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threadworm HELP!!!!!!

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surpriseitsme · 16/03/2006 22:57

Hi all am a new user i just found this site this after noon. I think my daughter has threadworm but cannot get a doctors appointment until tuesday! Does anybody have any information on this subject as i know nothing about this infection.

thanks in advance

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sparklymieow · 16/03/2006 22:57

you can get treatment from the chemist, you should treat all the family and clean all bedding.

robinpud · 16/03/2006 22:58

Go the chemist and get an over the counter treatment. Keep nails short, wash bedlinen on a hot wash and wear pants in bed. Search the archive for threads about worms and you wil find loads of info! Excuse the pun!

blueteddy · 16/03/2006 22:59

You don't need to see a doctor - you can go along to your local chemist, explain your problem & buy tablets to treat the threadworms.
It is advised that you treat the entire family.

Aero · 16/03/2006 23:03

\link{http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068841/\some info}.
You won't need to see a doctor if it's definitely threadworms, just buy the treatment (ovex, or pripsen for under twos) and treat the whole family. Then a strict hygiene routine for a few weeks afterwards to prevent re-infection. HTH

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surpriseitsme · 16/03/2006 23:08

OMG we have had them for six weeks am itching myself now thinking about it!

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