I got tapeworms,idk what to do?!
Question: my dog had fleas and i think i might have ingested one or an egg and idk what to do..im a very clean person..and yes im sure that i have it.. im scared..
Answers: my dog had fleas and i think i might have ingested one or an egg and idk what to do..im a very clean person..and yes im sure that i have it.. im scared..
The most common treatment for tapeworm infection involves oral medications that are toxic to the tapeworm. These drugs include praziquantel (Biltricide) or albendazole (Albenza), as well as niclosamide, although this drug is not available in the United States. The medication prescribed depends on the species of organism and site of infection involved.
The medications are poorly absorbed by your digestive tract and generally work by dissolving or attacking the adult tapeworm. Be aware that these drugs target the adult tapeworm, not the eggs, so take care to avoid reinfecting yourself. Always wash your hands after using the toilet and before eating.
Stool samples are generally checked at one month or three months after you've finished taking your medication, depending on what species of tapeworm you have. Successful treatment should render your stool free of tapeworm eggs, larvae or proglottids. The success rate is greater than 95 percent in people who receive appropriate treatment.
Trip to your Doctor make sense about now....
go to the doctor
You can't get tapeworm from fleas. You get tapeworm by somehow ingesting poop. You would totally know if you had tapeworm. You'd feel nauseous and have stomach pain and a very itchy rectum. If you think you ingested a flea egg, the acidic juices in your stomach would kill it.