Has anyone beat pinworm/threadworm after having them for a long time?

Infections
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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 incessant squirming is an ongoing nightmare. I'm 33 and single and really want to be dating, but I know as long as I have them I can't risk giving them to somebody else. It's a very depressing realization to know that I may never be able to have a boyfriend again or get married. I think my doctor believes me, but the internal diseases specialist he referred me to does not and told me I probably just have dry skin down there (dry skin that WRIGGLES? I don't think so). The samples I gave them of course had no eggs on them, I'm guessing it's because I am now being retroinfected, otherwise I really have no explanation.

What I want to know is -- has ANYBODY else who had them for many months (or years, or decades) been able to finally get rid of them??? How did you do it?? Here's what I have tried that has NOT worked:

MEDICINES: Reese's, Albenza, Vermox (high doses). Yeast infection cream mixed with garlic.

NATURAL REMEDIES: Diatomaceous earth (food grade - taken orally and also spread on maxi pads and vaginal wipes), garlic cloves and powder, vinegar, pumpkin seeds, clove & wormwood tincture. Garlic and vinegar douche. Eating mainly vegetarian foods.

PILLS: Garlic, zinc, wormwood, clove and black walnut.

I read that some mountain folk eat tobacco to get rid of them, but it makes you really sick. I am afraid to try it, but I feel like I better try absolutely everything. I just can't fathom living with these things potentially for the rest of my life sad

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hi there,

Yesterday i found out i had threadworms (i was so disgusted) i told my bf and i went the next day to get

mebendazole from just over the counter as its non prescription. its supposed to take 2-3 days to kill the live

worms but it doesn't kill the eggs.

so to do that you just need to be thorough with hand washing and shower in

the morning to wash away any eggs etc. i have been sat here for hours on this site trying to convince myself

that the horrible 'itch' will go away easily but if anything its made it worse..

i have read that once you have them, you're stuck with them. the symptoms can get better but apparently we can never be cleared 100% sad I'm really worried now.

i was also thinking, and a while ago i had felt some weird crawling sensation around my butt and was really

freaked out! but i had a look and couldn't see anything so brushed it off my mind. occasionally tho the

feeling would come back for a bit and, again, i would just ignore it cos it wasn't that bad.

but the other day, in the daytime, i was absolutely fine until i was lying in bed at night and felt really itchy.

i then felt crawling around my actual vagina and also a bit of pain so i ran to the toilet. i peed and when i

wiped i found 2 worms on the loo roll.. (which was when i told my bf and got mebendazole the today)

so I know realise that the feeling i felt a while ago was most likely worms which means I've had them for quite a while.. great.

i dunno if this effects the ease as to which i can get rid of them or not, i hope not.

even though I'm yet to have any effects from the mebendazole cos i only took it today - i would suggest you

try that as its something you haven't tried yet.

fingers crossed they go away sad i would hate to be stuck with them forever.. good luck.

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Did you have any luck? I have exactly the same problem.....and about the same amount of time with this issue....please let me know if you find or found the solution

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Hi MMC2000, how are you now? I hope you got rid of the menace by now. You mentioned use of the garlic, but I am not sure in which way you had tried it. What my wife did for my son, was: Dice several garlic cloves and mix them with a small amount of coconut oil in a small mason jar.  It is important to store it in a warm place (the longer it sits the stronger it gets).  Rub this mixture onto private parts before bedtime and first thing in the morning.  Doing this repels the adults from laying more eggs and kills any eggs that are present.

Another remedy is grapefruit seed extract. Mix 10 drops in a large glass of water and drink three times a day for a week. This product is commercially available and has other health benefits as well.

It is important to remember that you must continue to treat for pinworms to avoid re-infestation. There is every possibility that you may be able to wipe out the adult pinworms, then their eggs will hatch and you're infested again. You need to maintain whatever regimen you follow long enough to kill the second "wave". Good hygiene must be observed. A second treatment two weeks after the first is recommended to kill worms that hatch from eggs present at the first treatment. The medications do not kill the eggs.

You have to be diligent when eliminating them from your home; this requires lots of work and bunch of energy.

Keep us posted about the progress. Take care.

Luis.

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Hi there, I sympathize as I heve been in the same position. Don't despair (though I do

know how hard it is not to). So, have you tried a complete fast? 10 days of eating

nothing, and just drinking water with fresh lemon juice squeezed in to it, and a little

cayen pepper. This did it for me once, many years ago. It is also a great test of the

Mind!

