# Infections **URL:** https://community.patient.info/c/infections/20.md [Latest](https://community.patient.info/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.patient.info/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.patient.info/tags.md) --- ## [About the Infections category](https://community.patient.info/t/about-the-infections-category/807023)
**Author:** [@discourse\_admin](https://community.patient.info/u/discourse_admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 June 2025 17:31 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/about-the-infections-category/807023 "2025-06-09T17:31:55Z")
--- ## [Help I have transparent worms with black sharp hairs in my ear ,nose ,eyes](https://community.patient.info/t/help-i-have-transparent-worms-with-black-sharp-hairs-in-my-ear-nose-eyes/820130)
**Author:** [@AvrilAnn](https://community.patient.info/u/AvrilAnn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2026 05:16 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-i-have-transparent-worms-with-black-sharp-hairs-in-my-ear-nose-eyes/820130 "2026-09-28T05:16:40Z")
For about a year I have had ear problems I thought it was was at first I drove everyone crazy as I would move the wax ,(what I thought was wax) and it would move then I started getting this hard balls which I can only de… --- ## [I've seen some threadworms and have some questions for others who have had it.](https://community.patient.info/t/i-ve-seen-some-threadworms-and-have-some-questions-for-others-who-have/653566)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1175217](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1175217)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [13 September 2026 15:50 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-ve-seen-some-threadworms-and-have-some-questions-for-others-who-have/653566 "2026-09-13T15:50:44Z")
About a week ago I started feeling itchy and didn't think much of it. I'm 23 and female and have occasionally felt an itch in the past but it has only ever been for a day or so and then goes away, so I assumed that this … --- ## [I am in my 30's and have suffered from threadworms since...](https://community.patient.info/t/i-am-in-my-30-s-and-have-suffered-from-threadworms-since/1968)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [11 September 2026 05:53 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-am-in-my-30-s-and-have-suffered-from-threadworms-since/1968 "2026-09-11T05:53:14Z")
I am in my 30's and have suffered from threadworms since being a small child. I discovered I had these after seeing them in my faeces at about age 9. (Although in reality they are rarely seen in your poo once it has hi… --- ## [Has anyone beat pinworm/threadworm after having them for a long time?](https://community.patient.info/t/has-anyone-beat-pinworm-threadworm-after-having-them-for-a-long-time/61892)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_46496](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_46496)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [1 September 2026 09:41 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/has-anyone-beat-pinworm-threadworm-after-having-them-for-a-long-time/61892 "2026-09-01T09:41:16Z")
I've now had pinworms for about 5 months, they've migrated to my female parts, and I believe they are also in my nose and ears. They don't really itch anymore in my lower half, I keep those areas very clean -- BUT that i… --- ## [Scabies for over 10 years household of eight cant get rid of them :(](https://community.patient.info/t/scabies-for-over-10-years-household-of-eight-cant-get-rid-of-them/661835)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1186650](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1186650)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [26 August 2026 10:11 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/scabies-for-over-10-years-household-of-eight-cant-get-rid-of-them/661835 "2026-08-26T10:11:20Z")
So my story is. It began with out first daughter. She was diagnosed with eczema at 2 years old. To come to find out multiple doctors have been wrong. She has had scabies this entire time and she is now turning 12! My hus… --- ## [Lack of Knowledge](https://community.patient.info/t/lack-of-knowledge/997577)
**Author:** [@Virginia](https://community.patient.info/u/Virginia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2026 10:11 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/lack-of-knowledge/997577 "2026-08-07T10:11:34Z")
2019 was when it attacked my lungs. Went from spine area to forehead and into my eyes, brain, ears, throat, down into my organs. After 7yrs of no treatment, I’ve suffered unbearable pain with little relief. If you don’t … --- ## [PINWORMS IN VAGINA!! HELP](https://community.patient.info/t/pinworms-in-vagina-help/656904)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1179667](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1179667)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2026 11:23 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/pinworms-in-vagina-help/656904 "2026-08-06T11:23:13Z")
I’m a 15 year old girl who’s has pinworms for a while now . I’m so depressed as I’ve been reading all the horror stories online with all these worms. I have questions urgently answered : Do pinworms in vagina go away? Be… --- ## [Coffee relieves deep shingles pain.](https://community.patient.info/t/coffee-relieves-deep-shingles-pain/683097)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1214299](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1214299)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [2 August 2026 01:13 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/coffee-relieves-deep-shingles-pain/683097 "2026-08-02T01:13:52Z")
I am recently diagnosed with shingles. After five nearly sleepless nights due to deep constant excruciating pain followed by nearly pain free days, I have a strong suspicion that coffee has been relieving my pain every m… --- ## [Oral Shingles--Four Week and Counting Nightmare ](https://community.patient.info/t/oral-shingles-four-week-and-counting-nightmare/651198)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1170514](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1170514)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [8 July 2026 03:05 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/oral-shingles-four-week-and-counting-nightmare/651198 "2026-07-08T03:05:13Z")
