do you “de-worm” yourself or your kids?

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I saw a post on a different platform saying how Americans are the only people who don’t regularly de-worm themselves and that is much more common in other countries, which got me wondering if y’all de-worm and if you do, what is the benefits? are actually live worms coming out when you poop??

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I don’t even know what you are asking! I am American. Never heard of anyone “de-worming” but very curious what this is or why you would do it

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Parasites are literally my biggest fear but I’ve never dewormed lol. It’s really not common in the US, most people get it from traveling outside the country. If you have reason to suspect you have intestinal parasites then the first thing you should do is go to the doctor and get tests done. there’s not really a need to regularly de worm yourself here

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My cats yes -  humans no. Deworming just because thers might be something will cause resistance against the medicines over time, making it a bigger problem in the long run.

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My kids and I have never had worms. We’ve never used a medication for an affliction we’ve never experienced. I suppose if you lived somewhere that it was common, you’d medicate for it…

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I've never had any worms or parasites so there is no reason to de-worm.

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As a kid I did have worms because I always had my fingers in my mouth and bit my nails. As an adult - never but I do deworm my cats lol! I’m in US.

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I live in Australia and we only ever do it if there are symptoms that it’s necessary as a precaution. If my son complains that he’s itchy in that department I get him the deworming chocolate just in case.

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@GlowGPT please help me with this topic!

do you “de-worm” yourself or your kids?

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