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How common are pinworms?



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How often do you deal with pinworms in your child
Never  
 43%  [ 25 ]
Rarely  
 32%  [ 19 ]
Very often  
 24%  [ 14 ]
Total Votes : 58



amother
OP


 

Post Today at 10:23 am
Trying to see if it's very common and just not spoken about
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amother
Jean


 

Post Today at 10:25 am
It’s not uncommon. My oldest is 14 I just dealt with it this year for the first time and it was multiple times. I count myself lucky.
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eta14




 
 
    
 

Post Today at 10:34 am
Very normal and common in Israel, less so in the US (my personal experience)
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amother
Linen


 

Post Today at 10:50 am
Very common in preschool age. And can be very hard to get rid of because many people don’t understand the importance of proper handwashing.
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Success10




 
 
    
 

Post Today at 10:53 am
I think it's more common in Israel. Very common here. Maybe because of the warm weather, kids playing in the dirt more, maybe more crowded classrooms?
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amother
Lavender


 

Post Today at 7:03 pm
I've only had recurrent issues when I've had major obsessive thumb/ finger suckers. I definitely find that when I get lax about washing linen weekly things flare up out of control. I Cook with lots of garlic and am happy to humor those kids craving spicy foods. The more the merrier.
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amother
Periwinkle


 

Post Today at 7:07 pm
I’m in the us, I have 4 kids. 3 kids have never had it, one child get it 4-6 times a year. I have no explanation. My DH is a physician and twice in the last 2 months friends have called that their kid is waking and night crying without any obvious reason and both times it turned out to be pinworms. One mom walked her kid over to our home on Friday night and dh ask me to check her (didn’t want to make the girl uncomfortable) and the worms were SWARMING!! it was soooo gross!!!
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tweety1




 
 
    
 

Post Today at 7:23 pm
Pinworms, I have lots of experience with pinworms. Don't ask me how....
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