Wanted to share my experience to see if anyone else has had something similar and hopefully if I document my horrible ordeal this might help someone else. I'm 51 year old female, no health issues or stressful events rec… --- ## [About my penis issues](https://community.patient.info/t/about-my-penis-issues/966401)
**Author:** [@Jass\_Singh](https://community.patient.info/u/Jass_Singh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2026 18:38 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/about-my-penis-issues/966401 "2026-06-30T18:38:27Z")
I wake up in the morning and and I from 2 or 3 days my penis is looks different but today it’s looks very small size comparison to normally my size and hole they don’t have any activity they can’t feel me like normal da… --- ## [Threadworm BS](https://community.patient.info/t/threadworm-bs/655509)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1177862](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1177862)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [22 May 2026 11:03 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/threadworm-bs/655509 "2026-05-22T11:03:20Z")
\*APOLOGIES FOR THE LONG POST\* Threadworm is almost like a phantom disease. Unless you have one wriggling as proof you're almost at a loss and complaints come off as crazy rants, that arent really taken that seriously i… --- ## [Constant Recurring Thrush](https://community.patient.info/t/constant-recurring-thrush/532725)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_972474](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_972474)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [10 May 2026 13:27 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/constant-recurring-thrush/532725 "2026-05-10T13:27:30Z")
Ever since i was about 17 (25 now) i've suffered with recurring thrush, I've been to doctors and had examinations and swabs and every kind of test for every kind of STI and infection and it always comes back with thrush. … --- ## [Exhausted post shingles](https://community.patient.info/t/exhausted-post-shingles/385355)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_366545](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_366545)\ **Replies:** 457\ **Last updated:** [30 March 2026 17:27 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/exhausted-post-shingles/385355 "2026-03-30T17:27:53Z")
I was diagnosed with shingles 2 weeks ago. Compared to some, it was a mild case with just a small rash on my back. I caught it early and was given antibiotics which I finished last week. The rash has pretty much cleared … --- ## [Shingles Nerve Pain Post-Herpetic Neuralgia going on 6 weeks, advice?](https://community.patient.info/t/shingles-nerve-pain-post-herpetic-neuralgia-going-on-6-weeks-advice/806300)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1480266](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1480266)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [31 January 2026 21:01 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/shingles-nerve-pain-post-herpetic-neuralgia-going-on-6-weeks-advice/806300 "2026-01-31T21:01:51Z")
Thank you for reading. So I’m 60 years old a came down with Shingles virus around 12/15/23. Minimal rashes and and spots. But had nerve fibers damage right below my rib cage, on left side, stomach abdomen area. Pain w… --- ## [Possible shingles but no rash…](https://community.patient.info/t/possible-shingles-but-no-rash/861192)
**Author:** [@CookieCutter](https://community.patient.info/u/CookieCutter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 January 2026 14:51 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/possible-shingles-but-no-rash/861192 "2026-01-28T14:51:59Z")
Hi all. Today is Wednesday. I started having pain on my left side around my bottom 3/4 ribs on Thursday. At first it felt like a deep ache, almost like someone had stuck a knife into my side. It was constant and didn’… --- ## [Lost taste from taking terbinafine ](https://community.patient.info/t/lost-taste-from-taking-terbinafine/784969)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1428342](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1428342)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [13 January 2026 23:24 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/lost-taste-from-taking-terbinafine/784969 "2026-01-13T23:24:50Z")
I had been taking terbinafine for just over six week when I lost all taste . I stopped taking it as soon as this happened I’m now 5 weeks of not taking it and still have no taste I have lost over 1 stone in weight … --- ## [Hey there](https://community.patient.info/t/hey-there/849421)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1427586](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1427586)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 January 2026 15:30 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/hey-there/849421 "2026-01-07T15:30:45Z")
I need a little help. To start with my timeline. I shaved about a week ago. Noticed two cuts in my skin. A few days later it turned into what appeared to be two open cuts with white looking tops no blisters. I never had … --- ## [Reactive arthritis after CMV infection](https://community.patient.info/t/artritis-reactiva-despues-infeccion-cmv/849370)
**Author:** [@Ingrid\_Mayoral](https://community.patient.info/u/Ingrid_Mayoral)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 January 2026 19:39 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/artritis-reactiva-despues-infeccion-cmv/849370 "2026-01-05T19:39:45Z")
I have had active cytomegalovirus in my body for 9 months, and now I have severe reactive arthritis with joint pain and inflammation. Has anyone else experienced something similar? --- ## [Altered Sense of SMELL with Terbinafine. Everything Stinks, Plus Brief Chest Pain. ](https://community.patient.info/t/altered-sense-of-smell-with-terbinafine-everything-stinks-plus-brief-c/794214)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1450032](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1450032)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [14 December 2025 19:54 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/altered-sense-of-smell-with-terbinafine-everything-stinks-plus-brief-c/794214 "2025-12-14T19:54:13Z")
