Okay not sure if this has been posted by someone else, but lately my asshole has been itching... a lot. Like I'm talking about 5-8 times throughout the day and I sometimes find myself scratching my ass hole unconsciously in the middle of the night when I am sleeping. I'm pretty picky when it comes to wiping my ass... I always make sure I get every bit of it out so I know it's not that dirty or anything... Any ideas ?
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Itchy Asshole
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Hemorrhoid? Tape worm or other parasite?
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Sounds like worms, especially if you're scratching at night.
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It does indeed sound like worms. Worms deliberately make your anus itchy, so you'll scratch, and get the microscopic worm eggs on your fingers and under your fingernails. Then from there you'll pass them to your food and other people's food, eat them, and a new generation of worms will be born.
You can get rid of worms very easily with tablets you can get from a pharmacy, but the whole family should be treated because you could have infected them.
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Thank you all. I will look into this. I have had this for a few months now...ever since I got back from Iraq. And at times I'll just be sitting down and it'll be REALLY REALLY ichy and I have to stand up and somehow sneak to the restroom and scratch it.
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So yeah! You're right. It's worms! Does anybody recommend seeing a doctor or would it be all right to just take Pin-X (http://www.pin-x.com/).
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Not sure, but it couldn't hurt to see a doctor. If you haven't had a checkup since you've returned, it might be a good idea, just to make sure you didn't bring any other unwanted stuff back with you.What convinced you that it's worms?
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ah well I want to the doctor's to have it checked out (very embarassing) he checked it out and put some scotch tape to get some samples. He looked at it in the microscope and said they were pin worms. Sick. So he gave me some meds and anti-itch cream. Hopefully they should be gone soon. Thanks.
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Excellent! It's good that you didn't have anything too serious.