Worms?!

[nomad89]

So...last night I found a worm about 1"-1.5" long in my toilet bowl. It was round, dark brown/black, and still wiggling around. Pretty sure I have parasites, guess that explains why my asshole has been exceptionally itchy the passed few weeks. What the fuck do I do?

 

[Kim Chee]

I hope you're trollin'

I had a friend who worked at a water purification plant. I'd go down there and see all sorts of things that get flushed: poop, condoms, tampon applicators and crazy fucking wriggling parasites. I saw lots of strange worms

Right now: Get into a WalMart, git some of their "dog wormer" for a dog in your weight. Follow package directions.

Later: make an appointment.

 

[nomad89]

I hope you're trollin'

I had a friend who worked at a water purification plant. I'd go down there and see all sorts of things that get flushed: poop, condoms, tampon applicators and crazy fucking wriggling parasites. I saw lots of strange worms

Right now: Get into a WalMart, git some of their "dog wormer" for a dog in your weight. Follow package directions.

Later: make an appointment.

Definitely not trolling. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Kim Chee]

Sorry about what you're going through, but congratulations on getting it out there while dealing with it!
I'm sure there are others here who are having or have had similar experiences. Prevention side: do you know how you may have acquired your little buddies?

Yeah yeah, pet store.

 

[Traveler]

Eat lots of raw garlic, lots.

 

[nomad89]

No idea. I don't have any animals. That being said (despite being housed up) I am pretty dirty. I shower about once a week and will wear the same clothes way longer than I should. It's also worth noting that I do eat raw or rare meat and fish on occasion. Anybody's guess, now that I think about it I shouldn't be surprised that I have parasites.

 

[Kim Chee]

It's also worth noting that I do eat raw or rare meat and fish on occasion. Anybody's guess, now that I think about it I shouldn't be surprised that I have parasites.

Not showering, being dirty isn't going to give you worms.

Raw animal flesh....
Damn.

Depending on what you have been eating, it could be something pretty exotic, even dangerous. Follow that stuff I offered earlier.

Prevention: Eating raw garlic should be a part of your diet, healthy or not. Cook animal proteins.

 

[japanarchist]

Go to your local Heath food store and get some "Wormwood", it comes in a pill form and also as power. If you get it in the power you can drink it like tea and the results will probably will be better but that shit will be STRONG AS FUCK and it taste terrible so get some other herbs to mix it with. You can also try eating Papaya seeds, they're good for killing parasites, fresh pineapple might also be good too. Most of all try to keep your hygiene up, try to wash your hands and food before you eat it. Yeah eating raw meat and especially fish will probably cause to to get parasites, it's best to fully cook your meat to kill whatever parasites that might be hiding in it.

 

[nomad89]

Go to your local Heath food store and get some "Wormwood", it comes in a pill form and also as power. If you get it in the power you can drink it like tea and the results will probably will be better but that shit will be STRONG AS FUCK and it taste terrible so get some other herbs to mix it with. You can also try eating Papaya seeds, they're good for killing parasites, fresh pineapple might also be good too. Most of all try to keep your hygiene up, try to wash your hands and food before you eat it. Yeah eating raw meat and especially fish will probably cause to to get parasites, it's best to fully cook your meat to kill whatever parasites that might be hiding in it.

Solid advice. Over-the-counter wormwood doesn't have hallucinogenic properties, right?

 

[japanarchist]

As far as I'm aware it shouldn't.

 

[East]

they sell over the counter deworming meds for humans as well. good luck.

 

[nomad89]

they sell over the counter deworming meds for humans as well. good luck.

Do you know of any brand names? Or would a normal pharmacy have them?

 

[East]

Do you know of any brand names? Or would a normal pharmacy have them?

i'm sorry, definitely spoke too soon. what you have sounds like a roundworm infection most likely, if you are passing them it is likely you have a high number, the medication that is usually persribed to kill roundworm is also administered with another medicine to paralyze the worm to prevent it from thrashing through the intestines and into the apendix and other organs of the body. i have been treated over the counter for pinworm, but this is definitely more serious. even if you have to stop into an emergency room and complain of extreme abdominal pain (even if there is none) and passing worms it will be worth your time. don't feel bad about it, it's actually the most common intestinal parasite in humans. If it is roundworm letting them persist can put other organs in your body at risk, especially the lungs as they are involved in the reproductive cycle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascaris_lumbricoides

 

[nomad89]

i'm sorry, definitely spoke too soon. what you have sounds like a roundworm infection most likely, if you are passing them it is likely you have a high number, the medication that is usually persribed to kill roundworm is also administered with another medicine to paralyze the worm to prevent it from thrashing through the intestines and into the apendix and other organs of the body. i have been treated over the counter for pinworm, but this is definitely more serious. even if you have to stop into an emergency room and complain of extreme abdominal pain (even if there is none) and passing worms it will be worth your time. don't feel bad about it, it's actually the most common intestinal parasite in humans. If it is roundworm letting them persist can put other organs in your body at risk, especially the lungs as they are involved in the reproductive cycle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascaris_lumbricoides

Good to know, definitely going into the clinic tomorrow.

 

[Kim Chee]

...administered with another medicine to paralyze the worm to prevent it from thrashing through the intestines and into the apendix and other organs of the body.

+5,000 punk points if you have a mosh pit in your belly.

 

[Tude]

@mmmmmmmichael

Sorry nomad - hope ya get it all straightened out at the clinic!

 

[nomad89]

Just a little follow up for you guys. Pooped in a cup at urgent care and they gave me a call a few days ago saying that my stool tested negative for 'parasites, segments, or eggs' so I guess that worm ended up in the toilet some other way?

 

[Kim Chee]

I read something when you first posted which leads me to believe that you can have parasites and the stool sample can still come up negative

 

[nomad89]

Hm, I'll keep that in mind and see if I have any symptoms or pass anything unusual in the future. Thanks.

 

[Deleted member 2626]

soooo how'd this pan out? got me worried. I'm guessing this instance made you think more or watch what you do and will inhibit you from doing it again? I had a similar experience.