Secondly, I have successfully used red wine - I kid you not - it was used by the ancientEgyptions (due to its very high acidity) to flush out worms. After a long trip to South

America, my gut was full of them. I faster for two days - with the exception of lemon

water, then drank two bottles of strong red wine on the second evening. Follow this up with an anal flush of a strong salt water solution. Go to a sex shop (or online) and buy

one of the inserts (which looks like a penis) you attatch a bottle/ bag which has the rinse in it. They are used by anal lovers, apparently. Squeeze it in, and leave for 15-30 mins. Again, I kid you not!

As for your nose infestation, go to the chemist and buy something called nettipot, which is a brand of nasal rinse. You basically squeeze a saline solution up one nostril, which

then runs out of the other, and flushes the nasal passages out.

If this all seems a little Cuckoo to you, sorry, but I travelled much as a younger man,

picked up all sorts of worms, and have tried it all.

The best of luck.

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I hope you can find a way to beat this. I haven’t had this myself but I feel really sorry that you have to go through this.

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Hi, thanks for the comment. Did you have experience with the nettipot? I saw one in amazon but not sure how it works and if this is effective.

I have not fasted yet because I am afraid of getting worse since I have been taking a lot of meds to get rid of them. Also afraid of my liver reaction if I drink two bottles of red wine after fasting. I barely drink one glass of wine without vomiting.....however, if you really tried everything and this is the only thing that worked out then I might give it a try....

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Thanks for the comment....I have been washing all bed clothes and clothes of the whole house everyday for almost 6 months. I only use the underwear once and then throw them away....

I wash my hands so frequently that my skin feels like sand....

I use clove oil, coconut oil, take ground clove, garlic in pills, fresh garlic, papaya with seeds, pinapple, bitter melon, carrots....etc....all my nutrition is based on fighting them....

I am in my fifth round of meds followed by herbs, hopefully they go away now, but I feel this crawling in the nose and ears....

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I feel very depressed to! I've had this for the last 5 years now and nore  hubby or children have ever had it. Only me! I've tried everything. I think now the medication has stopped working to.. Have you got rid of yours? I keep my house clean and wash all the time. It must be that the worms don't leave my body!! Help please...

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Dear Anna,

i totally understand your frustration. Me too have battled dis on and off when I was a kid and then since a year again on and off. Tried many things like pineapple, pumpkin seeds, carrots, papaya seeds, apple cider vinegar, garlic pills 1000mg. N not to forget vermox.

now let's get to the point as far as I know I have finally discovered how to kill them off the eggs n the worms.

Take a big pot and add loads of water like1.5 litre and den add cayenne pepper, cumin seeds, roasted cumin powder, garlic powder or fresh garlic, black pepper powder, big piece of ginger chopped or scrapped, pumkin seeds, sunflower seeds, peel of pomegranet if available, turmeric, coconut oil, thyme and please be generous like 2 table spoons each turmeric 1.5tsp, the icing on the cake is cloves lik 10 pieces dey kill de eggs, and add cinnamon powder. I just add them without measuring and then add tomato purée or chopped fresh tomatoes and boil on low heat for good 1 hour and then add salt. Should almost taste like a soup an indian soup called rasam.

    Now dis you have to drink half a cup every 1 hour and please if u r serious about getting rid of them n having a good night sleep den please refrain from pasta, rice, bread, cheese, sweet, cakes, chocolates. Basically I just drank this and also 

drink buttermilk which is water added to yoghurt with black pepper powder 1 tsp if you can take the heat and also add 1 tsp of roasted cumin powder add salt and drink this 4 times in a day.

Finally you are gonna love me ....... This is the best part.just like how we drink green tea or peppermint tea any tea herbal, for those who don't knw.... Take a cup and add hot water and add a herbal tea bag like green tea and then add 1 tsp of cayenne pepper and you can add roasted cumin powder n drink. If your not used to cayenne pepper add quarter spoon and then gradually add half n den full. I drank every 30min green tea or peppermint tea with 1.5 tsp of cayeene n I drink it as often at home n the itch disappeared immediately. Very very effective. Don't worry cayenne pepper is very good for your health so no worrez no matter how many spoons u have.  Der are days when I hav had 6 spoons without any problem.

     I found this very effective the reason nothing works is your eating food which is feeding them. When I went on a colon cleanse like took some senna laxative 2 pills or  dulcolac 2 pills. Empty ur whole system den go on the 1 soup I told you and also the yoghurt drink and the green tea with cayenne pepper. N do not eat anything n since your drinking all this you will be able to control ur hunger easily.

      Within few days I can assure you it shd be gone, if you do have a reinvest atom den continue drinking green tea with cayenne regularly with cumin powder. Continue this diet for 5 days depending on your infestation it shd clear out.

each and every ingredient is very powedrful anti parasite. So gud luck and this has been my experiment that has been successful n since I know the pain associated I had to share this with you all to benefit.

