The best natural dewormer for humans are herbs like wormwood, garlic and pumpkin seeds, although they should not be relied on as there's no guarantee that they will work to kill the worms you have.
If you think or know you have worms or a parasitic infection, you should see a doctor as they can do tests like a stool test to identify the exact type of parasite and prescribe a highly effective and targeted dewormer medication like Albendazole, Mebendazole or Pyrantel pamoate.
Pyrantel pamoate is commonly used for pinworms.
The best dewormer for humans will depend on the type of worm infection you have like tapeworms, roundworms, pinworms etc.
Some worms are resistant to some types of deworming medication and you may need a prescription dewormer in some cases to get rid of certain worms.
If you have a type of worm that over the counter dewormer won't treat, then a doctor must identify the specific parasite through tests and prescribe the correct dewormer medication to treat it.
Although the most effective and best dewormers for humans include Mebendazole (Vermox, Emverm), Albendazole (Albenza) and Pyrantel Pamoate (Reese's Pinworm, Pin-Rid).
Mebendazole (Vermox, Emverm) is highly effective against common soil-transmitted worms (pinworms, whipworms, roundworms, and hookworms).
It is also generally taken as a chewable tablet.
Albendazole also known as Albenza is a broad spectrum dewormer that is used to treat a wide variety of different parasitic worm infections, which includes tapeworms.
And Pyrantel Pamoate (Reese's Pinworm, Pin-Rid) is an over-the-counter (OTC) dewormer medication used to treat pinworms, which works by paralyzing the worms so they pass in your poop.
To get rid of worms without going to the doctor you can use over the counter deworming tablets.
Oral dewormer tablets are available directly from your local pharmacy without the need for a prescription and can work on most worms.
Medications that contain pyrantel pamoate (such as Reese’s Pinworm Medicine) are widely available at pharmacies without a prescription and work for most common intestinal worms like pinworms.
To treat the worms at home with the over the counter deworming medication you take a single dose and then 2 weeks later you take another dose to prevent reinfection from any lingering worm eggs in the body.
Although pinworms spread easily, so everyone that lives in your home with you must also be treated with the deworming medication at the same time, even if they show no signs or symptoms of having worms.
The deworming medication that you take to kill the worms, only kills the adult worms and not the microscopic eggs, which can still survive easily on surfaces for up to 2 weeks time.
So to prevent a reinfection of the worms, you should aggressively clean the area.
Wash everything, including all bed lines, blankets, towels, sleepwear and underwear in hot water and dry them using high heat.
And take a morning shower daily, instead of a bath and wash your anal area thoroughly to remove any eggs that were laid overnight.
Be sure to also disinfect kitchen and bathroom surfaces and vacuum or wet mop the floors and keep your fingernails cut very short to prevent eggs from becoming trapped underneath them.
Although if you have any intense itching, nausea, abdominal pain that persist or if a different type of worm infection is suspected and the at home deworming medication is not working, you should see a doctor.
Some worms may require a prescription deworming medication to get rid of as some worms can be resistant to the over the counter deworming medication.