Most children can take worming medication after the age of one year, and it is recommended that worming medication be taken on an empty stomach, such as in the morning before a meal or at night before bedtime.
Parasitic infections are less common in children before the age of one, and most children are wormed after that. It is generally more effective to take worming on an empty stomach, as the high absorption rate of the medication on an empty stomach allows the medication to work to its maximum effect. Taking worming medication at night before going to bed can alleviate the symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort that children experience after taking worming medication.
If children have abdominal pain, loss of appetite, malnutrition, perianal itching, sleep is not solid and other symptoms, it is recommended to take the children to the pediatrics department of the regular hospital, stool routine and other related examinations, to determine that there are eggs or adult worms in the body, you can take children’s safe deworming medication under the guidance of the doctor, such as piperazine phosphate.
All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.