How to protect children from worms?
Misconception One: 'Children grind their teeth in their sleep. That means he has worms in his stomach.
Misconception Two: 'The child likes to eat sweets too much. That is why he has worms in his stomach. Because eating sugar causes worms in the stomach.
How many more misconceptions are there! In fact, worms are not made of these things. Worms are a type of parasite that attacks children due to unhealthy environment and eating habits.
Let's know how children suffer due to worms:
* If there are worms in the stomach, the child's taste for food decreases
* Health deteriorates, weight does not increase. Because one-third of what he eats is eaten by worms.
* The child suffers from anemia. A worm absorbs 0.1 milliliters of blood from the body every day. About 60 percent of children in our country are suffering from anemia due to worms.
So what to do to save the child from this worm infection?
* Children should wash their hands well before eating anything. Create this habit in the child.
* Always wash your hands with soap after using the toilet.
* Boil the water well and drink it. Clean the baby's diapers with boiling water if possible.
* Do not feed the child unhealthy outside food.
* Prepare and serve baby food with clean hands and cover food in a hygienic manner.
* Children should not walk barefoot in dirty places.
* Deworm the child every six months from the age of two years. Everyone in the family including housekeepers will take this medicine.
Professor Tahmeena Akhter
Pediatrician
