Think ds has worms ewwww... any help/advice gratefully recieved.

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he's nearly 4 and this is the first time he's had them. are there any over the counter remedies that actually work?

Yes get Ovex from the pharmacist. You will have to treat every family member and repeat the dose in 2 weeks.

Don't forget to boil wash all bedding, towels and change pjs.

Ovex works, but you do need to follow the hygiene instructions and re-dose two weeks later (regardless of symptoms or not, I would!) to avoid re-infection.

Sympathies - dd1 has had them once, also at 4. Not fun.

Also, if you have pets in the family, don't forget to keep them up to date with their de-worming & de-fleaing.

I phoned the GP and he ordered the dispensory to give DD some stuff without seeing her (and obviously it's free then). We had six weeks of hygiene measures as well and it sorted them but you do need to report it to childcare/nursery/school because otherwise he'll get them again.

thanks. poor thing is complaining of a v itchy bum.

If you've got an Asda pharmacy nearby, you can also get their brand instead of Ovex. It's cheaper but the same stuff.

dog has just had his crackers snipped, so need to worm him anyway.

we had to get doctors stuff because when lovely ds1 got it, DD was new and i was bf her - and the whole family has to be treated at the same time. ours was called Mebendazole - which I've just looked up as i'm in the boys room and we keep track of any medication they have ever had (some meds cause allergies etc - this one was fine!)

Other advice is to scrub under finger nails and do all the usual things like change bed clothes, sheets, pjs, towels etc.

Wash any clothes left around from the weekend, like jeans and and joggers, pe kits. It is not always from pets, they can pick it up from others at school/nursery etc.

Ovex is mebendazole, under a brand name.

One other thing, if his bum is horribly itchy, try smearing liberally with Vaseline and/or Sudacreme....hopefully will protect his skin from feeling the horrors.

dd didn't even itch, as far as I could tell (she certainly didn't complain of it) but have heard it helps!

thanks elibean. think he may have picked it up at pre-school tbh.

Another thing you could try so they don't itch is to hunt them out. I'm serious. Lay him over your knee on his belly and wait for them to come out and when they do you can pick them off. (I remember my sister and I getting them once when we were little and this is what my mam used to do to us.)

ewww, do you need to lure them out?

I didn't think animal worms and threadworms were the same thing?

No they come and wiggle out by themselves to lay their eggs lissielou that's what causes the intense itching.

Threadworms are animal worms mrsmaidamess and I think there are more types too.

Handwashing, handwashing and handwashing.

Along with mebendazole and hot washing bedding and towels.

tis gross. but fair play to my mam! A mother's love and that!

wiggle out

ew, ew, ew!!!!!

we have been extra vigilant on the hand washing front. just hope he doesnt get attched to them

human threadworms only live in humans, not animals. They have another type.

Not that I like either