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Suggest Treatment For Pin Worm During Pregnancy

My 5yr old has pinworms,soc perscribed albenza she took.one does and is dur for her final pill om the 15th,,i am 8months pregnant and just found one when.i went to yhe restroom..not irritating me ,yet,what should I do...theres a holiday tomorrow so my doctor office is closed till tues....thanks you
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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Hey thanks for your faith in the health care Magic
I have gone through your question and I understood your problem.
Pin worms don't go away on their own, actually they will eventually reproduce. I don't think they can harm your baby while hes inside you because the bag is protecting the fetus. After you have your baby make sure you get rid of those pin worm as soon as posible (That is if you find something safe to get rid of them without harming the fetus, and i hope you do) because1. They are reproducing 2. Pinworms can actually crawl out of your rectum and if you sleep with your baby you can passed them to him/her, and wash all blankets and clothes with hot water, specially after you ge rid of them so you don't get them again. Wash your hands properly after you use the restroom and if it gets ichy please don't scratch, they crawl out to lay their eggs they get in your fingernails and you can passed them to someone else or put them back in your body, pin worms are so small you can barely see them with the naked eye and their eggs are microscopic.I want you to know every bit of it so wrote all in detail.I will also suggest you to consult with your obstetrician. Thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Pin Worm During Pregnancy

Hey thanks for your faith in the health care Magic I have gone through your question and I understood your problem. Pin worms don t go away on their own, actually they will eventually reproduce. I don t think they can harm your baby while hes inside you because the bag is protecting the fetus. After you have your baby make sure you get rid of those pin worm as soon as posible (That is if you find something safe to get rid of them without harming the fetus, and i hope you do) because1. They are reproducing 2. Pinworms can actually crawl out of your rectum and if you sleep with your baby you can passed them to him/her, and wash all blankets and clothes with hot water, specially after you ge rid of them so you don t get them again. Wash your hands properly after you use the restroom and if it gets ichy please don t scratch, they crawl out to lay their eggs they get in your fingernails and you can passed them to someone else or put them back in your body, pin worms are so small you can barely see them with the naked eye and their eggs are microscopic.I want you to know every bit of it so wrote all in detail.I will also suggest you to consult with your obstetrician. Thank you.