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Worms in stool

Worms in stool

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How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Buttock, Lower abdomen

Is Symptom of

Pinworms
Condition
Tape worm infection
Condition
Ascaris worms
Condition

Related questions

A female asked:

I noticed I had a worm in stool last night around 11pm I had anal with my boyfriend the night before(Tuesday) I've taken medicine could he be infected?

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A 38-year old asked:

I have a long white worm in stool. What is it? It's long, white, and is like a worm although it doesn't move at all. Is it a tapeworm or what may it be?

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A 36-year old asked:

I have yellow like worms in stool, what could this be?

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A 30-year old female asked:

How to tell the difference between mucus strings and parasites/worms in stool?

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A 24-year old female asked:

How can I tell if I am seeing mucous or worms in stool. Nothing seems to move visibly. 24 yr old female, underweight?

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A 57-year old male asked:

Worms in stool, burns when I go, have seen them, stomach seems blouted, tried 100% cranberry juice, pro biotic vitamines?

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A 24-year old female asked:

I took my dog to the vet and he was positive for hookworms. My bowel movements have been strange and they seem to have white-ish sesame seed like things all in it. If i had hookworms, wouldn't i find worms in stool?

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A 39-year old female asked:

I am experiencing hemorrhoids and worms in stool. The following also describes me: Anal itching. Can pinworms get under the skin as it looks like they're inside the hemorrhoids?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Having untreated thread worms (small yellow worms) at 12yrs but no signs of worms in stools now as an adult, would you still need treatment?

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A 20-year old male asked:

I took mebandazole for 3 days but still see worms alive in stool Is it normal to see worms or not ?

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A 41-year old asked:

Please help me! what are these worms in my stool?

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A 35-year old female asked:

What do tape worm segments in stools actually look like?

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A 34-year old asked:

How do I get rid of worms in my stool?

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A 45-year old asked:

How to tell difference between mucus or fat or worms in poo stool?

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A 16-year old female asked:

I have little white worms in my stool and also blood in my stool. Please help ?

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A 71-year old female asked:

What are orange brown twig like. worms? in my stool. When put in water some stand up?

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A 22-year old male asked:

I have been noticing little white worms in my stools, and my anal area is also sometimes itchy. What do you think I could have?

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A 18-year old male asked:

My dog had long worms in sick and I think Ive noticed little worms in my stool, will one tablet of ovex be good enough to kill any worm I may have?

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A 39-year old female asked:

I have seen long white worms in my stool. This seems to be happening often. I am waiting to be seen later in the week by a health professional. Can you advise how I can stop having this problem of reoccurring worms in my stool. I work with children?

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A 34-year old asked:

What are these white things worms in my stool? What are tests for pinworms?

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A 33-year old female asked:

I was given amoxicillin 500 milligrams 4 times a day. I am 99 percent sure i had worms in my stool today they were very long?

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A member asked about a male:

My toddler has long (maybe 15cm), white worms in his stool. He took albendazole on Sunday but the worms are still coming out live. should I be worried?

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A 42-year old male asked:

Possible worm in my stool. I have a picture and saved the stool in a bag and froze it. What is it and what type of worm? I have a small goat farm with goats, sheep, and dogs and cats. Had a pig too..blowing worms out of nose and hacking them up too??

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A 23-year old female asked:

Would i be able to see worms clearly in my stool if i had them?

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A 31-year old asked:

What is the name of a worm found in human stool that looks like short flat pasta?

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A 35-year old asked:

Is there a good way to get rid of worms in the human stool?

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A 19-year old male asked:

My anus feels tingly sometimes especially at night and I do not have any pin worms or anything in stool. What could it be?

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A female asked:

Have itching in anal area and found what looked like worm 5-6" in stool today. had seaweed salad yesterday and object in stool resembled piece of that?

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A 23-year old female asked:

I know I should go in but have no insurance I have skinny white small worm looking things in stool along with lots of mucus they dont move and red and black small globs in dark green stool, only poop about 2-3 times a week?

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A 30-year old female asked:

I am 19 weeks pregnant and saw what looked like a small worm in my stool. Should I take Pin X? Do homeopathic remedies help (ie garlic, coconut)

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