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Suggest Treatment For Constipation In A Child

My 2 year old daughter has been having constipation issues well yesterday it took her four hours to go poop and when she did it was grainy dick and it had what looked to be like sesame seeds hundreds of them but yet she hasn t had anything to eat like that and not that many for sure if she did. Could this be a parasite? Please help me
Thu, 11 Aug 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Persons, including children, can sometimes have worm infection of the gastrointestinal tract. Based on your description, this is possible.

To determine if there is an infection present, she would need a stool sample to be sent to the lab for analysis.

Treatment would involve the use of an anti parasite medication. There are different types and different treatment regimens according to the type of infection found.

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Suggest Treatment For Constipation In A Child

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Persons, including children, can sometimes have worm infection of the gastrointestinal tract. Based on your description, this is possible. To determine if there is an infection present, she would need a stool sample to be sent to the lab for analysis. Treatment would involve the use of an anti parasite medication. There are different types and different treatment regimens according to the type of infection found. I hope this helps