Threadworms!!

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HELP/Advice……

Ok so…..please only respond if you have any similar experiences…..

I am a 35 year old mum of two girls (6,5) ever since I was probably about 7, I would say I have got threadworms every 6-12 months.

What seems to happen is I get the tell-tale itch, I have a “scout” I find one and then they are gone (there never appears to be more than one and I don’t take the pharmacy stuff…then 6 maybe 12 months later the pattern repeats.

Now the cycle seems to have started again with my 6 year old although maybe more frequently – she seems to get worms every 2,3,4 months (starting since January this year)

Again similar thing, she gets the tell-tale itch, I scoop the blighter out and we are done. Each time I give her the treatment (and the rest of the family) but still we seem to get it back (not at the same times)

Are some people just more pre-disposed to this sort of thing? My husband is adamant he has never had them, my youngest daughter never has either….yet I get them at least once a year (I say “them” but it’s only ever one single one)!

I’m thinking should I just get the treatment and take it once a month……or is it something that we will just have to live with?!

It can’t be a cleanliness thing, my hands are a dry as a desert from washing them so much!

Confused – anyone else experience similar?

There wont be just one as they stay internally and tend to come out at night to lay eggs. Everyone needs to be treated as you can have them with no symptoms. Eggs can get scattered in bedding and on to carpets, etc so it can be hard to get rid of them all

Do you repeat the treatment 2 weeks later and do the cleaning that nhs advises?

www.nhs.uk/conditions/threadworms/treatment/

Are you reading and following the instruction leaflet that comes with the treatment?

(there never appears to be more than one and I don’t take the pharmacy stuff

You say you treat the rest of the family , but you yourself don’t take the medicine , is that correct ? If so , you will need to take them . They come out at night so just because you’ve caught one doesn’t mean they’re all gone , and their eggs are microscopic . The one you have caught would have laid dozens of eggs !

There is never just one. You need to treat yourself as well as everyone else, at the same time. Again two weeks later. In the meantime Hoover, damp dust, wash all bedding, knickers on at night under pyjamas to stop scratching etc. To answer your question though, yes, some people are more 'wormy' than others.

I agree that some people are more prone to them than other. I was as a child and one my two DC gets them frequently, while the other doesn't.

However, I agree with the PPs. You ALL need to take the medicine (two doses, two weeks apart), to damp dust, wash the bedding, wear knickers at night and wash bums in the morning for a few days.

My DC seems to know the minute they have got them and we often only find one. Once that has been removed we follow the advise above and she is immediately symptom free until she gets another bout of them a few months/ a year later. Hated it the first time she had them but have realised that they are less of a pain to get rid of than bloody nits!

yes we always retreat and follow ALL of the methods

If there is more than one then why don't any of the others have an itching sensation?

Plus not being funny but this list on NHS surely is what most people do on a weekly basis anyway....

I'm really looking for people that have had reccuring issues not people that send me what I've already read a millions times and is not overly useful.

Why don't any other family members get them? if you cant answer please don't reply.... I don't mean to be rude I really don't but I'm looking for people who have experienced the same/similar and not people bored looking to respond to threads.

I can guarantee to do the NHS steps on a daily basis and would still get them!

Thanks

I did answer your question. Some people are more prone to them. One of you is picking them up from somewhere and infecting the rest of you. Presumably. If you have a thumb/finger sucker then they are most likely the culprit. Have you informed the school? They should send notes out warning all parents to be vigilant. Damp dusting and hoovering should be done every day not weekly. Only gravid females migrate to the anus to lay eggs, before then she has been growing in the small intestine with the other larvae that hatched from the eggs that were all ingested at the same time. It is highly unlikely that you would encounter just one egg.

We have similar in our house. I presume:
The other children don’t feel them
The child who gets them has a friend who has them a lot
The child who gets them doesn’t wash their hands well
The child who gets them is more susceptible in another way.

I'm With you OP. Had them so many times...fished out one, symptoms vanish. Every single time. I picked them up as a child, as an adult with no kids around and have picked them up after having kids too.I believe immunity plays a part, they are so common, everyone must ingest the eggs but Some people's bodies aren't a favourable environment for them so they expel. Eating sugary foods can contribute as they feed on glucose so be careful of diet. We have combantrin to take as it seems better than ovex, but I also try to boost my immunity with vitamins and probiotics. I also take diatamaceous earth too which has sharp particles which is meant to destroy them. Worth a try!