My children got pinworms at school. That's the only time anyone had a problem.

 

Occasionally I eat black walnuts and pumpkin seeds. But that's because I like the taste, not because of the parasite killing properties.

 

Ivermectin, prazi, and PP are all used to treat human parasite infection. They also use albendazole. Basically, if you use it on animals chances are they use it on humans too. PP (pyrantal pamoate) is about the gentlest, but works on very few parasites.

 

Boy o boy, somthing else to think about .I suppose with all the pouron ivemec iv spilledon me I'm clean . I do remember the old timers talking about people being wormy and I suppose if some one has been exposed to animails it may not be a bad ideato be checked.I also saw a thing on ripleys belive it or not where people would pourpously infect themselfs with tape worms as a weight loss method ...yuck.

 

it always grosses me out the dog and cat lovers letting them lick and kiss them...especially after critter was just bent around licking its bum.

no dought some get them from that.

a long time ago i remember the company makes ivomectin donating drums of the stuff for humans in africa.

 

There is speculation that we have a symbiotic relationship with some internal parasites and have had for a long long time.

There are currently doctors researching introducing certain parasites into people to treat some autoimmune disorders. This came about because people were purposely infecting themselves and successfully causing their diseases to go into remission. Once again our culture's obsession with cleanliness and our separation from nature has evidently done us harm.

Aside from that I wouldn't worry too much about kids being exposed to worms, in this country at least. Some of the tropical stuff would be a different story. Human hookworms used to be the reason we were told not to go barefoot as kids in this country. Those have been eliminated to the point that people wanting to infect themselves with them for the reason stated above have had to travel to third world countries to do so.

 

I can remember working in a pharmacy in High School and being surprised at how many folks came in with prescriptions for worming their kids. I suppose it was more common back then but rarely talked about. I always figured it was part of playing in the dirt and poor hygene. Pin worms most often. The drug prescribed was the same drug you gave pets.

 

Oil of oregano works well on internal parasites. Most people do have them actually. I even know a guy who was on his deathbed, he had all the signs of a deep parasite issue. My mom tried to get him to do a fecal through her friend who runs a kennel. he thought she was nuts. Eventually his wife stole some feces just to shut my mom up. She thought my mom was nuts because the doctors ran a full array of tests. Turns out he had a very dangerous parasite from raw seafood he had eaten at a restaurant. a few drop of oil of oregano later and he was at work the next day instead of dead in a week as his doctor told him. It works on worms and other things as well. I could share several other stories missed by modern medicine that the same women doing fecals found parasites, but none as crazy as that one. If you use it or anything else for the same purpose, good probiotics or actual kombucha tea or kefir or another similar cultured item would be wise as well. Usiually you take oil of oregano for a week or so a few drops a day.

 

recent research is showing that some parasites may be good for us. They are thinking that our lack of worms might be causing some of the auto immune disorders and allergies so prevalent today. Interesting....

 

hookworms, pinworms, whipworms, roundworms, tapeworms. Pinworms aka threadworms are very common and anyone can get them although it usually starts with the kiddies. Once one person in the family get them, all others most likely will.
I just recently researched parasitic worms in humans the other day after the DD loudly proclaimed, "ok, people, there's something moving in my poop", from the bathroom. It was pinworms and there are natural treatments and over the counter treatments but I went for the "normally prescribed" stuff. Brand name Veromox, generic mebendazole. There's only two doses of two pills, a couple of weeks part with the second dose being a follow up to break the life cycle. A bottle of 30 pills will do all of us. It's being shipped from Canada because the last U.S. manufacturer quit making it with no reason given. I found this kind of odd considering it is a 100% treatment for all worms except tape and small dose required with side affects being scarce but also ran across this.

Several studies show mebendazole exhibits a potent antitumor properties. MZ significantly inhibited cancer cell growth, migration and metastatic formation of adrenocortical carcinoma, both in vitro and in vivo.[5] Treatment of lung cancer cell lines with MZ caused mitotic arrest, followed by apoptotic cell death with the feature of caspase activation and cytochrome c release.[6] MZ induced a dose- and time-dependent apoptotic response in human lung cancer cell lines,[7] and apoptosis via Bcl-2 inactivation in chemoresistant melanoma cells.[8]

Go figure.