       No matter what you do do not eat any food as dey survive on this to bite u bum further. Besides u won't die since it's like ur drinking soup n yoghurt n de tea. N a slightest ich immediately or I recommend drinking cayenne pepper regularly. 

   Feel free to reply bak n give me a feed bak.

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Hi, interesting ideas! where did you get this remedy idea from? Is this tried and tested or did you make this

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sorry, pressed buttom before finished - did you make this up for yourself or was this recommended to you?

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So, I've had pinworms ever since I was about six or so and I'm 18 now and I've been living with for about ten years. My mother had bought me nedicine called Reese's Pinworm Medicine. It works really well, so far, and then I've also changed my sheets and bedding and hopefully they won't come back for awhile.

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Hi getting better...never go outside in bare feet..especially spring

Do a second rinse on all clothes and bedding with a quart of white vinegar

You can the use a fabric sheet if the smell bothers you.

South Americans use Papaya seeds.. the fresh ones.grind up and eat every three days.Vacuum every day.Damp mop all floors every day and add 2C white vinegar to water.Wipe toilet and bathtub with white vinegar in scrub water.....Pay attention to ingredients on cleaners. I once mixed lysol for floors with a cup of clorox. I did not know lysol had ammonia in it and I almost suffocated. Never mix ammonia and clorox and I knew this but did not read the lysol bottle.

Keep finger nails and toe nails very short and clean every day .Lightly wipe phones, computer equipment,door knobs and the fridge door handle with 91%alcohol.70% is rubbing alcohol and rarely kills the worms.Watch the tub,clean after each use.put tooth brushes in a peroxide rinse.Floss every time you brush. Be careful with peroxide in mouth you do not want to use much on teeth.Good Luck.It takes a while but it goes away. Also 10% sulfur solutions for hair and scalp,10%sulfur soap for bath.It works.Available from Amazon and its cheap.Check out Organic Cider Vinegar.Couple TBLS per day.

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Oh my gosh!! Finally I found a place where people worry (and talk) about the pinworm issue. I'm sure I have them. My dr. had me do the pinworm test and it came up negative. But...I know for a fact I have them. How do I get rid of them; especially when everyone thinks I'm crazy...since my tests turned out negative. Our son is not well (putting it mildly). We have two older children. I find it very upsetting that nobody believes me and that I have to deal with this on my own since "I don't have pinworms". Today, I decided to go to the pharmacy and get the garlic supplement. I'll try and eat as much garlic as possible, also; however since I suffer from severe migraines I find it hard to eat (or not) on any sort of regular basis. Aside from that, I'm going to stick with the cleaning part of the elimination...ie: regular body cleaning...more...plus sheets cleaned and bleached (in hot water) everyday. We already do a lot of handwashing since our son is sick and cleanliness is imperative. What else can I do?? I live in Canada and don't have access to the same things as some other countries have at their pharmacies/drug stores... I would appreciate any advice?? Have any of you gotten rid of your pinworm situation as yet?

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Go to Shoppers Drug Mart or Rexall and ask the pharmacist for Combatrin.  You dose yourself by your weight, and they recommend treating two weeks after your first treatment.

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I meant to write Combantrin.

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hi. will try. its so exspenisve to get everything. What I wouldn't give for my life back again. I just want to know how do they come through the skin? It's horrid yet fascinating.  How do they just appear from thin air, into the crevices of my hands and come through my feet and scalp? Are they literally on the inside, simply biting their way to the surface?

 

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I wonder...is the Combantrin available in both kids and adults doses?? I ask because I have to take so many because of weight. It's like it's been designed for kids. Because I am 101lbs (way underweight, I know), I had to take 6 tablets. It said for 101lbs to ? is 6 tablets. Up to 100 lbs, though, is only 4 tablets. Sounds weird. But I went ahead and took the 6. I will be repeating in the 7-10 days as it says on the packet. Since nobody else in my fam seems to have them (they think I'm nuts because my sample from the drs came back neg), they are going to take their dose when I take my second one. In the meantime, I have put "Operation Eradicate" into effect. I wash all bedding everyday on all 4 beds (including our comforters, pillows, etc in hot water and bleach). I use Lysol when I can't vacuum the carpet immediately. Lotsa work but well worth it, for sure. It just all better work. Thanks for the advice. Fingers crossed. All the comments here sound so negative and not working for them. Hope it works for us.

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I think it only comes in the pills, which is annoying because I just discovered them on my 21 month old daughter.  I remember last time I went when I had them the pharmacist told me to treat everyone by crushing them and putting them in yogurt, applesauce, etc.  I was like, really, there has to be a better way!  Why don't they make this easier for children?  Anyway, no one else was showing symptoms so I just treated myself.  So I've been looking for solutions online for her right now since I doubt trying to feed her ground up pills will work.