Am I nuts? I thought my trash was rotting yesterday so I took it out, only to realize the stench was coming from my apartment hallway. And it smelled of rotting flesh! I told my sister we must have a Jeffrey Dahmer in… --- ## [Worms in the Face](https://community.patient.info/t/worms-in-the-face/359087)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 2868\ **Last updated:** [1 December 2025 18:06 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/worms-in-the-face/359087 "2025-12-01T18:06:26Z")
Hi All, I dont know if anyone has come across this. I have a worm infestation in my face. They travel around under the skin leaving tracks and bursting holes into my skin. they create glass like balls that split the … --- ## [Long term threadworms - I think I have found a solution](https://community.patient.info/t/long-term-threadworms-i-think-i-have-found-a-solution/34679)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [30 November 2025 09:59 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/long-term-threadworms-i-think-i-have-found-a-solution/34679 "2025-11-30T09:59:32Z")
6 months ago I suddenly realised that my children and I were infested with threadworms and had been for at least a year prior to that. It has caused me intermittent, unexplained diarrhoea attacks and obviously itchiness.… --- ## [Pinworms](https://community.patient.info/t/pinworms/846458)
**Author:** [@Chloe\_lopez](https://community.patient.info/u/Chloe_lopez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [30 November 2025 05:34 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/pinworms/846458 "2025-11-30T05:34:48Z")
Has anyone ever cured vagina pinworms? I’m really struggling please help me :folded\_hands:t2: --- ## [Stool Test Negative But I See Worms in Stool!](https://community.patient.info/t/stool-test-negative-but-i-see-worms-in-stool/689283)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1223522](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1223522)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [29 November 2025 07:46 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/stool-test-negative-but-i-see-worms-in-stool/689283 "2025-11-29T07:46:46Z")
I’m almost certain I have worms, I just don’t know what kind. So I’ve been having gastro symptoms for over 5 months now. Colonoscopy, blood work and ultrasound all came back normal. My first stool test came back negativ… --- ## [cured!!!! 100% real story/my story!!!](https://community.patient.info/t/cured-100-real-story-my-story/62190)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_47510](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_47510)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [27 November 2025 19:14 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/cured-100-real-story-my-story/62190 "2025-11-27T19:14:23Z")
This is my story. I am not completely sure how I got it or if I ever really had it. I did what some people might have also done, self diagnosed. If I could go back I would have definitely went to a dermatologist and d… --- ## [Cervical thrush vs Vulva](https://community.patient.info/t/cervical-thrush-vs-vulva/846270)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1247509](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1247509)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 November 2025 15:58 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/cervical-thrush-vs-vulva/846270 "2025-11-27T15:58:34Z")
Hi there. I went for my first smear test around March time and while examining my cervix the nurse advised me that I may have thrush in that area. That came as a surprise to me as I had never really noticed any symptoms… --- ## [Persistent Urethritis Symptoms After Two Antibiotics – Need Advice](https://community.patient.info/t/persistent-urethritis-symptoms-after-two-antibiotics-need-advice/816145)
**Author:** [@acehoder](https://community.patient.info/u/acehoder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 November 2025 05:54 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/persistent-urethritis-symptoms-after-two-antibiotics-need-advice/816145 "2025-11-15T05:54:23Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a 23-year-old male and have been dealing with urethritis symptoms for about 20 days now. I initially had mild pain and discharge. Here’s the timeline of what I’ve done so far: Days 1–5: No treatment D… --- ## [Internal tremor feeling since shingles](https://community.patient.info/t/internal-tremor-feeling-since-shingles/615913)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1092781](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1092781)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [13 November 2025 14:30 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/internal-tremor-feeling-since-shingles/615913 "2025-11-13T14:30:18Z")
Shingles started for me in July. Still have some discomfort. More of an ache off and on. Have felt extremely tired. Having some anxiety and depression. The biggest thing is I feel like there is electricity running thro… --- ## [Terbinafine Loss of taste](https://community.patient.info/t/terbinafine-loss-of-taste/246577)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_312563](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_312563)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [28 October 2025 19:42 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/terbinafine-loss-of-taste/246577 "2025-10-28T19:42:03Z")
I had taken terbinafine for about six weeks for a toenail infection when my sense of taste pretty much completely disappeared over the course of 3-4 days. I have a vague salty/bitter taste in my mouth, but nothing taste… --- ## [White bumps inside vaginal opening, serious yeast infection or herpes?](https://community.patient.info/t/white-bumps-inside-vaginal-opening-serious-yeast-infection-or-herpes/758309)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1366002](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1366002)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [24 October 2025 00:56 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/white-bumps-inside-vaginal-opening-serious-yeast-infection-or-herpes/758309 "2025-10-24T00:56:32Z")
ive recently become sexually active after almost one year. my partner and i had both protected and unprotected sex. i took the morning after pill on thursday morning, and started noticing the entrance of my vagina was te… [Next page](https://community.patient.info/c/infections/20.md?page=1)