8 Warning Signs You Have A Tapeworm In Your Stomach

Tapeworm larvae can escape from the intestines into the liver and develop into cysts.

If ignored, these larvae can interfere with liver function by interfering with blood flow.

The most obvious symptoms of liver damage include abdominal pain, dark urine, swollen ankles and feet, chronic fatigue, skin irritation, and loss of appetite.

5. Epilepsy

A disease known as neurocysticercosis is caused by egg intake from the tapeworm Taenia solium or pork tapeworm.

Taenia solium is a worm species that can invade the brain. When this happens, the person may experience both seizures and headaches or epilepsy.

6. Tiredness

People with parasitic infection often have unusual fatigue.

Specialists say that unusual fatigue is due to the loss of energy created by the boost in immune response required to resist tapeworm infection.

Loss of nutrients from a worm infection is also a possible cause.

7. Weight loss

A significant loss in weight is probably due to nutrient deficiency and appetite loss over an extended period.

Any unexplained loss of weight is a potentially dangerous symptom that needs to be checked by a specialist fast.

8. Jaundice

It is a condition that causes yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes because of a high level of bilirubin.

As the tapeworms grow, it will take more extra space in the intestine, and block the bile ducts.

When this occurs, it can produce excess bilirubin (a yellowish liver pigment) that leads to jaundice.