A member asked:

My daughter is 14 and just got rid of pinworms shes got very skinny and always hungry because of them so how can she now get fat or gain more/alot .?

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Dr. Carla Enriquez answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Pinworms? : Pinworms usually are not symptomatic or cause rectal itching. They don't affect appetite, food absorption or other upper GI functions. Do you mean tape worm, hook worm or ascaris?

Answered 10/4/2016

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

See her pediatrician: If she eats, drinks & pees a lot & doesn't gain weight, your pediatrician will search for a medical cause, like diabetes or other systemic illness. Pinworms wouldn't cause these symptoms.

Answered 12/22/2012

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Pinworms: Don't cause you to be skinny. They cause your anus to itch. She can gain weight by eating healthy high calorie food containing fats from avocado, olive oil, fatty fish, etc.

Answered 4/25/2015

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