Thread Worms

[honey33]

my 3year old has worms, she was always scratching saying she is itchy... on inspection of her stools there were wiggly white worms in it.. my stools are ok but partner has them too, we have all taken some medicine from the chemist but how long does it take to get rid of them and is there anything else we can do.....

[Huderon]

happened with our children, we used Ovex I think. Two doses spaced a fortnight apart if memory serves.

The first dose deals with the ones which are there already, and they will come out in the stools. The second dose is timed so that the eggs left behind have enough time to hatch and grow but not mature and start laying more eggs before being dealt with.

Oh, and although you don't have them, you are going to have to take the treatment as well as a precauition.

In the meantime, do your best to keep your lass from scraching her behind - that, especially if she does not wash her hands thoroughly, has the potential to transfer more eggs from there to her mouth, starting the cycle all over again.

The NHS Choices page about them is http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/threadworms/Pages/Introduction.aspx

[Peter Pedant]

and dont worry

up to 100% of british children have a thread worm infestation at some time of their lives

[honey33]

we are doing everything we can with hygeine washing bedding and towels daily haveing baths in mornings and night... problem is daughter is a thumb succker