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A member asked:
Does mebendezanole work for pinworms? i've been taking it see small brown things on tissue..am i mistaken? are these worms, or dirt/ sweat? paranoid
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Yes, it works, but..: Mebendazole kills the pinworms, but they are still inside you. They'll come out in your stools. You may see the killed pinworms in your stools. For a little while afterwards.
Answered 6/27/2014
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