Sorry in advance if this is way too much information, at least I'm not including any pictures...
Ben's had an ithcy bottom for the past week or so and we were teasing him that he should rub it along the ground like dogs do when they have worms. Then it dawned on me, maybe he does have worms! So I emailed our good doctor and he told me the way to find out is to do a flashlight test. You basically have to wake up in the middle of the night, since this is when pinworms come out (don't ask me how they know it's night!) and with a flash light, check the anal area. Fun! You know you're a parent when you're awake at 2 am, climbing up into the top bunk of your 6 year old's bunkbed with a flashlight to check his bottom for pinworms! Yes, they were there. Now it seems the whole family needs to take a little pill to get rid of them. The worst part was that I couldn't get back to sleep!
As I was searching on the internet for more information about pinworms, I found this funny post on webmd.com
http://blogs.webmd.com/all-ears/2006/02/how-old-is-your-son.html
OK. I've really got to learn to not check email/blogs while I'm eating my breakfast. :-P
ReplyDeleteMy question is: WHAT can be done to prevent pin worms, 'cuz I really don't want to have to do that!
(Geesh, and you thought you didn't have anything to blog about.) :-)
Here is a confession. When I was 9, I had pinworms too. Does he bite his nails? Make sure you wash EVERYTHING or else, that little pill, wont do diddlysquat.
ReplyDeleteGood luck.
Yuck Jenny! Yeah, thanks for not including a photo! Poor Ben, this probably wasn't the type of Birthday present he was hoping for. I hope I don't have to go through that with my boys, but know boys I'm sure if it's not that it'll be much worse. ICKY!
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