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Embarrassing but what is going on with my bum?

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Todayisanewday75 · Yesterday 08:15

A couple of weeks ago it started getting a bit itchy and I thought it might have been using a different soap so I changed back to my usual but no change. Then a couple of days ago when I wiped there was something that looked like a long piece of dried grass. Then last night there was another one in the toilet, about 6 cm long, flat and about 5mm wide. I was convinced I had worms but googled and they are short and thin like pieces of thread.
Any ideas? I don’t have small children and I think I have pretty good hygiene, shower every day, regularly wash my hands, clean clothes, regularly wash sheets and towels, use dettol laundry sanitizer

OP posts:
LapinR0se · Today 15:34

Just google an image of a tapeworm vs threadworm. I think by your description, you have a tapeworm.

Livpool · Today 15:52

Ugh (sorry OP) - my friend had this and tablets from GO sorted it out. Glad I don’t eat pork

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