Long term threadworms - I think I have found a solution

Hi,  After just having read your statement I agree with you about the drug comanies making megga bucks out of Ovex and now after they have withdrawn pripsen from the market all threadworm sufferers are even more at their mercy. 

I have had these blighters for over 3 years now and most things I have read about the successes people have written about I have taken into my regime needless to say the worms themselves aren't really the problem it is the intense itching which has plagued me from head to foot during this time.

The small flakes you see in your panties (I also wear black for the same reason) are the hatched worms that do not crawl back into your bum) and the ones responsible for the itching as they migrate across your body.

The idea of a (can I call it) a crinkly bum and not being able to get into the 'nooks and crannies' as you put it, makes a lot of sense.  I will definitely give that one a go.

I will say to you that the ones in the family who do the washing and cleaning are the most exposed to the eggs and this person is most likely the one who will find it difficult to get rid. 

But I wish all who suffer my empathy, sympathy and a strong will to keep going even if it takes 3-4 months of regime and continued monitoring for the rest of your life because there will be others infected that do not know they could be infecting others unknowlingly.

Good Luck

I appreciate your information. I am going to try your solution. I have struggled with it for 4 years and like you frustrated with the lack of help for my problem. 

We have had this as a family on and off mildly since my son brought it in from nursery. I find the most effective remedy is Ovex twice in a fortnight along with bum baths in the morning and petroleum jelly around the bum at night. It prevents the eggs from being laid. If it is really bad just keep bottoms smothered in jelly. It may also be worth visiting a homeopathist as they have natural remedies for thread worm. Remember no matter how clean your home is public environments like school will still be a potential source that makes the cycle hard to break. I fully appreciate how grim and irritating they came be, even the thought of a parasite in you is nasty (my 8yr old daughter even had them irritate her privates The jelly did the trick.) but they are not seriously harmful and there are far worse things a human could have. 

hi all, fellow sufferer here. im had problems with threadworm now for over a year, my doctors wont even give me an appointment to see them about the situation, or just give me a prescription even though its on my medical records ive had threadworm when i was a child. i clean myself regulary, even pulling them out of me on occasions just to try make myself feel a little cleaner. do the whole wash bedding thing, clean underwear and pjs to try and get rid of them naturally, even given myself diarrea with some herbal remedies just to try flush my system. my question is, how many usually can you expect to find in your anus? as on some occasions, ive literally pulled out 30 odd, so seriously think my situation has got to the extreme case now, which is why its irrating me the doctors wont even consider helping me for what is a widely known medical condition, that practically gets passed around like nits at school. any advice is helpful

Well they're back!!!! After well over a year of no worms I noticed all the usual symptoms and on checking one day, I saw loads of them crawling around my butt, eugh!! And this was all throughout the day! No one else in the family reported symptoms but my youngest was the prime suspect for passing it on and tbh I didn't bother checking as I assumed they must have them. Once again I was also aware of intense itching in my ears at night and had to be very careful not to put my finger in my ears.

I was quite distressed and a bit panicky about what to do as it has been over a year since I posted here to say I was free and clear of them at last. I forced myself to read my own advice and calmly followed it.

Ultimately I am winning (not "won" yet, that would be tempting fate...) by following the same routine as last time. I ordered loads of Ovex from various online chemists (cheaper and they will let you buy several weeks' worth at one time). I and my family have taken one a week for the last 7 weeks. My theory is that Ovex does not kill them all in one go, perhaps the eggs of dead gravid females left in your gut hatch and carry on the cycle. (Also retroinfection was definitely an issue last time). I noticed little difference in symptoms for the first 4 weeks. However at week 5 the itching reduced and at week 7 I would almost be tempted to say that it has gone completely. I intend to carry on for at least another 4 weeks to make sure. I change pyjamas daily, but do not see the benefit of daily hoovering and sheet changing, that would drive me to a nervous breakdown.

The trouble is my child still goes to the same school that does not insist on full handwashing before snack time and half the kids probably don't wash their hands after the toilet. I assume the risk will be diminished when they move up to secondary school. Until then I will always have a supply of Ovex in my cupboard.

I have started taking capsules of powdered cloves on a daily basis in an effort to keep them away in the future but high doses are thought be be carcinogenic so don't really want to do this long term.

This is such a bitch to deal with. It makes you feel incredibly dirty and I worry about cooking for people and having guests or staying over at others'. I will post again to hopefully report I am definitely all clear and give you all some confidence for beating this.

Just to let you know (if you don't already) that even if the eggs are released inside you that they are not yet fully mature.  Maturation takes place when the female lays them around your bumhole.  They cannot mature if they do not have oxygen.  It makes sense to know that there is a reason why the females have to exit your body in order to lay their eggs.  If the eggs were viable without this process then why bother.

