Threadworms advice please

[Princesslucky1]

I think I have these the past few months 😭 every night I get a feeling something is moving it’s a strange sensation! I’ve checked and looked with a light but have never found anything! I’ve taken vermox on numerous occasions and the sensation might stop for a day or 2 but then back again.. I’ve treated myself for piles just in case but really don’t think it’s piles as a few minutes after I get the wriggle feeling I get a weird sensation in my vagina like a burning feeling.. only have that feeling a few mins after wriggling..
Ive cleaned like mad, I shower twice a day and so on but I think the vermox is defo not working, I’ve even taking it a few days in row!
I really don’t want to go doc with this problem as she is a friend of my husbands and I just can’t deal with the embarrassment of it all
Sorry this is so disgusting does anyone have any advice.. is there anything stronger than vermox I can take?

[Juke1]

@Juke1

If it’s not gone with appropriate worm treatment - it’s not worms.

Likely skin irritation due to all the washing/any soap/feminine washes; or as a previous poster suggested a psychological symptom (very common with worms as the thought of them is so grim!).

Stop over washing and only use water down below, use a bland moisturiser like E45 down there too. See GP if not settling as it might need a short burst of steroid cream to settle.

Oops. Responding to OP sorry, rather than the poster who has actually seen them!

[Juke1]

If it’s not gone with appropriate worm treatment - it’s not worms.

Likely skin irritation due to all the washing/any soap/feminine washes; or as a previous poster suggested a psychological symptom (very common with worms as the thought of them is so grim!).

Stop over washing and only use water down below, use a bland moisturiser like E45 down there too. See GP if not settling as it might need a short burst of steroid cream to settle.

[BBS20]

Currently using tea tree oil which stings like a MF. I'll try the Vaseline too

[HooverWhenTheCoastIsClear]

You need to stick tape on the exit hole and leave it until morning. You'll see them stuck on it if there are any.
Sounds like a nightmare but they're so common and if you have kids it's virtually a given that you'll get them at some point.
I use Vaseline (loads) if my child has had them before the meds can kick in. They can't get back in that way and just flap about.
Good luck op.

[BBS20]

OP, I am going through the exact same thing. It's nearly 2 months and I cannot get rid of them. I've done all the hygiene measures and followed all the guidance online. I've taken ovex x 3 (as well as the rest of the family) but I can still feel them. I have also seen them when wiping so it's definitely worms.
Any updates? I really need some reassurance that they will eventually go.

@kk66 how long did it take for them to go away completely?

[Confusedbeetle]

You need to stop treating and get diagnosed one way or the other

[Waveysnail]

Could u have thrush?

[kk66]

Get diatomaceous earth. It's fab - works by mashing the little beasts up internally (fossilized plankton which is razor sharp on a microscopic level). Also eat tons of garlic, raw carrot and pumpkin seeds - worms hate them. Also cina homeopathy - all have to be done over the long term but work a treat. If you're hardy enough a clove of garlic popped up your bum will also stop them from Venturi g out to lay their eggs (that's what the itching is). Good luck. I had these as a kid and my kids get them sometimes and have passed them on to me (pregnancy or post birth - lovely! But clearly hormones make me more susceptible- worth a thought?) - I have resorted to the meds but if I don't do the above (apart from the garlic up the bum - I've reserved that for me, feels a bit wrong to inflict it on little ones!) too then they just come back about 6 weeks later - their reproductive cycle. Good luck

[OneStepSideways]

OP do you take any prescription painkillers like codeine or tramadol? I do (chronic inflammatory condition) and if I take a full dose in one go I get a sensation exactly like you described. Anal/genital itching is actually a common side effect of a few medications, sort of sensitises the nerves in that area.

[22Giraffes]

You are not disgusting at all but I know how you feel, I have to remind myself that anyone can get them and they won't harm us. I used to wash my hands until they bled but it's just something that we can't have total control over.

I understand you're worried about speaking to your GP but you really don't need to be embarrassed, please don't let it make you miserable another day longer

[vanessalightfoot]

Also, remember you are not disgusting and it’s nothing to do with your cleanliness, they are harmless and we have co evolved meaning they may even have a role in gut health. Obviously it doesn’t mean you want to keep them, I know it’s distressing but just made me feel slightly better at the time!

