threadworm treatments??

[loobeylou]

OK, this thread is not for the squeamish and don't say i didn't warn you!

DS is 4 & has a loo phobia so still uses the potty for a poo

the other day I saw a white threadlike thing about 1cm long on top of the stools and it wriggled! (boak)

went to pharmacy and bought pripsen for the whole family, 1 tablet taken immediately, 1 for in 2 weeks time to get rid of any hatched since then.

does anyone know how long this stuff takes to work (as still seeing wriggling blighters in stools now) and also how you can tell if you get them again as no one has complained of itching bum, though DD age 9 sometimes complains of itchy front bits which we put down to not wiping well enough

bump bump bump -someone please help....how long should it take for the buggers to die, they are still wriggly 3 days after treatment..has the treatment not worked? what now?

Was it Pripsen mebendazole, or Pripsen Piperazine? Because the piperazine one works differently, paralyzes them until pooed out as opposed to kills them....

If it was mebendazole, then thats the same as Ovex and I think its meant to work within 24-48 hours, but can sometimes take a bit longer. I'd give it one more day, and if anything is still wriggling, re-treat.

If it was piperazine, then the overall success rate is lower...if you're not pg, and the dcs are over 2, I'd go for the killer substance!

They are horrible, you have my sympathies. dd1 didn't have any symptoms either - though with hindsight, she had had a couple of disturbe nights, but I thought it was nightmares. I just saw them in the toilet bowl

You have to boil all the towels and bed linen to get rid of eggs and stuff - more boaking!

thanks for replies folks

I know about boiling the bedding and frequent towel changes/not sharing etc etc

it WAS the mebendazole medicine, so should it have worked by now? - can they become immune to the poison like nits do? do you think I should phone and ask the HV for advice or go to GP - or am I just unrealistic in expecting an immediate cure LOL!

Elibean, do you know if you can take the 2nd dose before the 14 days is over, or how many doses you can take in a row. (I would take a daily dose for life if it would work!)

OMG I am stressing that we are all going to have wormy poo forever and I usually have a strong stomach for potty emptying etc but peering in looking for wrigglers is really making me heave! one of them sort of reared up at me today!

should I notify nursery that DS has had them like you do with nits or do they just expect them as par for the course with LOs I know they are meant to be common, but its funny how you never hear anyone talking about them on the playground! LOL

Threadworm is really common. I think the majority of children have a bout before the age of 10.

I think that if the medicine hasn't worked then you should go to your GP to arrange for the feaces to analysised so you know exactly what you are dealing with, incase its not threadworm.

Poor you!

Yes, you can take the dose before the 14 days is up. Hardly any of it gets into your system, it mostly stays in the gut - pretty safe stuff.

I would re-dose, personally, if only for mental health purposes! A heavy infestation might need more than one dose anyway....and no, I don't think they can become immune.

HTH

thanks elibean