Help! They're back I think... HELP!

[Seriouslypissedatwigglywoos]

I think the little blitters are back
I am fed up washing...bed clothes
bums, everything

I think I'm keeping ovex in business.

Haven't seen any yet but my dd is very weepy, and irratible a sure sign in the past, the doctor is now telling me she is prone to them
I thought you either get them or you don't

She is on voltoral and losec every day will this effect ability to kill them, someone help
The last time I actually binned all her teddies
Back to cleaning will check in later for advice and sympathy
Has anyone else found it hard to get rid of them?

bump

ok I give up - what are back?

oh is this threadworms.
you can catch them from door handles, i ahve been told,
has she short finger nails, does she bath, or at least wash her bottom, every day?

Yes - do tell, what are back?

Bloody worms

Slarty I've been doing all that [sad

Hi SeriouslyPAWW,

It's awful I know. DD (8yo) has had them three times already. The last time was awful because the over-the-counter tabs took three days to kill them. I thought I would loose my sanity.

I had to write a letter to the school again asking them to treat such an outbreak the same as headlice (don't know why they didn't )and at least give parents a chance to treat their children before any bums got itchy.

I asked the doctor the last time if I could give the tablet to dd every 6-8weeks in the hope of them never returning (or at least not getting to itchy bottom stage!) again and he said it was ok so everyone in the house now takes a tablet every 6 weeks. Fingers crossed that's the last time I ever see one.

Maybe ask your doctor if you could also do this. The incubation period is long enough from ingestion to bum that you should never see them again which stops re-infection again at home (along with hand washing etc)

HTH

Thanks scardy

I was thinking about that, comforting to know someone else found tham hard to get rid of also

We're not at itchy bum stage but last few days shes been crying over silly things which I've noticed go together
Other dcs fine, did you find it was just your dd, mine is going to be soon, doc keeps telling me common in children of her age grr

*going to be 8 soon

how do i know if they've got them? do i need to check regularly like i do for headlice?

Restless at night, itchy/sore bum esp at night change of appetite some times, with my dd she has tummy ache sometimes and gets very weepy.
This morn she started crying cos ger dad said she put too much sugar on her weetabix norm she would just say oops sorry
little girls can complain of front bum being sore too.
Apparrantely just as common as lice but more taboo

I only have dd. The first time she got them was 6yo. I think it was just lack of communication between the school and parents.The children were talking about having worms in the playground yet the first time a letter, with proper advice re treatment, was sent out was in response to my very strongly worded letter. Ingnorance is not bliss as you and I and many others know!

It also depends on how individual parents treat at home and how much the school enforce good hygiene like the hand washing at lunch time and when the dcs use the toilet. Unfortunately not all parents understand the reason why all the cleaning and disinfectiong should be done or to treat the whole family(my friend said 'oh I gave dc the tablet so he'll not get them now )and so it gets back to the school - from there it's a vicious circle.

It's horrible but not the worst thing in the world. They don't do any real harm but unpleasant all the same.

You're right seriouslyPAWW. I think the fact that I have a DD is why it seems so much worse. Little boys get the itchy bum but for girls it's a lot worse

I think the reason the school turned a blind eye was because it's so taboo. Like it's a new thing

Hope your DD feels better soon.

My dd had them whilst at pre-school, I made a point of telling all the parents

They all looked baffled as though I was talking about something new and bizarre, but too bad. I'm all for breaking taboos, me.

They are horrid. dd had no real symptoms (she has mild eczema, and often gets itchy bits but nothing regular or severe) but I saw them in the toilet bowl, after a loose poo. Ugh.

I agree with regular dosing, I now dose the family when we're about to go on holiday every summer, on the basis that eggs can't last more than 2-3 weeks so anything lurking in our household dust will be history