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Is It Normal To Have Rashes Caused By Taking Wormwood Tea To Cure Threadworms?
hello. I believe that I am suffering from threadworms due to obvious sign; anal itching around the full moon being the predominant one. Today I started to do an internal parasite cleanse which involved one tsp of food grade diatamaceous earth and a 2 cups of wormwood tea. I now have an incredibly itchy rash. I am wondering if this is normal?
Tue, 30 Apr 2019
Hello,
Wormwood which is thujone & iso thujone free has medicinal values.
If you take wormwood which contains thujone you may have severe side effects like skin redness & burning, rashes, restlessness, changes in the heart rate, nightmares, allergy, porphyria, kidney disorders; stomach ache, numbness of hands & feet or death.
You are suggested to stop taking wormwood tea &visit ER, get physically examined. Get stool test & culture done to assess the type of worms you have.
To get rid of thread worms take a course of Mebendazole.
To avoid being infected by such worms, make sure you have short nails, take bath daily, take care of your hygiene, wash all your clothes in Savlon, do not share our toiletries, clothes or towels.
Always take medicines under your treating local doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Nupur K, General & Family Physician
Wormwood which is thujone & iso thujone free has medicinal values.
If you take wormwood which contains thujone you may have severe side effects like skin redness & burning, rashes, restlessness, changes in the heart rate, nightmares, allergy, porphyria, kidney disorders; stomach ache, numbness of hands & feet or death.
You are suggested to stop taking wormwood tea &visit ER, get physically examined. Get stool test & culture done to assess the type of worms you have.
To get rid of thread worms take a course of Mebendazole.
To avoid being infected by such worms, make sure you have short nails, take bath daily, take care of your hygiene, wash all your clothes in Savlon, do not share our toiletries, clothes or towels.
Always take medicines under your treating local doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Nupur K, General & Family Physician
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