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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

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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 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 45-year old asked:

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

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A 35-year old asked:

Is it possible to have worms in your stools, constipation, and ibs?

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A 41-year old male asked:

My 5 year old has an itchy bottom for several days. I noticed black or brown 1/4" long worms in his stool. There was 1 moving. We are on vacation?

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A 40-year old male asked:

Hi, I have had moderate to severe stomach cramps for months if not years. I have noticed worms in my stool for a while now. How worried should I be?

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A 36-year old female asked:

I'm my dad's caretaker he's been having rectal bleeding and I seen two 2 in. White worms in the toilet his stool tests came back negative I'm stumped?

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A 43-year old asked:

I had little worms about 1/4-inch long in my stool, what is hapenning?

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A member asked:

I've had small white strings in my stool for 2+ weeks now. They are very short and very thin. Are these worms?

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A 48-year old asked:

Can guinea worms be diagnosed by a stool exam?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Diahreah since Dec. and weird, squishy, bean-like things in stool recentely. These arent worm eggs are they?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Persistant diahreah for about 2 months. Does this sound like worms? Haven't seen one. Just did a stool test and waiting for results. Help.

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A 19-year old male asked:

I've been getting worm-shaped(not pencil thin) thin stools along with normal ones today, all of them are type 4 on stool chart is this natural?

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A 57-year old female asked:

Have had long white mucus things in stool that look like long worms. Didn't move. Have had pillows in rectum can this be part of them sloughing off?

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A 38-year old asked:

Where can we have a stool test done to check for worms?

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A 49-year old asked:

Was curious as to where can we have a stool test done to check for worms in human?

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A 24-year old male asked:

I saw this redish worm like thing on my stool, it wasnt very long and it wasnt moving. What can it be?

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A 21-year old female asked:

What do little white spots in stool mean? I just began eating pine nuts, could that be the cause? Or could it be worms?

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A 22-year old female asked:

I took 1 albenza (albendazole) 5weeks ago 2nd 3werks ago, and Reeses a week ago..I would definitely assume the worms are gone but why do I still see it in my stool?

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A 18-year old male asked:

I know I asked this excessively but my last question is, how come when I binge I have 5-8 big stools a day. I'm 19 male 170 lbs, scared for worm?

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A 24-year old female asked:

No bleeding, Formed stool (though increased), Worms parasites have been eliminated. Why does it still vibrate fill up gas discomfort below my navel?

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A female asked:

Would parasites or worms be obvious in 2 year olds stool? Sometimes I find thread like pieces. Is it food? Would they move? Blood? Any other symptoms?

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A 19-year old male asked:

I suffer from indigestion.Sometimes a find a white substance when i pass stool.I go to the washroom atleast 3-4 times a day.Do i have a worm?

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A 38-year old male asked:

Is it a tape worm? My stool is very soft, I have gas a lot and i see white objects in my stool about the size of white rice but not moving.

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A member asked:

Is it a tape worm? My stool is very soft, I have gas a lot and i see white objects in my stool about the size of white rice but not moving.

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A 18-year old female asked:

Have frequent loose stools and see (not seedlike) but specs of pure white things in it. They brake apart like ricotta cheese. Is this worms?

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A male asked:

I have white chunks in my stool daily. The chunks do not look like skinny worms. I have been suffering from constipation. Is this a parasite?

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A 22-year old female asked:

How long am I to see pinworms in my stool after second dose of albenza (albendazole). It's been two weeks? Are they dead worms? How do I know?

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A member asked:

How long am i to see pinworms in my stool after second dose of albenza (albendazole). It's been two weeks? Are they dead worms? How do I know?

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