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Worm infection
Loss of appetite. Never hungry, losing weight,evry morning phlegm comes from nose, too much gas production. Pain in muscles especially in neck thighs and calves. I think infected with worms recently saw a white worm in the poop. What tests should I give.
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Dr. Sudarshan Narayan Patil
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16 yrs exp
Nashik
Get a stool examination done for parasites
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Dr. Gunjan Shoor
Laparoscopic Surgeon
14 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Get your stool tested for ova and cyst
Check your hemoglobin
Start albendazole therapy, 1 tab albendazole once daily at night for 3 days and once you get the reports meet a physician
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