Question
My sister’s son has been complaining of stomach pain since last week. After a hospital check-up, it turned out to be cholangitis ascariasis. But today, he ate some lamb. Can children with cholangitis ascariasis eat lamb?
Answer
Children with cholangitis ascariasis should avoid eating fatty foods. Fatty foods may block the spleen and stomach, leading to a disorder in their function, which may then provide a suitable living environment for parasites. Therefore, it is not recommended to consume excessive amounts of fatty meat, chicken soup, and lamb. Cholangitis ascariasis is a severe complication of intestinal ascariasis and is commonly found in school-age children between 6 to 8 years old, farmers, and pregnant women in the later stages.