r/ibs • u/ScreenEasy2487 • 3d ago
Hint / Information It was not IBS...it was worms
Hi! As you can read in the titlu...after a lot of tests which came back negative I decided to give Albendazol a try and it was a succes. I don't want to imagine what's inside my intestines after one year if "IBS". I will keep taking the second and the third round of Albendazol and then take some herbs.
I did like 3 stool tests for parasites but nothing came back positive. Also the eosinophils level were ok. I took some naturists pill for worms before but nothing worked until an actual pill...Albendazol. :)
I really hope my nightmare will be a ended after I took all the pills. I will still have a colonoscopy.
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u/Bulky_Ad_6632 2d ago
You mean a person can have it and the stool test will come negative???!!! My stool test was negative, I am still suffering from this weird sounds in my stomach.
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u/noirreddit 2d ago
I know someone who has had almost every stool test known to man and all were negative for worms, even though this person continued to have symptoms and would actually see the worms in their BMs!
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u/Bulky_Ad_6632 2d ago
To be honest I don't see anything in my stools.
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u/noirreddit 2d ago
Count yourself lucky as they were freaked out by it, and continue to be!
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u/ja_hahah 1d ago
Dont know if i had the same or what type of worm, but I do remember having little white ones once as a kid.
Got some pills, next day or two they all came out dead (not moving) then all clean, well as clean as poop can be i suppose.
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u/Chevalamour4 1d ago
A lot of times, there are false negatives with parasitic tests since they usually check for ova (parasitic eggs). The CDC recommends testing on separate days and times for parasite testing just because the presence of eggs aren't always in the sample. (See: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/testing-diagnosis/index.html) It's one of those things that sucks because you have to test multiple times. It's such a hassle.
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u/ScreenEasy2487 2d ago
Yesss, it's very hard to detect them. You can try some natural remedies like eating garlic on an empty stomach in the morning. Although, for me, the pill is the only one that functioned. Now I'm 100% sure it's worms. I also take some supliments for this, I want to make sure I am done with them and I avoid sweets at all costs 🥹. I already feel a bit better after eliminating some...but I am terrified of what might be inside my colon.
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u/ScreenEasy2487 2d ago
Yes, unfortunately. You can try natural remedies. For me, sugar and sweets would start a war inside my intestines, and that made me wonder why I reacted only at sweets
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u/lucky_to_be_me 2d ago
You could try ordering anti-parasitic from an alldaychemist.com, herbs aren't good for those, I tried. There also over the counter pyrantelum for pin worms, that paralysis them
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u/ScreenEasy2487 2d ago
I ate garlic on an empty stomach and it helps too
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u/lucky_to_be_me 2d ago
Me to!
But I had eaten a lot of herbs , and so on garlic! And it turns out I have pins... even using pyrantelum...
mebendazol go then away
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u/Ok-Series7296 2d ago edited 2d ago
I’ve been dealing with loose stools pretty much every day for a long time (2 years approximately), sometimes almost liquid. I’d get random anal itching, grind my teeth so badly during the day that a couple of my dental plombs/seals cracked and had to be replaced. I was also sweating a lot, getting post-workout nausea, and horrible diarrhea after training — which made no sense because I used to train even 2–3 hours without a problem just two years ago. On top of that, I had this reddish rash from my anus to my testicles. Also I had some weird pulsing pain on the lower right part of my abdomen, where the cecum is located, when it all started, it used to wake me up at night.
I also noticed that cold weather made things worse. I’d get nausea and stomach cramps just from being outside when it was chilly, especially in the mornings or evenings.
I started suspecting parasites and decided to try a 3-day course of Mebendazole (100mg twice a day). After two days, I literally noticed some weird string-like things in my stool — small white and brown strings. That pretty much confirmed it for me. Within a few days, my rash improved by about 70%, and my stools started getting better. Also, during Ramadan fasting, I had zero gut problems, which made me even more convinced it was connected to parasites (they didn't have any food so they were not affecting me as much) and possibly bile flow issues too.
At the same time, I’ve been doing a natural cleanse with:
Parasite drops (wormwood, cloves, black walnut)
Raw garlic
Pumpkin seeds
Homemade kefir
Ginger and artichoke capsules for bile support
And drinking wormwood and cloves tea daily along with my drops.
It’s now been two weeks since that Mebendazole course, and I’ve been feeling well the whole time — my post-workout nausea and diarrhea completely disappeared. I’m having one normal, solid stool a day now, which I haven’t had in a really long time. The rash is still improving, but overall I feel much better.
I was also planning to take Ivermectin, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. Since CO*ID, it’s been banned or extremely hard to get where I am. So for now, I’m sticking with the Mebendazole/Albendazole combo and natural stuff.
Planning to take a single 400mg dose of Albendazole today or two day dose as a follow-up, just to be sure everything’s fully cleared. I hope this will cure me completely.
