Yes, deworming can be repeated after 3 months if symptoms have recurred. Reinfection is quite common in children.
Along with giving deworming medicine again, focus on prevention:
• regular hand washing
• trimming nails short
• washing fruits/vegetables properly
• avoiding nail biting/thumb sucking
• daily underwear change
• washing bedding/clothes properly
If he has itching around the anus especially at night, disturbed sleep, recurrent abdominal pain, poor appetite, worms visible in stool, or repeated recurrence despite treatment, a pediatric evaluation may help decide whether stool testing or treatment of family members is needed.
Please avoid repeated frequent dosing without medical advice.
Answered2026-05-11 05:48:21
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