Do I have threadworms again?
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Hello. I first noticed I have threadworms on 15th may, then I took medication to get rid of them and after 2 weeks took medication again. These are the photos of my anus I took 2 weeks after I took the second dose of medication.
Does this look like a threadworm please? What are the other white dots around the anus please? I experience pain in "bottom stomach area" and have trouble sleeping and occassionally my anus itches - same symptoms I had 4 weeks ago when I first noticed them.
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peter69091 john85573
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dear John,
i cant be sure from the photos what the white things are. They could be pinworm eggs..
Have you had a look to see if there are little white worms wriggling in your stools?
i had pinworms for over 3 years though and the symptom of a lower stomach pain is something i experienced.
From my experience, the medication provided temporary relief but didnt solve the issue outright (the symptoms of stomach pain, itching etc.. returned after a week or so). What finally sorted it for me was applying vaseline to the affected area all the time (before going to sleep, waking up, after shower and after going to the toilet). I am informed that this technique works by trapping the eggs and preventing them fertilising (by starving oxygen).
Best wishes,
Simon Peter
john85573 peter69091
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Thank you for your reply. I haven't noticed thin moving worms that look like a thread in the stool, rather a thick white pieces of lenght few milimetres like the one:
Looks nothing like a threadworm to me but what do I know.
john85573
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Ok now I found white threads in stool so I have definitive proof I've got threadworms again. All this day I've been feeling nauseous (unbearable chills for the whole day) and exhausted and barely could get out of the bed. The day before I could not sleep well and fell asleep at like 4:00 AM.
During those 4 weeks of threadworms treatment I did my best to not catch them again. And it was not enough. A common theme in my life for sure. I just wish I was dead to this suffering would end.
peter69091 john85573
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john85573 peter69091
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I will definitely try this out. I will do anything to get out of this. This is hell. Idk why my body is having such a trouble with treadworms.
john85573 peter69091
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Hello, it's me again. For how long do you recommend applying vaseline? For 14 days? Longer?
peter69091 john85573
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when I did it (and got rid of them), i did it for at least 6 weeks.
john85573 peter69091
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Have you been exchanging bedding daily for 6 weeks too?
I'm now 2 weeks in, during those I always applied vaseline, took mebendazole a few times and kept exchanging bedding almost every day (and did my best to avoid sugar). Doesn't look like it helped me so far, I still feel sticky butt when I wake up and I experience mild stomach pain. And today I found something in my stool that could have been threadworm, although I'm not entirely sure, it was completely translucent.
Kimberley2022 john85573
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Hi, did you ever get rid if whatever infection you had? In the first photos, it doesn't look like a pinworm. it looks more like a flatworm/fluke.
Kimberley2022 john85573
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It even kinda looks like it could be tapeworm larvae. It sounds pretty serious if you were feeling depressed. I know this was posted 3 years ago but I hope you are doing well.