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TMI Disgusting photo alert! Is this a worm?

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Dinnertimewoop · 24/12/2023 23:19

Abdominal pain for 2 months. Constipation and diarrhea. Was it a worm all along 🤢

Seen this in the toilet tonight and I'm freaking out.

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TMI Disgusting photo alert! Is this a worm?
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NameChange259 · 24/12/2023 23:20

If it’s not wiggling I might think it’s a bean sprout or something fibrous and stringy like a green bean or whatever

Joolea · 24/12/2023 23:21

Tape worm!

QueenOfHiraeth · 24/12/2023 23:21

I'm no expert but it looks more like thread/cotton to me than worm

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Dinnertimewoop · 24/12/2023 23:22

I didn't notice it wriggling in the water, but the water was really murky around it so maybe it did move 🤢

Is it the pharmacist or GP for this?

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Dinnertimewoop · 24/12/2023 23:26

I'm panicking it's a tapeworm 🤢

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hashbrownsandwich · 24/12/2023 23:29

Over the counter remedy you'll be fine

Sugarfish · 24/12/2023 23:29

I don’t think it’s a tapeworm, they’re more flat like tagliatelle and a lighter colour.

Joolea · 24/12/2023 23:30

Sugarfish · 24/12/2023 23:29

I don’t think it’s a tapeworm, they’re more flat like tagliatelle and a lighter colour.

This one is covered in shit though

OP it could be a number of worms tangled together?

Dinnertimewoop · 24/12/2023 23:30

@hashbrownsandwich ah okay, so just a pharmacy visit on the 27th then. Thank god.

@Sugarfish yeah they look light but is mine just covered in poo maybe 🫣

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Dinnertimewoop · 24/12/2023 23:31

Yeah @Joolea weird how it's so thin in some places and then wider in others 🤢

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coldcallerbaiter · 24/12/2023 23:32

Pick it up and see if alive

Dinnertimewoop · 24/12/2023 23:32

@coldcallerbaiter I can't, I already flushed it. I should have inspected further.

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DivorcedAndDelighted · 24/12/2023 23:33

I've had tapeworms and handled them from animals too, and this doesn't look like one. Shame you flushed it as you'll never know now!

Dinnertimewoop · 24/12/2023 23:35

@DivorcedAndDelighted that's reassuring actually. Have you encountered anything that looked like mine before 👀

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Thecatspjymas · 24/12/2023 23:37

Get yourself some Ovex OP. It's a good idea to treat others in the house too just incase Smile

Dinnertimewoop · 24/12/2023 23:44

OK will do, visiting pharmacy on 27th

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KnickerlessParsons · 24/12/2023 23:54

Joolea · 24/12/2023 23:21

Tape worm!

It's not a tapeworm!

Tistheseasontobejollytrala · 24/12/2023 23:57

If its a tape worm you’ll feel bits of it wiggling out of your bum!

BobsBear · 25/12/2023 00:01

It looks exactly like the roundworm I had a few years back when traveling in china. Saw very similar in the toilet bowl. Not nice but easy to treat with medication. Also recommend a low sugar diet and pumpkin seeds!

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