About a month ago my sons teacher informed me he had an itchy bottom! It could well be that he hadn't wiped properly after pooing (he's only 5yrs) but as a precaution I wormed us both (and re-treated 2weeks later).
Last week he was itching again. Checked for worms and saw white bits on his bottom, could have been worms, could have been bits of tissue from wiping. Again I treated us both. Two nights ago my bum itched, could have been a normal itch but in a panic I treated myself AGAIN. In the process I've given myself cystitis. Anyway now I've done the worst thing and Googled and read they can move to the vagina ..... WTAF, vagina worms! I'm completely freaking out, it's bad enough to think they may be in my bottom but in my vag, urgh, AIBU to want to bath my bits in bleach?! Headlice I could deal with but worms, hell no! I've turned into a paranoid monster insisting on handwashing every hour and cleaning everything a million times.
Can someone tell me it's normal to feel so freaked out by worms? I'm worried we won't get rid of them (that's if they are indeed there).
AIBU?
To want to bleach my vagina!
SemiNormal · 07/07/2016 21:13
About a month ago my sons teacher informed me he had an itchy bottom 
i was gonna say that they've overshared.
Yeah cunt worms are a thing.
About a month ago my sons teacher informed me he had an itchy bottom
I had to read that twice....
The itchy bottomed teacher is only 5 years old?
My, they start them young these days
Oh dear!! Well possible sons teacher may now have an itchy bottom too 
Raw carrot I can do but not sure I want to stink of garlic and have an itchy vag too! Parenthood is so attractive! 
Dean Gaffney ....hmmm, not sure which is worse to have on ones vagina, Dean Gaffney or worms 
Dean Gaffney ....hmmm, not sure which is worse to have on ones vagina, Dean Gaffney or worms
Depends if 'Well 'Ard' is with him! 
Seriously though, i think this is an embarrassing situation you're going to have to have with your Dr! would a Dr check though or just prescribe something after given them a run down of the symptoms? I'd rather a smear test than someone I'm not even on first name terms with poking about my butt hole 
I don't think they live in the vagina, they just, erm, visit and hang out there for a bit when they come out of the bottom. There isn't a food source for them. If you have treated twice in the proper way (two week gap to stop the cycle usually) it should clear up .
If you are getting re-infected you need to do the whole hot wash on towels and linen, hoovering throughly, separate hand towels and a regular bum and bits wash each morning. and cut fingernails short. I am not clear what the Dr will find in daylight as they tend to come out at bedtime when its darker - if indeed they are willing to look at all . You have to approach the bottom in question with stealthy speed in the dark with a torch! Also I think cutting back on sugary foods helps. School really should send a letter out to say that worms are going round, but having that conv with a school secretary will be interesting.
You can put a large smear of vaseline on the perineum between bum-hole and vagina which should stop them travelling/wriggling and itching (I think its the egg laying tho that causes the itching? Gruuuuuee.
I had worms AND nits once on holiday when the kids were small - it was like they all wanted to come along for the fun - but asking for both treatments at the naice chemist in a tiny Norfolk village was, somewhat embarrassing. Bleargh.
Why do I know this much about threadworms?
I don't think they live in the vagina, they just, erm, visit and hang out there for a bit when they come out of the bottom Ohhh gawd, it really is grim isn't it! I feel genuinely ill thinking about it.
I haven't been itchy, it was itchy just once last night but maybe it's because I'm hyper alert about itching that I took note of it.
The school are aware of the worms because apparently someone in reception had them a couple of months back, I do wish they'd send letters out, then the whole school could do a worming day so all the kids and their families were treated at once (wishful thinking).
I've just read that diatomaceous earth can shift them so might try that tomorrow, have a lot of the food grade stuff for killing ants in the garden - will read up on side effects first I think. Apparently one side effect of Ovex is bedwetting so I may wake up in a puddle of my own piss in the morning, something else to look forward to!
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Oh FGS I have only just realised that Gaffney's dog being called Wellard was a reference to well, well hard
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