
Joseph asks…
does eating loads of candies causes pinworms?
my family was always telling me that. we call them “bichos” in Spanish. I found out recently of such term in English…pinworms. The symptom of “bichos” is an itchy butt..like near the hole..idk.
I know…it is a pest. Imma see if I can talk to my doctor about that.
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Parasites Symptoms answers:
Don’t worry, just visit your doctor and he/she will give you worm medicine. You’ll be using it for 2 days of one week maximum. Your pinworms will be history.
Sometimes itchy anus are not always caused by pinworms, diets, nose polyps and etc can also cause itchy anus. So best check out what the cause of your itchiness is. Eating less fiber is also a great cause of itchiness.

Mandy asks…
what causes you to get pinworms?
i have add them numerous times and always take the horrible tasting meds and they go away for a few months then one day they are back. i know they are a parasite but what causes them?
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Parasites Symptoms answers:
read : How do Pinworms Enter the Body ?
You got the vermicularis….
Pinworm infections are contagious. People become infected by unknowingly ingesting microscopic pinworm eggs that can be found on many different surfaces, including:
* bed linens
* towels
* clothing (especially underwear and pajamas)
* toilets
* bathroom fixtures
* food
* drinking glasses
* eating utensils
* toys
* kitchen counters
* desks or lunch tables at school
* sandboxes
The eggs pass into the digestive system and hatch in the small intestine. From the small intestine, pinworm larvae continue their journey to the large intestine, where they live as parasites – their heads attached to the inside wall of the bowel.
About 2 to 4 weeks after a person acquires the pinworm eggs, adult female pinworms begin migrating from the large intestine to the area around the rectum. There, they will lay new pinworm eggs, which trigger itching around the rectum.
When someone scratches the itchy area, microscopic pinworm eggs are transferred to their fingers. Contaminated fingers can then carry pinworm eggs to various surfaces, where they’re able to live for 2 to 3 weeks.

Sandra asks…
What causes anal itching besides pinworms?
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Parasites Symptoms answers:
Hemorrhoids or not wiping properly and leaving residue behind.

Susan asks…
Can Pinworms Effect a women having her time of month?
So…I have a bad pinworm infestation.(4 years I’ve had them,since I was 10.)I’m 14 years old now,and don’t have my period.Could the pinworms be the cause of why I don’t have my period at 14?
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Parasites Symptoms answers:
I doubt it, because a period is just blood lining flowing out of your uterus. Since pinworms only affect your butt (anus) area, it shouldn’t be the problem – of course, unless the pinworms have affected your uterus (which is pretty unlikely.)
I kept on worrying about when my period would ever come. Turns out that a couple of months after I turned 14, I got it. So don’t worry too much. I’ve had friends who got them when they were 15 ~ 17, as well.

Nancy asks…
Can pinworms/eggs be on an object for months?
i have an old keyboard that i just brought out and its dirty andgrimmy with food and stuff, do you think it has pinworms or anything that causes pinworms on it? i used to get them often but it was after i ate slimjims i thought, i have ocd and ive been disinfecting everything and im paranoid wormseggs are going toget everywhere and infect my gf and have a worse case scenario and her getting harmd by them
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Parasites Symptoms answers:
If you were getting pinworms, it 100% positively was not from the slim jims.. You’ve got some other situation going on. Zero possibility that you got pinworm infection from eating slim jims unless you were sticking the slim jim into someplace they shouldn’t have been before eating, or droppng them in the dirt and then eating them. Pinworm infection in someone older than a small child indicates there is a strong source of contamination. So the keyboard is not going to have pinworm eggs on it unless you had pinworm eggs under your fingernails and then used the keyboard. Do you clean your fingernails regularly and shower? Pinworm infection usually comes from the soil where animals have pooped or from really really bad hygiene habits which involve fecal matter under the nails. Anyway, they keyboard is safe, but you should figure out the actual source of your previous pinworm infestation.. It wasn’t slim jims I promise.
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