okay i know this sounds crasy but one night i felt something on my throat so i put my finger in and it was something like a tapeworm in my throat i dont think thats normal i think its a tapeworm because it moves and i can feel it on the back of my throat allways please someone help me im terryfied and doctors dont belive me oh and another thing can it be seen on an xray please answer me this is not a joke
2006-10-03 20:37:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
im not afraid of doctors im afraid of the tapeworm but doctors dont pay any att to me
2006-10-03 20:45:21 · update #1
First off what do you mean the doctor does not believe you??? You went to a doctor? If you saw a doctor and they examined you, they would either find something or not. Also x-rays are primarily used to look at bones and not soft tissue. I don't believe any of this. lol Good try.
Doctors don't pay attention to you and don't believe you? Sounds fishy to me. lol
2006-10-03 20:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by Island Queen 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Tapeworms can be effectively cured with antiparasitic (antihelmintic) medication once they are detected. Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for treatment is a prescription drug called praziquantel. The medication causes the tapeworm to dissolve within the intestines. Praziquantel is generally well tolerated. Sometimes more than one treatment is necessary.
Albendazole, marketed as Albenza, Eskazole or Zentel, is a drug indicated for the treatment of a variety of worm infestations.
It is effective against
threadworms or pinworms
roundworms,
whipworms
tapeworms
hookworms
Mode of Action
It blocks parasitic glucose uptake by interrupting microtubular function.
2006-10-04 03:45:18 · answer #2 · answered by Ajeesh Kumar 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tapeworms live in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. In a tapeworm infection, adult worms absorb food predigested by the host, so the worms have no need for a digestive tract or a mouth.
First place, why are you scared to check with your local doc. I guess they would be willing to help you get rid of your sickness, and just in case you are fooling, they'd refer you to a psychiatrist.
I suggest you rush to your doc, and later read more abt worms from the link below.
2006-10-04 03:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
your afraid of drs but not worms coming out your mouth? There is something wrong with that picture...
Also, you cannot get tapeworm unless you EAT A FLEA! Tapeworm in humans is extremely rare and only found when done on purpose.
Maybe it is a hair? I think you should just go to the dr..
2006-10-04 03:42:58 · answer #4 · answered by Mommadog 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A tapeworm could not live in a stomach (too much acid). They live in intestines. If it were a tapeworm you were feeling, it'd be at the other end of the digestive system, not the stomach or esophagus.
2006-10-04 04:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by The Invisible Man 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
always get a second or third opinon wont show on an xray (there clear and no bones) see at keast 2-3 different doctor and see online about it and tell the doctor "its a back problem" so they will take an xray and you will see
Good Luck
2006-10-04 03:44:05 · answer #6 · answered by Stacey 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it isn't a tape worm but if you eat shell fish it may be another kind of parasite. wish i could remember the name off the top of my head. now i am not going to be able to sleep. darn it.
2006-10-04 03:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by beckdawgydawg 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lie on your back, mouth wide open, wave a piece of fresh meat around your mouth and see if it comes out.
2006-10-04 03:57:30 · answer #8 · answered by a_bike_guy 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