Ringworm (human!)

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So.... I have caught ringworm from the pigs ( I think) & have a circle on my neck. I'm putting canesten on, has anyone else caught this & if so how long am I likely to have it? God I hope I don't get it anywhere else! ;(
 
I have had it before from Boris, I just put caneston on twice a day for about 3 days and it went. Keep putting it on and it will go, if its still there after a week maybe go to the docs for something stronger? Hope this helps x
 
it is very common in people so don't worry x
 
My 8yr old daughter had ringworm about 12months ago (caught from school) and she was prescribed Daktacort cream by our GP. It's is highly contagious and can take up to 8wks to clear (according to our doctor).

My daughters was at the top of her calf and so it was fairly easy to keep it covered with trousers - but being 8yrs old (just turned) she was always touching it and she had a breakout of it appear underneath her chin and on her chest.

We had to be very vigilant in stopping her from touching it/rubbing it - the one on her leg took about 7wks to fully clear, but the one under her chin looked like a graze after about 2-3wks and was almost invisible after 4wks.

Canesten is a fungal cream so you can continue to use that or you can buy the Daktacort cream over the chemist counter without prescription.

As long as you apply the cream (we used cotton wool or tissue to rub the cream in then washed our hands) twice daily then it should clear fairly quickly.

I hope this helps :)
 
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My 8yr old daughter had ringworm about 12months ago (caught from school) and she was prescribed Daktacort cream by our GP. It's is highly contagious and can take up to 8wks to clear (according to our doctor).

My daughters was at the top of her calf and so it was fairly easy to keep it covered with trousers - but being 8yrs old (just turned) she was always touching it and she had a breakout of it appear underneath her chin and on her chest.

We had to be very vigilant in stopping her from touching it/rubbing it - the one on her leg took about 7wks to fully clear, but the one under her chin looked like a graze after about 2-3wks and was almost invisible after 4wks.

Canesten is a fungal cream so you can continue to use that or you can buy the Daktacort cream over the chemist counter without prescription.

As long as you apply the cream (we used cotton wool or tissue to rub the cream in then washed our hands) twice daily then it should clear fairly quickly.

I hope this helps :)
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Thats really useful to know for the future,:)
 
I suspect the length of time it took to clear in my daughter was because she wouldn't leave it alone @)

When asked if it itched/was sore/hurt she said 'no' so it's truly beyond me why she kept touching it - kids eh?

As piggiewiggie said though if you are at all worried, you could give it a few days and see if the cream makes it any better, if not pop and see your GP just to get it looked at - they did do a skin scraping when my daughter had it (i presume this was to confirm ringworm/or not)

Unfortunately ringworm is so common and the doctors see it all the time - because it's so easily passed from human to human there's no real way of preventing it (other than handwashing if you've been touching a person with the condition - and to be honest this really isn't 100% prevention either)
 
It's only itchy really when I put the cream on, I'm terrified that it'll spread on my pillow & get into my scalp & make me bald! Is the daka stuff better than canesten?

The boys are now getting better having had meds & cream for over a week now. I feel like I'll never be able to touch them without gloves again ;(
 
It's only itchy really when I put the cream on, I'm terrified that it'll spread on my pillow & get into my scalp & make me bald!
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lol i shouldn't laugh - i can understand how worried you may be - but honestly it is a common thing and nothing at all to be worried about.

If it makes you feel any better you could put a dressing on it at night-time to keep it covered - if nothing else it'll give you some re-assurance that it's covered and unable to spread.

So i take it from your posts that either one or both your boys currently have a fungal infection? I would use gloves until you are clear of the ringworm as i'm not sure about the passing of it to animals......

The Daktacort cream has more or less the same ingredients, and both that and Canesten are used to treat fungal type conditions - i just mentioned it as this is what my daughter was given by the doctor.

I was just like you when it was confirmed by the doctor - i worried consistently about contamination and spreading it to everyone in the house (including the piggies) - however you are not 8yrs old so controlling/managing the problem should see it clear in no time.

If you are at all worried - please don't just sit there worrying (ive done this many times and literally sent myself mad with worry) - go and see your GP :)
 
Hiya, thanks for your replies ;) I shouldn't google, I had visions of baldness & boils! I went to the chemist after work who confirmed it's ringworm & I got daktarin cream which she said was better than canesten. I also asked her if I was likely to go bald & she said no ;) haha

I feel even more paranoid cos I work in a hospital (office not ward) & I bet evetyones going Eew wonder if she knows she's got ringworm!

Yes both pigs have had it & hair is growing back etc so they are obv on the mend, they have oral med & canesten... Think I caught it 2 weeks ago before I spotted theirs & was cuddling them & it's just coming out now ;( long as it doesn't spread I can live with it... Altho it is gross!
 
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daktarin is good I use it for the skinnies if they get it and it clears it right up :)
 
Oh good!! It stung alot when I put it on so hoping that's killing it. I just want it to go away! Yuk! Why couldn't I get it on my arm or something, it's on my neck! Lovely ;(
 
The time between someone catching the ringworm to actual symptoms showing (the dreaded red circle) is weeks - so you wouldn't know you've caught - hence the reason why it's so easily spread.

It doesn't look very nice i have to admit - but it'll clear in no time.

I too was worried that everyone would notice it on my daughter - but they never did :... The internet certainly has a way of showing you the worst (don't search for images of ringworm..) they can't be real? Can they? ?/
 
omg I never knew you could catch this from piggies.
I hope you are okay and recover soon x
 
This is depressing the shoot out of me. It's not fading, it's ugly it's itchy. I've only had my baby pigs a few weeks & I can't even remover how it feels to touch them without gloves. I only got to for a fortnight. They hate them. It's a total annoying nightmare & I'm sick of it! Maybe this wasn't such a great idea afterall ;(
 
I completely sympathize with you - i was exactly the same when my two boys had a fungal infection (they were 5-6wks old at the time) - although i never used gloves to handle them, i was just very vigilant in washing my hands after wards - although lap time was pretty non-existent and the only time i had them on my lap was to administer their treatment :(

Can ringworm in humans be passed on to animals? Every topic ive read on ringworm explains it's passed from animal to human, but i cannot find anything to suggest the condition can then be passed back to the animal from a human?

It would be nice if someone knowledgeable could confirm as PAMELAKT is not worrying herself silly with the ringworm infection, but is also being kept from doing the one thing that would distract her from the problem - cuddling her boys?
 
I think it can be passed back & forth... I just feel like ever since I got them I've barely had a chance to enjoy them cos of all this carry on. I can't even let them out for a run & enjoy watching that ;( Thanks for sympathising tho, makes me feel better to have a moan! X
 
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