I am in the process of taking albendazole everyday for however long it takes - 8 days in and bad night last night but if the cycle is 13 weeks then I have quite a way to go.

Good luck OneFamily - keep us posted.

I had to buy albendazole on the internet from Canada as it is not available in this country unless your GP or a consultant will send out for it.

Not sure that it will work, methinks that unless you catch this in the very early days and I mean the minute your children start scratching their bottoms you all take the prescribed dose of Ovex, the chance of ridding yourself of them become almost impossible.

Sad to say the drug companies are raking in from the sale of Ovex, the only product for parasite infestation on the market in the UK.

 

Hello again, I wanted to add an update on my progress with the return ofvthe threadworm infestation.

Well they appeared 8 months ago and I am still taking medication to eradicate them. Once again it is me and my youngest who seem to have trouble getting rid of them. I followed the same regime as last time - weekly Ovex in an attempt to kill them off. It seemed to have an effect after 6 weeks or so but I was still getting symptoms. It is very costly and 2 months ago I decided to get some mebendazole. Much much cheaper and I bought enough to last me 6 months. Well, the effect was instant! I am still taking it weekly until into school holidays as I believe that is a strong source of contamination. I feel this medicine is much more effective than Ovex which is puzzling as they contain the same active ingredient and quantity. I am suspicious of the motives of drug companies anyway and this does nothing to change that. Why does Ovex work well for some and not others?

Here's hoping for success soon. I did it before so I know it can be done...

Hey, I'm 13 this year and I'm pretty sure i have threadworms, cuz i remember a few months maybe a year ago, i felt intense itching around my anus but i prevented myself from scratching as i thought it was a rash and i didn't want it to spread. After a while, the itching got worse and i decided enough is enough so i scratched it. Then, i felt some thing 0.3cm? Sticking out my anus. I was shocked as hell. At that time, i thought it was a part of an organ. Cuz i just watched 100 ways to die (tv show) about this guy in a jacuzzi getting his gutts sucked out his ass. I didn't pull it out cuz of that. Instead, i left it there.

Now, i have that thing sticking out again. And i kinda "grew up" and gotten some sense into my head so that gutts coming ou thing isn't even in my worry list. I google about worms and heard of the pinworm (threadworm). I was realived but even more terrified now that i know i have worms in my freaking intestines?! So i googled for cures. Mebenzadole and something startin with 'B' came up ALOT. I googled even deeper and found a post by someone in this same website, she also has threadworms (i can't seem to copy and paste with my phone right now so i'm sorry i can't give y'all the link) she said mebenzadole kills the threadworms, yes, but it kills it and leaves it inside of you with the egg sack containing about 15,000 eggs or something like that. She recommends a herb called PP i don't know what it stands for. She says it paralizes them for some time and excels it. (Not quite sure what that means, again, I'm 13, not an idiot) She also says that you can't remove threadworms completely so the trick is to try get the least population. (I hope it's not true) So, I hope I helped get you guys some extra info. And plz tell me if I should tell my parents about having threadworms. I am terrefied of insects, like srsly, i couldn't kill a tiny spider last week. So obviously, I'm not about to pull friggin worms out my ass. And my moms in another country and I'll just fell weird telling my dad about it. Mom too, but it wouldn't be so bad to tell her cuz I'm closer to her, she's a nurse (though not in this category of things) and she's the same gender, i won't feel as weird. The thing is, she is coming back tomorrow and i feel like i shluld tell her, then my dad. I hate to say this, but I'm afraid of what might happen. I have not seen worms (i might have seen eggs few months ago though) in my poo. I hope someone will see this and read this cuz I am desperate! Plz tell me if I should tell my parents and if I should go for the treatment. Oh, also, I fogotten to mention that if you ever tried the mebenzabole treatment, you must continue it fully or you'll be infested with those wriggly stuff. Plz respond asap. Thanks

I couldn't agree more their attitude stinks to this soul destroying illness.

 

Oh One Family I feel your pain. Our grandkids and their mother who live with us contacted threadworm probably from their babysitters house as she has a young school aged boy. The problem is they are toddlers and not yet potty trained. It has been a nightmare of trying to keep them, us and the bedding, clothes and house clean. They are too young to treat with meds. I can't remember the last time I got more than three hours sleep at night. Like you I am taking about 4 showers per day. I have added MSM powder recently and hope that does what they say about eradicating them in two weeks. It is mortifying and so disgusting. But there must be many going through the same as I hear there have been a lot of cases in our Colorado schools. Keep me updated on your success please. It is encouraging to hear there might be a light at the end of this grisley tunnel.