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Is Ovex Safe For Thread Worm In Stomach?
My 4 year old son woke on Thursday night with terrible itching in his bottom. He's had threadworm before and as the symptoms were the same I assumed it was threadworm again (despite not seeing any worms or eggs). He had a dose of Ovex on Thursday night but woke up again last night at the same time with itching again. How long does it take for the Ovex to work usually? Should I give him another dose?
Wed, 19 Feb 2014
HI,
The Ovex has Mebendazol-which acts by disturbing glucose absorption by the worms-so their energy source is depleted ,they get weak & die within few days & excreted through stools.
Thus complete action of drug takes 4-5 days & the drug need not be repeated for itching in between.
Actually recurrence is common in thread worm infestation ,so the dose is repeated after 15 days gap twice-to have complete cure.
Thanks.
The Ovex has Mebendazol-which acts by disturbing glucose absorption by the worms-so their energy source is depleted ,they get weak & die within few days & excreted through stools.
Thus complete action of drug takes 4-5 days & the drug need not be repeated for itching in between.
Actually recurrence is common in thread worm infestation ,so the dose is repeated after 15 days gap twice-to have complete cure.
Thanks.
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