3. Recurring or constant abdominal discomfort and swelling.
Recurring and/or constant abdominal discomfort and swelling should always be treated as one of the more serious symptoms when it comes to your health, and any sign of the above should be treated with seriousness – and warrants an immediate appointment with your doctor even if the cause of the abdominal cramping and swelling that you’ve been experiencing doesn’t turn out to be a tapeworm.
You should consider yourself at an increased risk of tapeworm if you have been exposed to any of the factors or elements that might serve as a breeding ground for the parasite; although this isn’t always necessary, because the possibility exists of picking up tapeworm from any carrier under any circumstances, and you might not have noticed this to tell your doctor as the possibility of exposure.
Thus, the only way to really be sure is to have the proper tests done – and there’s no way around seeing your doctor.