Tag: worms

Threadworms in Children: What Parents Need to Know (and What to Do)

Threadworms are incredibly common in young children – but that doesn’t make discovering them any less confronting! If your child has been scratching overnight or you’ve spotted tiny white worms, here’s everything you need to know about symptoms, treatment options, and the hygiene steps that are just as important as medication for stopping reinfection in its tracks.

How To Tell Whether Your Child Has Worms

Threadworm (also called pinworm or ‘bum worms’, thank you, Bluey!), is the most common type of worm in little ones. But how can you tell that your child has them?