people deworming

Uh ... I know it's been the most popular and faddish thing to do for some years now, but ... :no:

I have one friend who gave herself chronic gas and diarrhea by following the deworming programs which have been so popular the past few years. Certainly interfered with her job. As a healthful yoga teacher -- massage therapist. It's hard to preach health when you regularly clear the room with gas and are running to potty every few minutes.

That said, the woman who concocted all this deworming stuff is my all time favorite fraudulent practitioner of all time!

Here's a couple of links about her.

http://www.drhuldaclark.org/
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/clark.html

Enjoy!

Threadworms/pinworms are very common (everyone has or had them). Others - roundworm, tapeworm) are not rare. If you haven't been treated for them then you've got them - at least threadworms, maybe others.

There are medications available from pharmacies without prescription - just buy and use what will treat the whole family. Talk it over with the pharmacy staff if you don't know what to do - like I said, EVERYONE gets them, particularly young children - no need to be bashful. No exceptions - everyone at once - and that includes the pets. Then do it again at the recommended spacing. Thereafter you only need treat (the whole family) again when someone has symptoms.

And make sure THE WHOLE FAMILY follows solid hygiene practices - always wash hands after toilet, after contact with animals, before food (either preparation or eating). Another type of worm is hydatids - easy to get, potentially horrible - read up on it so you know WHY you should practice hygiene and worm pets regularly.

But I don't think you need to worm people except initially and when symptoms show.

Pin worms is most often what people get, mostly children. They are caused by dirt getting under the fingernails and getting into the mouth. You don't have to go to the doctor to get a perscription. I don't know the name of the medication but you can buy it in any store that sells drugs. Just look for pin worms on the box. Usually one treatment is enough but keep taking it as directed untill you no longer see worms in the feces. (That's how you know you have them) and yes you will itch too. As far as I know you cannot catch worms from another person. So I doubt that your whole family is infected with them unless you have been having mud pies for dinner.

Another type of worm can enter your feet if you go barefoot outdoors. So keep the shoes on when outside. And there is one you can get from eating raw meat. So cook that meat well.

Ring worms are not technically worms, they just look like a worm under the skin is why they are called ring worm. These are usually caught by people handling infected cats. But they are spread by contact with another infected person also.