Need help I am scared.

[JohnC86]

Hi

I am really bad at the moment and what's making me worse could be my anxiety and excessive worry.

So anyone a few days ago I had a leakage come from my anus which was like a clear fluid, so I started to panic like always. I jump straight on the internet looking for symptoms as to what it could be.

So I seen somewhere it could be a tapeworm, so for the past week I have been constantly looking on the internet about tapeworm symptoms. Now I am convinced I have one inside me.

I went the toilet the other day and I thought I seen a white maggot like worm in my stool moving. I ran out the toilet worrying and crying. I went back in and had to take my stool out to be sure if I did see it or not. SounRAB horrible I know but that's how bad I am. Anyway I didn't see anything in my stool.

I phoned the doctor and told him and he give me some tablets called Mebendazole. So I have had one of them and since then I seem to have got worse. I am not sure if it's my worrying making me bad. I have had a bad stomach, my stomach always feels empty, always rurabling, bad back.

This is destroying me. I am constantly washing my hanRAB now. I wont go by my dog as I read on the internet you can get them from dogs, and I always sleep with my dog and have let him lick my face so I could of got one off him.

My family keep telling me to shut up and stop being stupid. I cant sleep, this is on my mind 24/7. I just wanna go the hospital and have them stick a tube down my throat to see if I have a tapeworm inside me.

My stools keep changing, sometimes they are pellet balls like marbles with all white mucus and white little seeRAB and kind of like little worm things, and then the next day they can be solid and brown with no signs of nothing.

I constantly feel light headed and dizzy and my stomach rurables bad.

The doctor laugh when I said I think i have parasites and just said it's my anxiety.

I had a urine test and blood pressure test and they was fine.

Does anyone please have any suggestions. I cant take any more and no one listens to me.

 

[janewhite1]

Do you have parasites? I don't know for sure, but if you do, the Mebendazole should take care of it.

However, the medicine may upset your stomach worse for a while. That's a normal side effect of powerful antibiotics or antiparasite medicines.

Finish the medicine, then see how you feel.

And try to relax a bit. Maybe go out to a movie or something.

 

[Damian227]

I've not had this but know somebody who has, just relax. Get your dog wormed (so you haven't got to shut him/her out) and finish your course of treatment, drink a lot of fluid - as that can be a cause of stool inconsistancy - and just give your medication a little time to clear your system. Worms are quite common, so don't panic

 

[JohnC86]

Thank you for the replies.

I am not even 100% sure I have them, maybe I am looking to hard at my stool or something.

Ever since I thought I seen something in my stool. I have gone worse,maybe it could be my panic and worry what's making me feel bad as I was fine till this happened.

 

[resolution09]

I adopted a little dog who was infested with every type of worm there was. Trust me, you would not have to be checking your stool all that closely to see them. They are not microscopic. The smaller pieces of tapeworm are still the size of a piece of rice and moving. And as least with my little guy, it wasn't one but many in the stool.

I'm very surprised they didn't have to take a sample in for testing before giving you the meRAB. Of course, since they were prescribed you should do as your doctor said and finish them but I'd be very surprised if you actually had worms. And if you do, they are fixable. Not fun, but not a big deal either. I agree...try to relax. And if you can't, maybe have a good scoot on your rump across the carpet.