whats the symptoms , can you feel them ?
is it dangerous ? how do you get rid ???????????
2007-11-16 23:03:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
When birds and fish start following you!
2007-11-16 23:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by Ian M 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Threadworms are common but are not usually serious. They can infect the gut and during the night they lay eggs around the anus which causes itching. Medication kills the worms, but not their eggs which can survive for two weeks. Hygiene measures for those two weeks following medication prevents you from swallowing eggs to cause re-infection and all household members should be treated. Itching is usually one of the first signs and the worms can often be seen in the faeces. Mebendazole is the usual treatment and all household members, including adults and those without symptoms, should take a dose at the same time. This is because it is common to have worms in the gut with little or no symptoms. Just one dose kills the worms, but a second dose two weeks after the first is sometimes needed if the infection has not cleared (which may occur if you swallow some eggs after taking the medication). Piperazine is an alternative medicine for very young children. Medicine will kill the worms in the gut, but not the eggs that have been laid around the anus. These can survive for up to two weeks outside the body on underwear, bedding, in the dust, etc., so hygiene measures aim to clear any eggs from the body and the home, and prevent any eggs from being swallowed. This will then break the cycle of 're-infection'. Every member of the household should do the following (visit site below) for two weeks after the first dose of medicine.
2007-11-17 07:12:03 · answer #2 · answered by uknative 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mostly you just get an itchy bum, and I've heard of some mothers sneaking into their kids bedrooms at night, with a torch and seeing the worms when the kids are asleep (ew!!!), but mostly, if you think you've been exposed to worms, thru pets, or wormy children, it doesnt hurt to get treated anyway. you just go to a pharmacy and buy worm pills, easy.
2007-11-17 07:07:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its very common your bottom will itch,and the other way is to look at your stools,or when you wipe your bottom,you will know as they are constantly wriggling,and you can buy syrup or tablets over the counter,or by prescription,no sooner there then gone.ps sweet things dont help.
2007-11-17 09:20:27 · answer #4 · answered by fozz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when your tummy's always bloated
2007-11-17 07:06:28 · answer #5 · answered by xapao 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