[SpiritedLondon]

Op just to reinforce what someone else said I’ve never encountered the burning sensation just the itchy / tickling and they were very obviously external.

[vanessalightfoot]

Sympathies OP. Sorry to ask but are you having a really good look when you feel the wriggle? I know exactly what you mean about the sensation and I looked loads of times before i found one, it felt definitely like something coming out of the anus and then moving upwards, I actually found it inside my labia but at first it looked just like a tiny strand of cervical mucus, exactly like lots of other strands that might be in place when you gently part your labia. I only knew what it was once I held it and it moved . Mirror and torch needed.

[mollycoddle77]

Oh @Princesslucky1 that does sound embarrassing, that you know her personally as well - however, please remember she is a doctor, she will have seen it 1000s and 1000s of times before - it will be a clinical issue and not an embarrassing topic for her! She's probably had them herself if she has any children! Honestly, everyone can relate to what you are going through, and it's really, really common. You could always open with the mental stress you are going through, the anxiety and fear around whether or not you have worms and whether it can be treated.

[SnowyAlpsandPeaks]

Just remember going to the doctor she will have seen this a 100 times. It’s like you doing something everyday without thinking about it, it will be the same for her.
Please don’t be embarrassed

[Princesslucky1]

Sorry to hear that 22Giraffes it is awful. I’m staying mostly calm and just doing what I’m supposed to do to get rid but it’s no good! I have not told anyone about this in real life I feel so disgusting, I’m so clean I can’t understand how this is happening and why the meds that are meant to work are not working on me!

[22Giraffes]

So sorry this causing you so much stress OP, I can totally sympathise! I have serious anxiety specifically around threadworms and I thought I was the only one! They actually kicked off a bad breakdown in my mental health a couple of years ago

Me and the kids have had them on a few occasions but I'm convinced that I can feel them every night. I'm starting to think it's in my head because I can't see them and when I've treated the kids and cleaned they do go. Not a single day goes past when I'm not thinking about threadworms!

Sorry to derail your thread but it struck a chord with me and I wanted to sympathise

[Princesslucky1]

Thanks everyone some interesting info there will look into it! I’ve tried catching one when I feel the itch but never find anything it’s so strange! Now these symptoms happen in the evenings no matter where I am it’s not just when I’m relaxing or in bed! Unfortunately not much options with gp unless I go to my own as no others in my area are taking on new patients.. the thoughts of going to my own makes me feel ill as she is friendly with us esp husband as in kids play dates and so on! I just can’t do it!!!

[SinisterBumFacedCat]

You need to go see your GP! Or request another GP to your usual one. They’ve seen it all before.

[SnowyAlpsandPeaks]

I haven’t had worms, so I’m just ‘thinking’ what could work. But if the ‘wiggling’ happens when you go to bed. TMI but could you go armed with cotton wool in each hand, naked, legs apart, with hands at the ready at your anus and virgina, then as soon as the wiggling happens, push the two cotton wool balls together, then if anything has come out of your anus or virgina, you should catch it between the cotton wool. You may find out that it’s not a thread worm, but possibly a different type of worm, if the medication isn’t working? (Disclaimer I know nothing about worms, and what meds work on what worms).

[SweatyUnderboob]

This is worth a read...

www.organicolivia.com/2014/02/everyone-has-parasites-part-one-why-how-symptoms-what-you-can-do/

[Wherearemymarbles]

Have you considered it could be neurological or other issue?

Ive had them and the point at which you can feel them its very obvious - tmi stick your finger up your bum.....

[mollycoddle77]

Sorry, meant to include a smiley after bottom hole, you have to laugh at this (otherwise you will cry)!

[mollycoddle77]

Ok. I do think the way forward for you is to go to the gp to get confirmation on whether you definitely have them. I think they'll ask you to tape your bottom hole in the morning after a wriggle, which may identify any eggs. You shouldn't struggle with this on your own! And try not to panic, it will get sorted, it did eventually for me (well so far anyway). X

[Princesslucky1]

Thanks bobstersmum I don’t feel at all irritated.. I can see why people think it’s in my head though as if someone told me this I would probably say the same.. and I think the doctor will say the same!