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A member asked:
What happens if i ate nothing for 3 days would pinworms go away?
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No: They don't feed on the food you are eating - they feed on your intestinal tract mucosa and cells and skin cells and blood as they bite around your anus. Starving yourself would not kill them until you kill yourself with it, so go to doctor and take the pills that will kill them.
Answered 9/16/2020
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No : Enterobius vermicularis). Usually take a med like mebendazole (Vermox),albendazole (Albenza) or pyrantel pamoate (Reese’s Pinworm Medicine) & repeat in 2 weeks. Everyone in household should be treated. Pinworm eggs can survive on contaminated surfaces up to 3 weeks. To get pinworms out of your home: https://www.healthline.com/health/pinworms#treatment
Answered 9/16/2020
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