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Threadworms
If we’re talking worms, then we’re talking parasites – small intestinal parasites, to be precise. It sounds hideous, but the threadworm (or ‘pinworm’) is the most common worm parasite infestation of children in the UK (although, any age can be affected). They are usually passed on through poor hygiene, live about 5-6 weeks in the gut, and then die. But before doing so, the female worms lay tiny eggs around the anus, which leads to itching during the night. The resultant scratching can lead to eggs getting onto our fingers and under our nails, which we may then swallow, beginning the cycle of infestation again. However, threadworms can usually be eradicated with medication and strict hygiene. But if you think humans have it bad, then you should consider grasshoppers, who play host to ‘hairworms’ which essentially brainwash the insects with a cocktail of chemicals that makes them commit suicide by leaping into water. In light of that – an itchy bottom is nothing!
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What the! I have got them again! I dont know why i keep getting them. This is the 3rd time now. I had 1 tablet left from the packet when i had them before and iv took it today but the first time i had to take 2 because it didnt get rid of them. Why do i keep getting them. i hate it :(
Hi. I have these.
Ive bought some tablets called pripsen.
So I'll take them thn let you know the results!!
Heyahh i have them i havnt told any one because it dosent feel write i think its horrible i does my headin but as i read the commentt i realised that other people have them to So im Gonna try tell Somee One x
hi im 13 and when i was in hopital after just being diagnosed with diabetes i was really itching down below and 1 day i wiped my self and i saw the threadworm my mum told the nurse and i had a tablet and now there gone. I was really scared and kept crying but im fine now.
Hi. i have had them before and i told my mum & she got medication call pripsen. She told me its because i bite my nails, so i took the tablets and stopped biting my nails & within 2 weeks, they were gone. Threadworms are very common in people, but i think you can buy these tablets in the chemist or maybe even at a shop (asda) if you have worms, try these tablets, they really help. x
I have then for a about a year now i have tried medication but im alergic to it so i just had to leave it. I dont understand why i got them as i bath every day. They dont irritate me as much any more i just get on with it. Dont be embarrised about telling your parents. I told my parents and they were so supportive. DONT SUFFER IN SILENCE. trust me. x
hiya, i have had these for YEARS like i mean since i was about 7ish and i am now 15, i hadnt told anyone, not even by best friends, i was too embarrassed coz i didnt think it was anything people could get, thought i was a weirdo lol. but i was watching the programme and i decided to come on here and i looked it up and found out that other people did get it so i have just told my mum and i am soo happy and relieved, coz i no you can get tablets to get rid of it. feels like a weight has been lifted, thanks :D:P x x x x
Hi im 16 and iv had them twice before. i was so worried the first time and didnt know what to do. they were so horrible and was makin my life a nightmare because didnt know what to do to get rid but then i found out that u can get some medication for them from boots. just ask over the counter. i got someone to do it for me. i think i got 6 tablets. i took 2 each time i got them and it worked but took about a week :)
I've had them for years and although when I was younger my doctor gave me medication it never got rid of them. I'm 17 now and sex is embarrassing because I have to check im clear of them. I shower twice a day and always wash but t makes no difference. I go through phases of not bein itchy at all to bein really itchy and having worms hatchin in my anus in which i immedatley go wash. Is there anything I can do or try to get rid of them?
I have them but I'm too scared to tell my mum.. Its really embarassing.. And its too embarassing to go to the doctors.. Its really starting to get on my nerves. I am really clean but it doesnt help at all they keep coming back.. Does anyone know where i can get medication without having to tell anyone..?.. x
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