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Mother having worms

2020-05-18 07:19:30
My baby is 22 days old and on exclusive breastfeeding. I'm having intestinal worms.. Can I take Albendazole?
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Yes 400 mg single dose। Safe।

Answered2020-05-18 14:07:13

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Yes. You can take albendazole while breastfeeding .
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you can  cut your nails and follow proper hand washing while handling and feeding the baby to prevent baby getting infested meanwhile..

Answered2020-05-18 11:33:16

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Albendazole is poorly excreted in the breast  milk and does not cause any adverse effects .Single dose of Albendazole  400mg can be taken while breast feeding  if there is sufficient indications of worm infestation 

Answered2020-05-18 10:02:23

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Yes mumma, you can take albendazole. There is no harm to the baby

Answered2020-05-18 08:55:37

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Yes u can take albendazole.

Answered2020-05-18 08:43:03

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Hi! Yes you can, there's no harm to the baby

Answered2020-05-18 08:09:58

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