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If you suffer from unexplained abdominal bloating, diarrhea, weakness or weight loss, your doctor should suspect intestinal worms (or other intestinal parasites) as a possible cause. Diagnosis is confirmed by stool test for ova and parasites (O&P test). Hemoccult can reveal blood in the stool.
Adult worms feed on blood from the mucosal capillaries. About 5 weeks after initial infection, female worms release thousands of eggs into the stool daily. [1,23] If no reexposure occurs, the infection will disappear once the worms die; the lifespan of Necator is 3-10 years, and that of Ancylostoma is 1-3 years. [1] Patients may report diarrhea, vague abdominal pain, colic, or nausea. The diagnosis is made by means of stool ova and parasite examination.