Okay, well my friend just says I'm paranoid ever since my bio teacher talked to us about tape worms. But ive had this weird feeling around my abdomen, and an itchiness. But the thing is i woke up at about 8 o clock, and i havent been hungry all day (its noon now). But yesterday for the past 2 days, i would eat, and my stomach would still be growling...
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Is this a tapeworm, or am i just paranoid?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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contrary to the first answer, you can pick up the worms by:
a) not washing hands properly
b) not cooking meats properly
they can live for years, 5 years or more. they are also very easy to get rid of, you need to go to the docs to get the medicine.Posted 2 years ago # -
You're just paranoid. I am the same way. Sometimes you can be so worried about something that you start believing that you have every single symptom. I do it all the time. You get tapeworms from eating raw meat, but they are usually found in underdeveloped countries and are not as common in the U.S. You are perfectly fine.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Why would you have a tapeworm just because you bio teacher discussed them? Apparently you had no "symptoms" prior to this and that alone should have clued you in that you're open to suggestion. Let it go.
Posted 2 years ago # -
I think you're just paranoid. Tapeworms are really hard to get unless you've been eating raw meat or feces or something. Not only that but you'd be losing weight really fast and be hungry to the point of where you felt like you were starving all the time.
Posted 2 years ago #
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