Does anyone else's child KEEP getting threadworms? I'm so fed up!

[mrsmerton]

I posted on here last night about my ds's sore bum, didn't think it was worms, as we have had them several times before and there were no signs this time. UNTIL NOW.

The pesky things are back...I'm so fed up, why does he keep getting them? This will be the 5th time in 18 months!!

We are not a skanky family, we're clean, I try to oversee hand washing. I've even had them twice, not an experience I would care to repeat.

Why do the schools not approach worms as vehemently as they do nits? He is catching them off someone!

Any advice on how to avoid in the future? I'm thinking of taking out shares in Ovex.

Ok, here's what you need.

1. A sensation of 'tickling' in your nethers

2. A bath to hoist your leg up onto

3. A magnifying mirror

4. A strong lock on the door (should probably have checked this BEFORE 2 and 3)

5. A strong stomach

snigger

we have had them loads of times here too

I think it was the sandpit at school and one at the local park we were going to. Once we stopped going, our outbreaks of them drastically reduced.

oh and you MUST give the second dose. One of mine is a thumb sucker and he always reinfected himself the easiest it seemed!

It makes me laugh, hardly ANYONE in RL admits they've had worms.

Come on MN and you're coming out of the woodwork faster than worms from a .....ewwwww

it is blardy itchy though innit

vaaaaaaaaaaary unpleasant!

It's AWFUL, I feel like such a skank.

I handed a note into my sons teacher this morning explaining he had had it, and could she remind the kids about handwashing, not picking noses (fat chance I know) and not putting their fingers in their mouth.

My sons assembly - he sits in the front row, picking his nose then sucking his fingers.

Praps mittens are the answer?

my sympathies - I got thema fair few times as a child, and now get them when my DC do, aaaaaaaaargh! but you are so right - who actually talks about worms in RL?

I think its because its 'below the equator'

Does your son spend any time in other houses, where there are pets? (Sorry if that's already answered - I haven't read all the way through.)

My mum realised that I used to get them in the summer when I had sleepovers at my friends house, but I didn't get symptoms until we were back at school, so she thought it was that. She eventually twigged when she saw friend's cat dragging it's arse on the carpet.

The other thing you need to check, and this is grim, is that it actually is thread worms. I had what her pharmacist said were "whip worms". She took one in to show him in the end, because she'd treat me for thread worms and thought they'd be gone and then they'd be "back". Whip worms, when closely examined have tails which move up and down, whereas thread worms don't. The tablet was, years ago, a different medicine.

HTH.

gragefruit seed extract...anti parisitic few drops a day in a glass of juice.

sorted my boys out when they seemed to get them every other week

Thanks ladies. Will investigate. I think he is def. catching from humans, not pets, we don't have friends with any animals.

Never heard of whip worms?! Something else for us to catch I suppose!

Eek, MrsM. I have followed your steps many times, though never with a magnifying mirror...and never seen anything wormy. I'm quailing at the thought of the magnifying bit - you are a brave woman.

Bet the horrid things are dead by now, so hope you and ds have a peaceful night!

btw, have talked about worms in RL - asked a few people outright if they know anything about them, and told them I'm concerned that dd might have them (this was last summer) as she has itchy bits on/off - and only ONE had personal experience of them, and that 20 years ago with her now grown up dd. The others claimed never to have heard of them, and I believed them...

Possibly wrongly

My daughter gets them every 5 weeks. Last summer I treated her at the start and she was clear until having gone backutm school for a couple of weeks... I've had enough is there any health body i can report the school too? Surely some sort of offsted who will get involved and sort them out? Cant wait until she moves schools its such a terrible school!

Oh poor you. DS a nail biter and has had them repeatedly. At nearly 9 he is an extremely thorough hand washer so there's a silver lining

You do dose the whole family when he has them don't you? Whether symptoms or not? Otherwise you can reinfect each other. Also bedding in a hot wash every day for a few days is worth it.

To a pp, Public Health England would be the responsible body but I'm afraid they view headlice and threadworms as a fact of life with small children - there is rarely a lot you can do apart from reinforce hand washing. If anything I would suggest a chat with the head of early years, ask that they reinforce hand washing and hygiene with the kids, and perhaps that they are ensuring for eg that they wipe down classroom tables before kids eat packed lunch!

Cats and dogs don't get human threadworms so can not transmit them to children. Pets should be wormed regularly to prevent infection with toxacara which is totally different.
Vermox and Ovex are the same drugs different brand names.

You have to give them a repeat treatment 2 weeks after the first - otherwise they just get reinfected.

Make sure they wear pants and PJs in bed.

Damp dust, hoover and wash all bedding and towels. You have to do this after each treatment to break the cycle.

I agree about schools though. There was one child in DC class who was permanently infested - poor kid. I found school didn't take it seriously. They were baffled by my request that they remove the communal drinking cup fro the toilets.

@mrsmerton

Oh, and yes, my ds is a nose picker. And I hate to say, an eater. No wonder he keeps bloody getting them....So I need a bulldog clip for his nose, bitter varnish to stop the nail biting and a cork up his bum. Hooray!!

Omg! Mrsmerton I know this is old and I don't even know if you're still on here but this post has made me and my partner wet ourselves in bed!!! Currently going through the threadworm issue and that really made our day!!!