Threadworms

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My youngest dc has threadworms, we've all taken the first tablet a few days ago but I'm so grossed out! Please tell me we're not the only family who've dealt with this?! The pharmacist said it's really common and so does the NHS website but it's not something that's ever come up in conversation with my mum friends. Is this just one of those parenting things people don't talk about? runs off to carry on deep cleaning the house and washing all the bedding again

Of course you aren't the only family, where do you think they came from 😁

Follow the instructions on the packet and most likely theyll be gone

Everyone on here will say to boil wash every washable item in your house and do crime scene level cleaning on the rest. I don't think that's necessary there's loads of info online, just follow the sensible bits

absolutely normal - how old is you DC?

We would do the liquid and everyone would get treated at the same time and then repeated.

Friends of mine do a preventative treatment every holiday, so every half term and wash all bedding etc, and do the dog at the same time

Youngest is 4 and she's always chewing stuff and putting her fingers in her mouth despite us constantly reminding her not to and washing hands etc. I was more thinking of tummy bugs and viruses with hand hygiene though. I didn't know people still got parasitic worms in the UK before this happened.

40% of under 10s have them at any one time. They are parasitic, so extremely good at spreading and surviving in human hosts. Best advice is treat everyone twice - do now then in 7-10 days. Have a good Hoover and wash stuff in between the doses. Have a supply of ovex in the house to treat again if necessary.

Has anyone told op about scabies?

Pretty standard. The pharmacist said to me when I had to buy Ovex at xmas that it was their best selling product that week.

Omg I've just googled what this actually is I'm having to stop myself from going straight for a second shower of the morning. Itch mites?!

The pharmacist said similar to me about there being an outbreak atm in my area. So strange to think that nearly half the nursery mums and school mums I know might be secretly dealing with this?! We have lots of playdates and parties and chats at drop off and pick up and this doesn't come up in conversation .