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By Anil Minocha MD, author of Wall Street Journal Best Seller Dr. M's Seven-X Plan for Digestive Health
I was asked to perform a colonoscopy on a young female day care worker. She had been complaining of abdominal discomfort, nausea and irregular bowel habit for months. Her physical examination was essentially unremarkable. Our clinical impression was that she probably had irritable bowel syndrome but she had not responded to usual measures.
The colonoscopy prep was poor and made the examination difficult. When the scope reached cecum, we found worms floating around. This is pinworm or Enterobius vermicularis. The diagnosis was confirmed by microscopy.
Besides frequently being asymptomatic, the most common manifestation is peri-anal itching. However, it has potential to cause a wide range of gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal manifestations, including potentially life-threatening illnesses.
Did you or someone you know had this worm infection as child, or rarely even an adult? Feel free to share your story.
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Wall Street Journal Best Seller Dr. M's Seven-X Plan for Digestive Health
