Pinworms anyone?

[Anonymous]

my preschooler had them this past winter. it was horrible. we all took the medication and i did LOADS of laundry in hot water for what seemed like days on end. i don't remember doing all this extra cleaning though (toys et al). the 2 doses of medication worked. i did stock up on extra OTC medication b/c the prescription stuff (which was $200+) took a day to come in. so i had to live a night knowing that worms were crawling around -- shudders!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry what is "food grade diatomaceous earth" and where do I find it? Our pediatrician (who is excellent and not averse to a holistic approach in addition to medicine) did not mention this. I will ask her.

Search it on Amazon. Also search Permaguard on Amazon, the best company for food grade DE.

[Anonymous]

NP here, do these come from pets and sandboxes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had pinworms when I was around 12. I thought I practiced good hygiene as well and never figured out how I got it. I took some medicine, and my mom wouldn't let me have syrup with my pancakes because she said the worms liked the sugar too much. Not sure if that part was true or not.

Not true but your mom is brilliant.

Good luck OP!

[Anonymous]

Revising this old thread. The otc medicine worked for my kids, but not for me. Then the prescription medication seemed to work, but then they came back. I am ocd with the cleaning cleaning. What more can I do? 6 months of this insanity.

[Anonymous]

I don't think they ever really go away. Not great news, I know. After cutting sugar put of.my diet I haven't experienced symptoms so I'm hoping they're gone but who knows.

[Anonymous]

Are these things going around? Actress Kristen bell complained she got them from her kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Revising this old thread. The otc medicine worked for my kids, but not for me. Then the prescription medication seemed to work, but then they came back. I am ocd with the cleaning cleaning. What more can I do? 6 months of this insanity.

Did you keep taking it every few weeks? I took 3 doses, 1 every 2 weeks, for my son's to go away. My understanding is that for the life cycle to continue you need to keep ingesting the eggs. If you don't keep ingesting them then they will eventually go away on their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Should we wash our pillows and comforters too? Every single day? I am OK with overkill, but the laundry is killing me!

That's what I did. It is not fun. It was during the summer for me so not as much bedding but it was still a pain.

[Anonymous]

I have never heard of these. Saw the pics on Google and am pretty terrified. No offense but I am African American, and this isn't something that's been discussed in my community with my friends or family, that I can recall.

Do these worms tend to show up in certain age groups, or places? How can I prevent my middle schooler from getting these?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids get them from each other from touching hands or sharing food. They are common and easy to treat in a single over the counter dose of medicine. If one person in the house has them everyone should be treated whether they have symptoms or not. It's not a matter of hygiene. Kids have them and they pass it around.

Anecdotely, the couple time our kids got them they seemed to be attending summer camps.

Also, after the deworming (single dose medicine), make sure you wash all bedding, towels, clothing that came in contact with the butt - pjs, underwear in the hottest water.

Everyone needs to clip down their nails too (mom included). Lysol the toilets as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids get them from each other from touching hands or sharing food. They are common and easy to treat in a single over the counter dose of medicine. If one person in the house has them everyone should be treated whether they have symptoms or not. It's not a matter of hygiene. Kids have them and they pass it around.

Anecdotely, the couple time our kids got them they seemed to be attending summer camps.

Also, after the deworming (single dose medicine), make sure you wash all bedding, towels, clothing that came in contact with the butt - pjs, underwear in the hottest water.

Everyone needs to clip down their nails too (mom included). Lysol the toilets as well.

Make all their friends wash their hands when they come to your house. They could be getting it from other people as well. Do you have people visit you (family or friends) that have poor hygiene?

[Anonymous]

Zombie thread but I’m bringing it back because damn, I think *i* have them! My kids seem fine; they’re not complaining about an itchy butt and they would totally tell me or wake me up at night.

Heeeelp.

[Anonymous]

Get the medicine but also eat pumpkin seeds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get the medicine but also eat pumpkin seeds.

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