Abdominal pain is a fairly common condition in daily life, but it is necessary to distinguish between common abdominal pain and worm abdominal pain in order to have the most effective treatment. Below are the features of worm colic that distinguish it from the common colic.

Abdominal pain around the navel is a common condition that both children and adults experience, but there are many myths surrounding the cause of this phenomenon. One of the frequently asked questions is is abdominal pain around the navel caused by worms?

Helminth infections are one of the most common infections worldwide. The disease is transmitted by eggs contained in human feces, thereby contaminating the soil in areas with poor sanitation. The main species that cause disease in humans are roundworms, roundworms (Trichuris trichiura) and hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale).

Parasitic infections in general and gnathostomiasis caused by Gnathostoma spinigerum in particular with diverse clinical symptoms are easily misdiagnosed with other diseases. The main cause of the disease is eating raw food or food that has not been carefully processed from some foods in endemic areas.

Abdominal pain is a very common phenomenon in all ages, especially those with typical diseases of the kidneys, stomach, intestines, and liver. Dull abdominal pain above the navel accompanied by nausea is common in stomach diseases. This article will clarify the association between abdominal pain above nausea and a number of diseases.

Bile duct worms were a fairly common disease in the past due to the high prevalence of helminth infections. Today, with the effectiveness of prevention and periodic deworming, the incidence of disease has greatly reduced in the community. Bile duct worms occur when the worm population increases in large numbers in the gastrointestinal tract and causes them to migrate backwards up the biliary system.

Pinworm infection is one of the most common intestinal parasite infections. It often occurs in children and can be treated at home. Therefore, parents should learn about how to treat pinworms in children.

Abdominal pain in children is a very common condition, it is a normal physiological manifestation or sometimes a manifestation of a certain disease, if not detected and treated early, it can directly affect the child's health.

Children are most susceptible to parasitic diseases, especially hookworms, pinworms, and whipworms that often attack children or combine to leave many dangerous complications. Preventing parasitic diseases helps reduce the risk of infection as well as limit complications caused by parasitic diseases.

Worms are parasites that live in the human body and seriously affect children's development such as health, nutrition, cognitive development, access and achievement in learning. Therefore, parents need to pay attention to prevent worms according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, and need to periodically deworm children.