My Wisdom Teeth are Finally Removed

I had just removed my upper 2 wisdom teeth yesterday. It is not as scary as I thought. The upper part is usually simple (lucky I am) and less complicated as compared to the lower wisdom tooth (because the nerves is just beneath it).

Here you go, this is my lovely wisdom teeth.

During the Surgery

I felt a little bit nervous at the first but the nurse advised me to open my eyes and breathe with my nose. After followed her instructions, it is much more relief. When you guys have operation next time, you could do the same. It feels a lot better with your eyes open.


After the Surgery

They usually give you antibiotic and pain killer. Because I do not have my gum cut, I only have the pain killer. If you have your gum cut, your face may swell and the doctor usually advice you buy a Cold / Ice Pack from your local pharmacy to put into your face to reduce the swell and as well as the pain.

Few things need to be taken care of:

1. Rinse your Mouth only after 24 hours (to prevent non-stop breeding)
2. Brush your Teeth only after 24 hours
3. Eat soft food (e.g. porridge) for 3 days (Up to you)
   
4. Eat pain killer only if necessary.

p/s: Remember also to take your MC so you can take a rest at home without going to work. :D

Get Rid of Worms in Stomach

When I was young, I used to see my dog vomiting worms out from his month. I heard it also happens to human especially small kids. I had never experienced that before because I used to eat deworming medicine given by my parents.

Until recently, I saw a video from YouTube which shows the worms in our human stomach. Here is the video but honestly it is quite “disgusting”.



I only realize that it has been more than 5 years, I have not taken any deworming medicine. So I am so scared that those worms are actually inside my body now. Although I do not have any signs (e.g. itchiness in my anus), I decided to take up a deworming medicine and it is a local brand called “ZENTAL”.


How Do Common Worms Enter Our Body?

Common worms enter our body through 2 main ways:

• Contamination of food by worms eggs
• Penetration of our skin by worm larvae (I don’t know this can happen)

I think because of these, children are particular easy to get those worms because they’re outdoors most of the time. But, does this mean Adult will not get that? What about raw food (e.g. sushi and sashimi) that some of us love to eat?


Common Types of Worm Infection

In Malaysia, the most common worm infection is whipworm, followed by roundworm, hookworm, pinworm, threadworm and tapeworm. The one we see from the video above looks to me like a roundworm. Threadworm and tapeworm are hard to kill and you need to take the ZENTAL medicine for 3 consecutive days.

I did take Zental for 3 consecutive days just to be safe because I don’t know what kind of worms that I have. I may have already free from worms, I really don’t know.

So, how often do you take deworming medicine? Do you aware, there could be worms in your stomach?

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