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Slept 13 Hours, Movement In Stomach, Twitching Muscles In Limbs And Chest. Weakness. Tapeworms?
I think I may have tapeworms living in my body. This may have been going on throughout my childhood and was left untreated. Yesterday I slept 13 hours and it feels like something is moving in my stomach . I am noticing that certain muscles on my legs, arms, chest and hands have been twitching. Overall I just feel weak and like I m dying. I m 21 and this is probably not supposed to happen. My question, is there a surefire way to tell if I have tapeworms?
Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic, The symptoms you mention are not characteristic of tape worm infestation. You may do a stool microscopy examination to look for eggs/ body part of tape worm. I will recommend you to go for a general health check up along with routine blood investigations. Hope this helped, Take care.
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Slept 13 Hours, Movement In Stomach, Twitching Muscles In Limbs And Chest. Weakness. Tapeworms?
Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic, The symptoms you mention are not characteristic of tape worm infestation. You may do a stool microscopy examination to look for eggs/ body part of tape worm. I will recommend you to go for a general health check up along with routine blood investigations. Hope this helped, Take care.