I am 9 weeks pregnant I have thread worm I have spoke to the doctor today they say it will not affect my baby in any way. so i am relived on that matter but has anyone experienced this during pregnancy and did they take anything for it or did it just go away? Please help I am so urgent for anwers. Thankyou so much
2007-01-30 00:16:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
They won't hurt your baby, they are completely harmless, just uncomfortable and not very pleasant. The worms themselves don't live very long but the problem is that it is very very easy to reinfect yourself. The females come down through the colon to the exit of the anus to lay their eggs at night. If you reingest the eggs you will be reinfected with worms. Some precautions you can take, aside from the obvious hand washing, is to wear underwear at night to prevent you scratching in your sleep and so spreading the eggs. Also keep the bedroom area as clean and dust free as possible as the eggs are extremely tiny and can be inhaled. There is medication available for worms but consult your doctor before you consider taking anything.
Congratulations on being pregnant.
2007-01-30 00:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son had it and Im pregnant , so I was so worried that I would get it because its so easily transfered from one personto the next. I searched online for so many different things on pregnant women, but found that they cant take anything for it. My son was given a couple of pills and so were my other 2 sons just for precaution, but I was told I couldnt take anything at all. I never got it thank goodness, but I did do alot of reading up on it. Just wash your sheets every single day, keep your nails clipped and there are a few things you can find online about things you can eat that will help. I cant think at the moment which sites they were but If I find them I will let you know. Good Luck and Congratulations on the pregnancy.
2007-01-30 00:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by Blondi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try sitting on a bucket of warm milk, apparently it draws the worms out ...
2007-01-30 00:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by clear_deceptions 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congrats on being pregnant but nope never had that problem when i was pregnant sorry
2007-01-30 01:08:07 · answer #4 · answered by silver_princess16_03 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