 

I read up on it on the internet and can learn all sorts of things. But, the idea that got me was my friend claimed that she thinks people who live in the "country" should take worm medication on a regular basis? I never even thought of having worms much less having to take medication every week for it.

I think I will just wait and see if anyone complains about it before rushing off for pills.

 

To sum up my previous answer into something shorter and more coherent...

No you do not need worm medicine on a regular basis. Imo that kind of thinking is part of the reason we have so many health problems in westernized cultures. We think "clean" to the point of sterility is better. It isn't.

 

I heard parasites can even enter a person through walking barefoot.

Funny how I too remember "worm medicine". Oh well....for me, I take diatamachious earth for one month, twice a year. I have no idea if it works, it is just a habit after all these years.

 

the idea that got me was my friend claimed that she thinks people who live in the "country" should take worm medication on a regular basis? I never even thought of having worms much less having to take medication every week for it.

Well, since you only worm animals once a month at most, I wouldn't be taking anything once a week.
Personally, I figure with all the ivermectin I pass around, enough of it must soak in my skin to kill off any parasite issues I might have.

 

It USED to be common in the Southern states for kids to pick up hook worms by going barefoot in the barnyard and everywhere - back in the days of the Depression and all those really poor country folks (who only wore shoes to church!). Not so much a problem in this day and age, except for those ever present pin worms which are a type of round worm, I think. Very prevalent amount school age kids who are not known for washing hands after using the bathroom or before eating meals! The worm parasites proliferate in warm, humid climates, hence the problems in southern states years ago.

 

Cliff: That is what I thought that no, people do not need to take worm medications even if they live full time in the country. But my friend insisted that I "better" get worm medicines or we would all be "sick". When I pointed out we had lived out here full time for 11 years and no one was "sick" then she did not really know what to say then.

It is odd the things that people can think about those who live in the country side.

 

Well I think that's just a left over attitude from the past that your friend has. People did used to be concerned about that.

Lol tell your friend to do a google search on "helminthic therapy." That's where they're putting worms in people to save their health Should freak her out.

 

i think as long as the kids arent skidding their butts across the living room carpet you might be alright

 

Not going to lie, yall have me a little bit scared..

 

as much wormer that I get on me between worming the goats
and cows I figure I'm good

samm

 

I've seen a child with worms. The grandmother freeked out when i wormed her with Pig Swig.

 

Ivermectin pour on stuff. If you use it on your chickens, pets or livestock and don't use gloves, you have already de-wormed yourself. Lol.
In the chicken forums, we laugh about it. Since you always end up with more of it on yourself than the flock. "We are de-wormed a years worth."

Unless you walk around barefoot, dig in pasture dirt a lot with cuts or eat dirt/poo, I really wouldn't worry about it...

 

It USED to be common in the Southern states for kids to pick up hook worms by going barefoot in the barnyard and everywhere - back in the days of the Depression and all those really poor country folks (who only wore shoes to church!). Not so much a problem in this day and age, except for those ever present pin worms which are a type of round worm, I think. Very prevalent amount school age kids who are not known for washing hands after using the bathroom or before eating meals! The worm parasites proliferate in warm, humid climates, hence the problems in southern states years ago.

Hook worm in humans is called "Creeping Eruption". I had it as a little kid. It was awful. It started on the bottom of my foot and spread up my leg. I vividly remember my Mother and Aunt taking me to the ER. Regular doctor was doing no good and it was spreading. The ER doctor followed the tracks and sprayed them with Ethyl Chloride. Killed the worms and my foot and leg healed.

Here's a photo of "Creeping Eruption".

 

So, are you guys saying my toddlers shouldn't run around outside barefoot or they'll get worms? Oh Lordy! I don't know how I'll ever keep shoes on them!

 

If anyone is feeling "wormy", you can buy Ivermectin pills really cheap at Alldaychemist.com