm infection?
Pinworm infection is a common gastrointestinal parasitic infection in school-age children because at this stage, children often have little habit of washing their hands as well as sharing objects. and playing with friends at school, these are factors that make pinworm infections more likely and reinfected.
Children can eat pinworms without even knowing it, after being infected with this parasite, they will travel throughout the child's digestive system and multiply and develop in the skin folds near the child's anus. Symptoms at this time may be that the child feels a lot of burning, itching around the anus. Some children may not experience these conditions, but it is important to note that when a child has pinworm infection, everyone in the family should be treated with the child.
2. Treatment of pinworms at home
Although there are treatments for pinworms in children, it is not the recommended first choice of treatment. The application of home remedies is not entirely true, which means that the scientific data do not support home remedies for pinworms.
However, some statistics also suggest that home remedies for pinworms still work for many children. If your child has allergies, be extra careful with home remedies.
Some home remedies for pinworms:
Raw garlic Garlic is said to kill the eggs that are present in the body and prevent female pinworms from laying more eggs. Parents can feed their children raw garlic in small doses or apply them to the affected areas. One way to make it easier to eat garlic is to cut it into small cloves, mix it with other foods like bread, pasta,... or you can eat it alone.
To make a topical garlic medicine, you need to mince a few cloves of garlic and grind them into a paste. Then, mix the mixture with a small amount of oil or other solvents. Parents should use a clean cotton swab to apply this mixture to the child's anus. If the child has sensitive skin, the skin around the anus is burning, torn or inflamed, this method of application should not be applied.
Coconut oil: Coconut oil has the ability to fight bacteria and viruses, so it can eliminate pinworm infections. This method requires 2 important steps: Swallow a tablespoon of virgin coconut oil every morning, then before going to bed apply a small amount of coconut oil to the affected skin.
Raw carrots If you eat a cup of raw carrots chopped about 2 times a day, you can push the pinworms out. Carrot is known as a tuber that is rich in fiber, so it is very good for the digestive system, stimulating the activities of the digestive system.
However, if there are children and relatives in the family who are suspected of having a pinworm infection, they should skip the above home remedies for pinworms and should visit a doctor to have the first treatment suitable. unify. Pinworm infection is a contagious disease, so delaying treatment can pose a number of other serious medical risks. If you still choose to treat pinworms at home to cure the disease, when signs such as symptoms of pinworm infection persist after application such as abdominal pain, blood in urine and stools, you should stop using these products. this method and go to a medical facility for better support.
Therefore, treatment of pinworms should be consulted by doctors and find out the cause of the disease carefully to be the most effective treatment for the patient. Home remedies for pinworms can still be effective, but they need to be carefully researched and applied.
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References: healthline.com, medicalnewstoday.com