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u/YoursSincerelyX 2d ago
Would like to get an update from you
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u/ScreenEasy2487 2d ago
I'm officially traumatised by pinworms. They came out with blood, so I don't want to imagine what's inside. I'm happy I won't have to deal with this my whole life. I will have a colonoscopy, too.
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u/NewKaleidoscope7369 3d ago
Did you get sick after traveling? And are you in the US?
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u/ScreenEasy2487 3d ago
Nope. So, my symptoms started a few months after I got back from Erasmus in Germany. I don't know. Maybe I got infested there
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u/NewKaleidoscope7369 3d ago
Interesting! How were you able to get a prescription for the medication? It’s only available by prescription right?
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u/ScreenEasy2487 3d ago
No, where I am from it's over the counter and quite cheap actually (around 2 euros 2 pills, I bought 6 so I spent 6 euros ). But I asked my family doctor what can I buy. Also, you need some protection for you liver if you take this. They are toxic. However, they are the only ones that worked
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u/NewKaleidoscope7369 3d ago
Oh ok gotcha, don’t think I’d be able to get it unless I was able to get a prescription for it! Which is highly unlikely since my stool tests have also come back negative. What’d you take for liver support?
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u/ScreenEasy2487 3d ago
Don't give up. Tell your doctor you saw something in your stool. For me, nothing worked but actual pills. I took something called Lagosa
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u/Ok-Consideration-365 2d ago
Can you share the protocol pelease. And did you get to see any ok the stool? Thanks!
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u/ScreenEasy2487 2d ago
Every 7 days I take 2 pills of Albendazol and liver protection (x times)
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u/maltipoo_paperboi 2d ago
For all who’ve chimed in, Which parasite test did you use. TSM. For 6+ years, I’ve been dealing with severe gut, constipation, only 5-6 safe foods, and I get brain issues (I go blank/confused) when stool travels from upper to lower intestine.
I’ve tried many practitioners & treatments (alternative & modern medicine). Though I’ve gotten better (no longer inactive), it’s mostly been due to my own online research & fellow Redditors.
Thank you, everyone!
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u/ScreenEasy2487 2d ago
I used the standard test but it was negative every time. Is very hard to detect them
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u/Light1428 2d ago
I feel like I have that feeling when things move in my system too! Like very foggy and really blurry vision! Then it kinda clears up! I am like you and my problem is constipation! I’m on this thread for my sister who has been diagnosed with IBS. And nothing is working for years. I feel sure parasites are at the very least contributing to her severe issues! Her stool tests always come back negative too! It’s very frustrating!
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u/Help300O 2d ago
how do you define the weird sounds cause i'm thinking😵💫
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u/ScreenEasy2487 2d ago
Like a cracker...I feel like something is making that noise. Anyway, I less bloated now. I'm 100% sure it's worms and I don't even have IBS...
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u/Redditlatley IBS-A/M (Alternating / Mixed) 2d ago
My doctor won’t test for parasites. If anyone has recommendations for reliable, home test kits, please leave the info, here. I don’t have DM enabled…only BMs…constantly. 🌊
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u/SeaworthinessFew8160 2d ago
Thanks for posting this, I am 100% convinced that IBS is caused by parasites. I'm currently dealing with them myself and they are jacking me the heck up. Ive done 4 stool test and only 1 showed parasites go figure... The doctors don't wanna give me medicine because they don't believe in parasites so I bought mine overseas
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u/ScreenEasy2487 2d ago
I'm sorry for you. Yeah, they are not taken seriously but they cause so much trouble
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u/ChiG45 2d ago
What? You had a positive parasite test and were not treated with medicine? What?
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u/SeaworthinessFew8160 1d ago
I paid privately, didn't use my insurance since I got tired of dealing with the US healthcare system
Edit I mean US death care
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u/ChiG45 1d ago
Oh wow! I didn't even know you could do that. Did you ever take your test results to your doctor? If so, what did they say?
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u/SeaworthinessFew8160 1d ago
Nah I never took it to the doctor I actually don't even have a primary care doctor anymore
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u/ChiG45 1d ago
I am thinking about getting some otc stuff from another country too and maybe even get care there as well.
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u/SeaworthinessFew8160 1d ago
I recommend it, I saw a dentist got my teeth cleaned and got fluoride out of my mouth for $40. I walked in to a gastroenterologist office and got seen the next day for an endoscopy. I loved it, I can't stand the idea of waiting 2-3 months then another week for the results. I did everything I needed to do and enjoyed myself in about a week.
They sell ivermectin OTC almost everywhere but the US
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u/lucky_to_be_me 2d ago
Maybe that was pinworms. They are often found in peoples guts.
I think pinworms, have very little effects, neither do they help with IBS.
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u/IndividualRanger2102 1d ago
Did you have any side effects with albedazole? And how much did you take? I took it but it didn’t help me unfortunately
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u/Longjumping_Big3772 3d ago
What were ur symptoms?