Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Anya, wrote >Prevention is the best cure. Vigilence is needed to make sure the cycle is >broken. Wash hands, especially under the nails, before preparing food, as >the eggs can be transferred that way. > >Treatment? Couldn't be easier: eat lots of raw garlic, and raw grated >carrots. Age old herbalist remedy, and it works. Additionally, stores like >Whole Foods probably carry packaged herbal pinworm remedies, but they're >probably no more effective than garlic and carrots. >HTH. > All good advice. It's important to consider the life-cycle of the worm. Garlic is good - just don't give to the pets. As Butch said, this is one case where the meds are /very safe /. Don't hesistate to use them, and get the pets treated by a vet as well. Pinworms can be picked up walking around barefooted - esp. around horses. If the kids run around barefoot, they need to stop. It's amazing to me that I ran around a horsefarm barefooted my whole childhood - nary a worm. Good luck to those kids! JenB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 At 10:07 AM 1/21/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Anya, wrote > >>Prevention is the best cure. Vigilence is needed to make sure the cycle is >>broken. Wash hands, especially under the nails, before preparing food, as >>the eggs can be transferred that way. >> >>Treatment? Couldn't be easier: eat lots of raw garlic, and raw grated >>carrots. Age old herbalist remedy, and it works. Additionally, stores like >>Whole Foods probably carry packaged herbal pinworm remedies, but they're >>probably no more effective than garlic and carrots. >>HTH. >All good advice. It's important to consider the life-cycle of the >worm. Garlic is good - just don't give to the pets. As Butch said, >this is one case where the meds are /very safe /. Don't hesistate to >use them, and get the pets treated by a vet as well. Hi Jen AFAIK, pinworms don't infect dogs or cats. I was referring to how the fur of the pets can pick up the eggs and carry them around, and be a cause of reinfection via human ingestion. <yeah, ick!> Pets can and do eat garlic, and it is a good general dewormer for them, along with some herbs, brewers yeast, etc., But, as I said, pets don't 'get' pinworms. >Pinworms can be picked up walking around barefooted - esp. around >horses. If the kids run around barefoot, they need to stop. It's >amazing to me that I ran around a horsefarm barefooted my whole >childhood - nary a worm. So you say, so you say -- LOL. http://member.newsguy.com/~herblady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 THANK YOU Jen and Zeb SO much for the useful info. I truly appreciate it. Candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Your welcome Zeb herbal remedies [herbal remedies ] On Behalf Of cmbarr55 Tuesday, May 03, 2005 5:22 AM herbal remedies Herbal Remedies - Pinworms THANK YOU Jen and Zeb SO much for the useful info. I truly appreciate it. Candy Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to prescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian Shillington Doctor of Naturopathy Dr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 > You're welcome. Anything I can do to help. Jen the Tiger Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural > remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and > to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long > as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any > person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products > from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and > members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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