Adults With Worms?

@miniam (9154)

Bern, Switzerland

October 11, 2016 8:50am CST

Some of you remember i told you hubby had stomach problems,we even went to the emergency room once (ca 2 months ago) It was test after test, in the end,they told him he had worms.( l dont know what kind of worms, i did not go with him for the results as l had to work)so they gave him chewing tablets. This surprised me, l didnt know and never heard that adults have worms in the stomach that can cause pain. Anyone heard this before?

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

11 Oct 16

I didn't know that, either. I know that I had worms as a child. Are they in the stomach? I thought they were in the intestines.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

I really am not sure,,he told me they said he had worms in the belly.In my mind,worms are for kids.

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@jennyjoy (1957)

• Bangalore, India

12 Oct 16

@miniam many adults have worm infestation.

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

12 Oct 16

@jennyjoy Really never knew this.

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@jennyjoy (1957)

• Bangalore, India

11 Oct 16

In the stomach, in the intestine, in the brain,in the feet,worms,worms,worms

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@Daljinder (23236)

• Bangalore, India

11 Oct 16

@jennyjoy LOL! True!

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@Daljinder (23236)

• Bangalore, India

11 Oct 16

@miniam It is just not a way of looking at it. It is actually true.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

like your way of looking at it.

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@vandana7 (100249)

• India

11 Oct 16

Good that it was caught early...tape worm can come from pork, and can reach the brain...

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@vandana7 (100249)

• India

11 Oct 16

@miniam .. No...it survives...always opt for meats that are from standard shops. Other works can come through gardening... And good to see you too. :) Hope you are doing good. :)

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

11 Oct 16

@vandana7 yes this is true, not all are destroyed by heat, at times it's the eggs that are not destroyed.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

Trying to get me scared? l think even if there was a worm in pork,when it`s cooked it will get rid of the worm? Good to see you, my face is brighter today, not yet as bright but surely better

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@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

11 Oct 16

Me too, I never thought older people have worms.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

Seems they do.

@Daljinder (23236)

• Bangalore, India

11 Oct 16

Yes worms in tummy cause pain!

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

He had terrible pains,one night i had to rush him to ER

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

11 Oct 16

Yes I have heard of this before and usually when it happens all members of the family are given tablets to take because they can be passed on.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

Somehow l still think the docs were wrong but then again,since he got the meds,he`s improved rapidly

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

11 Oct 16

@miniam Oh thats good then.

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

11 Oct 16

That's a myth that worms do not infect adults or the stomach and do not cause pain. Parasitic helminths can be found anywhere depending on the type, some allergic reactions could also be attributed to parasitic worms

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

Really new to me, in my mind, worms are small kids sickness

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@skysnap (20153)

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11 Oct 16

I heard this plenty of times.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

Never heard it before, but then it must be one of those things you only hear if someone close is affected.

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@LadyDuck (471337)

• Switzerland

11 Oct 16

Do not imagine them like large worms, I know what they are, they are called nematodes (or roundworms). They are more common than people think. I know because the doctor thought that my husband had this problem, but he had not.

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@LadyDuck (471337)

• Switzerland

12 Oct 16

@miniam For what the doctor said it is pretty common. I remember he said that he takes a prescription once a year, just to be sure he has no problem. The name of the product is Vermox.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

12 Oct 16

@LadyDuck thanks Anna,have noted that down.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

Really i did not know that grownups can have any kind of worms.thanks for clearing this up.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

13 Oct 16

One of my son's girlfriends had worms. They caused her to lose weight. That's all I remember.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

20 Oct 16

@miniam I think they are called tapeworms and gotten from undercooked fish. Gross!

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

20 Oct 16

@DianneN but we`ve never eaten uncooked fish here.It`s a mystery where he got them and just glad it`s over-

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

14 Oct 16

Really never knew adults can have worms,not nice

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

11 Oct 16

Good thing they found out and gave him the tablets

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

11 Oct 16

@miniam wow. That is expensive

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

12 Oct 16

@paigea the docs here are crazy

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

@paigea Wish they had found out first time round, we went to the doc 3X, ER1X and again to a different doc 2X, all these come to a total of well over $2,000

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@ms1864 (6885)

• Bangalore, India

11 Oct 16

I though worms had something to do with eating unhygienic food...

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Oct 16

That`s what l also thought but apparently not.I know our food,water and fruits are all clean but he still picked up the worms somewhere

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

12 Oct 16

@ms1864 He went for second tests after the meds and they could not see the worms and more,hope it was a one off.

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@ms1864 (6885)

• Bangalore, India

12 Oct 16

I hope the process of getting them out is easy.

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