Threadworms
goodtoknow says: Threadworms are extremely common, especially in children, fairly harmless and easy to get rid of. The worms look like tiny cream threads, from 2 to 13mm long and can live for up to six weeks in your gut. Infected people scratch their bottoms, trap the eggs under the fingernails and can pass the eggs to you on their hands. If you then swallow eggs you'll become infected. They hatch out in your gut and the female worms lay eggs around your anus, which cause itching so the cycle repeats itself!. A treatment drink from your pharmacy will zap threadworms. Make sure the whole family takes it.
For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of threadworms from patient.co.uk, read on.
Threadworms are common but are not usually serious. They can infect the gut and lay eggs around your anus which causes itch. Medication kills the worms, but not their eggs which can survive for two weeks. Hygiene measures for two weeks after taking medication prevents you from swallowing eggs to cause re-infection. All household members should be treated.
What are threadworms?
Threadworms are small, white, thread-like worms between 2 and 13 mm long. They infect human guts (intestines). They are common in children, but anyone of any age can be affected.
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Ricki, 2 months
Hi i am ricki i have thred worms i think. i should really tell my mum nd dad but i am scared they will think i am being silly and i suck my thumb. from Ricki Bell 12yrs old.
Report this commentabbie, 3 months
im 13 and ive had threadworms for the past years i hav been suffering and i havent told my mum and the other day i told my mum about it she was fine about it but she wished i had told her sooner and she said i was really brave telling her .it was good she went and got me some tablets for me .but honestly you should just tell your parents cause you will feel better. it was quite hard for me to tell my mum but i did it and now i am taking tablets to get rid of them . your parents will understand you just need to tell them !
Report this commentmitch, 4 months
I have had worms reocurring for 4 years and they have gotten so bad my stomach is hurting so much, and I am always feeling sick. My doctor doesnt believe me and says it is no big deal. I finally convinced her to let me take a test. the test only has a twenty percent chance of confirming infection, and mine came back negative. my parents and doctor think i am lying, is there anyway to get rid of them, i have heard certain vitamins and natural things can kill them, could you help me ???
Report this commentamy, 6 months
I've got threadworms and this is my 2nd time. I don want 2 tell me mum. Is the a way 2 get rid of them without medicine? I heard the was.
Report this commentAnon., 9 months
I'm 13 years old, and I just found out I've got thread worms. I'm afraid to tell my Mother .. what can I do to get rid of them without and medecation?
Report this commentELLI, about 1 year
im 12 and i have thredworms iv took medacation but cant get rid of them i am embaressed what do i do?
Report this commentcathy, about 1 year
You really should tell your mum,if only so that everyone else in your home can be treated, Besides your mum will find out soon enough as another family member is bound to get infected, Plus the treatment is 1 simple dose (tablet) and extra hygiene routines,Ritually!!!
Report this commentAnon, about 1 year
To the girls above - go to a well known Pharmacy, such as Boots, and behind the Counter they should have Thread Worm tablets - ask for a packet. Take 1 and then keep yourself washed and clean, don't put your fingers in your mouth, wash your bedclothes and don't share towels with anyone else in your house.
Report this commentRachel, about 1 year
6 days -ii've got thread worms but i am embarressed to tell my mum what can i do instead without having treatment for them?
Report this comment-, about 1 year
ii've got thread worms but ii think iit would be embarrassing to tell my mum .. iis there another way to treat them without medicine
Report this commentsusan mclay, over 2 years
my child suffers form thread worms shes had them 9 times she sucks her thumb how can i make her stop
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emily, 6 days
i have had them 6 times now i had to medications and it took them away for 2 weeks then came back there anoying and getting bored of telling mum help
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